1925 - 1990

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• Birth	8 Apr 1925	Oneonta, Otsego Co., New York
  Gender	Male
  DEAT	Age 65
  Died	27 Sep 1990	J.F.K.Airport/Jamaica Hospital, Jamaica, Queens Co., New York
  Buried	1 Oct 1990	Oak Hill Cemetery, Nyack, Rockland Co., Ny
  Person ID	I84041	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	19 May 2005 00:00:00
  Father	Stephen Gilbert SWEET, b. 16 Mar 1900, Floyd Township, Woodbury Co., Iowa
  Mother	Helen Southworth WRIGHT, b. 14 Jul 1904, 297 Main St., Village of Oneonta, Otsego Co., New York
  Family ID	F36410	Group Sheet
  Family 1	HOUSTON
  Family ID	F36597	Group Sheet
  Family 2	Rose Mary STRINGER
  Children	> 1. SWEET   2. SWEET > 3. SWEET > 4. SWEET
  Family ID	F36047	Group Sheet
  Family 3	LOVATT
  Family ID	F29274	Group Sheet

• Notes

  Cause of Death: Heart Attack Research and notes - Deborah Sweet: A certified copy of the Marriage registration for Dad & Rose, which she obtained inAugust of 1988 (this having had something to do with Grandma Sweet's estateand Dad having to prove that they were legally divorced?) gives his birthyearas 1926 - this is incorrect: 1. Death Certificate shows dob 1925. see below. 2. Birth Certificate shows dob 1925. see below (additionally, what little Military records I have also show 1925) Marriage to Donna Houston - source: Naurashaun Presbyterian Church Newsletter, Banns See my FTM book on William Sweet for details on his WWII military service, a brief synopsis of which is given below. Birth Documentation: Uncertified - Genealogical Research Only: fromAlbany NYS Dept. of Health #32674 Dist.No. 3081 Registered No. 67 Place of birth: County: Otsego; City: Oneonta; Place: Parshall Hospital Full name: William Gilbert Sweet, boy, legitimate DOB: April 8, 1925, 4:50 p.m. Father: Steven [sic, actually, Stephen] Gilbert Sweet Residence: Portlandville, NY White,Age 25, b.Sioux City, Iowa Occup: Clerk, General Store [in Portlandville - worked at that store for many years, was later a butcher there] Mother: Helen Southworth Wright Residence: Portlandville, NY White, Age 20, b. Oneonta, NY Occup: Housewife #children born: one; #children living: one Attending Physician: Norman W. Gutman? Filed April 11, 1925 [note: it was unusual at the timefor women to give birth in hospitals, they generally did so at home. However,because of Grandma's polio when she was younger, she had to deliver in hospital, as it was thought she was high risk due to the polio.] Death Documentation: Certified Copy- City of New York, Death Cert. #56-90-054549 Filed 9/28/1990, Vital Records, Dept of Health, Bourough of Bronx William Sweet; Place ofDeath: NYC, Borough of Queens; Jamaica Hospital, Emergency Room; Date and hour: Sept. 27, 1990, 10:16 pm; Male, approx age 65; Certified by Glorioso T. Flores, M.D., 9/27/1990, Jamaica Hospital; Cause of death: Natural Causes Usual Residence: NY, Rockland Co., 34 Van Houten Fields, 10994, inside city limits; Veteran; WWII; Married, Spouse: Patricia Lovatt; DOB: 4/8/1925; Soc.Sec. #076-18-6805; Occupation: Teacher, North Rockland School; Birthplace: Oneonta,NY; Education: 16 is checked off (this is wrong, as it would give him only aBachelor's degree - He did, however, have his Masters degree]; Other namesby which known: William G. Sweet; Father: Stephen G. Sweet, Mother: Helen S.Wright; Informant: Patricia Sweet, wife, 34 Van Houten Fields, West Nyack, NY10994 [this address for Patricia is wrong as she and Bill were separated atthe time, living apart - she was living in Piermont, NY]; Name of Cemetery: Oak Hill Cemetery, Nyack, NY; Date of Burial: Oct. 1, 1990; Funeral Director: Michael J. Higgins Funeral Services, Inc. 24 So. Middletown Rd. Nanuet, NY10954 [this is a business address, as Dad's wake was held at the Higgins Funeral Home on South Main St., New City, NY 10956]; Date [my copy] issued: 3/19/2001; Document #E075342 Family Photos give places of residence for William: Age 0-2 yrs - Portlandville, Town of Milford, Otsego Co., NY Age 3 yrs - Otego Age 3-6 yrs - 8 Murdock Ave., Oneonta - visited this house May 2001-took photo. Left note for owner if they would like copy of 1940's photo. Age 7-14 yrs- 428 Main St., Oneonta Age 14-18 - 14 Miller St., Plattsburgh MILITARY SERVICE, WWII Dad was inducted into the Army on Sept. 22,1943 at Plattsburgh, NY.,and given the Service Number 32-943-870. He was first placed in Co.I, 3rd Battalion of the 6th Armoured Infantry. His group were to be replacements forthe exhausted North Africa troops. They were sent to Casablanca, North Africa immediately, and placed on a train to Oran, in Algeria. According to some of the men who were on the train, it was 'a little