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BG Joseph Gardner Swift

Birth: 31 Dec 1783
Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA
Death: 23 Jul 1865 (aged 81)
Geneva, Ontario County, New York, USA
Burial: Washington Street Cemetery

Geneva, Ontario County, New York, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 42.8622418, Longitude: -76.9905311
Memorial ID: 30426186 View Source

USMA Class of 1802. Cullum No. 1.
WPAOG website states Interred in West Point Cemetery, West Point, NY.
However, he is not interred at the West Point Cemetery.
Correct interment information was furnished to the WPAOG on October 7, 2020, but no change has been made to their website.

First graduate of the United States Military Academy, 1802.
Chief Engineer of the Army, 1812-1818.

USMA Class of 1802. Cullum No. 1.
WPAOG website states Interred in West Point Cemetery, West Point, NY.
However, he is not interred at the West Point Cemetery.
Correct interment information was furnished to the WPAOG on October 7, 2020, but no change has been made to their website.

First graduate of the United States Military Academy, 1802.
Chief Engineer of the Army, 1812-1818.

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JOSEPH GARDNER SWIFT
Son of Foster and Deborah Swift,
Born Nantucket, Mass., Dec. 31, 1783.
Died Geneva, New York, July 23, 1865,
First Graduate of the U. S. Military Academy,
WEST POINT.
Chief Engineer, U. S. Army 1812.
Brevetted Brigadier General 1814.

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Louisa Margaret Walker Swift

1788–1855 (m. 1805)

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Maintained by: SLGMSD
Originally Created by: Garver Graver
Added: Oct 8, 2008
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30426186/joseph_gardner-swift: accessed ), memorial page for BG Joseph Gardner Swift (31 Dec 1783–23 Jul 1865), Find a Grave Memorial ID 30426186, citing Washington Street Cemetery, Geneva, Ontario County, New York, USA; Maintained by SLGMSD (contributor 46825959).

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