Agnes Edna Asselstine[1] 1847 - 1902

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• Birth	28 Jan 1847	Moscow, Camden East Twp., Lennox & Addington, ON, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1885	Bygland, Polk, MN, USA
  Died	13 Feb 1902	Fisher, Polk, MN, USA   [1]
  	Fisher Bulletin Feb. 15, 1902 DIED Sweet - At the home, just north of the village of Fisher, Thursday, Feb. 13, 1902, Agnes Edna, Beloved wife of E. A. Sweet, Age 55 years and 16 days. Mrs. Sweet was one of the best known and most loved woman in the village, knowing everybody and always having a kind word of greeting when meeting people in the street, she became endeared, not only to the younger generation, but also to those of middle age. Deceased was born in Frontenac Co, Ont., near Moscow, Jan. 28, 1847, and was married at her home May 29, 1873, to E. A. Sweet. The couple lived at Selby, Ont., the next eight years when they moved to the United States and settled in Polk Co. April 1, 1881, and since then have lived in Bygland and Fisher, The latter few years making this village their home. For some months passed Mrs. Sweet had been troubled with diabetes, or Bright's Disease, but up to about ten weeks ago no serious results were feared, and at that time she consulted a physician, but he could give her no hopes, for the poison resulting from the disease had so spread through her system that it was impossible to fight successfully. At the time of her death she was all prepared to go, in fact was to leave yesterday for the sanitarium at Battle Creek, Mich., for a course of treatment in hopes of prolonging her life. Wednesday she was taken worse and on Thursday morning all hopes were giving up, and she passed away about ten O'clock that morning, Suffering a great deal of pain, but unconscious. Mrs. Sweet was a noble Christian woman, a staunch member of the Methodist Church, and one whom it was a pleasure and honor to greet. Always motherly and with a hearty "how-do-you-do," No one realized the pain and sickness their friend was undergoing. Her death is a loss to us all, but no one realized her worth till to late to appreciate the past. Beside a bereaved husband, who is well-known through out the county, she leaves a family of four children, Mrs. Mabel Van Leuven, of Moscow, Ont., and Arthur, Cyrus, Miss Edna and Harry, of this village, who will all be here to see their mother to-morrow for the last time, and also as many of her brothers and sisters as possible will be present. There was one other child born, Geo. H., who died while a babe in the fall of 1878. The funeral will take place to-morrow afternoon, Feb. 16, leaving the home at 2 o'clock, going from there to the Methodist Church, and thence to Oak Hill cemetery. Everyone in this part of the country sympathize with the bereaved husband and children.
  Buried	Oakhill Cemetery, Fisher, Polk, MN, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I4511	Switzer Family
  Last Modified	23 May 2010

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Asselstine,   b. 23 Mar 1812, North Fredericksburgh, Lennox and Addington, ON, Canada ,   d. 20 Jan 1871, Moscow, Camden East Twp., Lennox & Addington, ON, Canada
  Mother	Charlotte Huffman,   b. 1822, Moscow, Camden East Twp., Lennox & Addington, ON, Canada ,   d. 6 Jan 1867
  Family ID	F329	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family/Spouse	Ephraim Ash Sweet,   b. 22 May 1848, Selby, Lennox & Addington, ON, Canada ,   d. 24 Dec 1934, Spokane, Spokane, WA, USA
  Married	Y  [1]
  Children	1. Mabel Gertrude Sweet,   b. 10 Mar 1874, Selby, Lennox & Addington, ON, Canada ,   d. 26 Feb 1960, Kingston, Frontenac, ON, Canada   2. Arthur Grange Sweet,   b. 23 Feb 1877, Selby, Lennox & Addington, ON, Canada ,   d. 5 Mar 1952, Spokane, Spokane, WA, USA   3. Cyrus James Sweet,   b. 12 Oct 1878, Selby, Lennox & Addington, ON, Canada ,   d. 2 Sep 1915, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA, USA   4. George Hilton Sweet,   b. 20 Mar 1880, Fisher, Polk, MN, USA ,   d. 10 Aug 1881, Fisher, Polk, MN, USA   5. Edna Amelia May Sweet,   b. 21 Feb 1882, Fisher, Polk, MN, USA ,   d. 2 Oct 1936, Spokane, Spokane, WA, USA   6. Harry Ben Sweet,   b. 11 Oct 1884, Fisher, Polk, MN, USA ,   d. 28 Jul 1959, Spokane, Spokane, WA, USA
  Family ID	F2142	Group Sheet

  
  

• Headstones

  Agnes Edna Asselstine (large stone) and her son George Hilton Sweet (small stone) Status: Located

  
  

• Sources

  [S45] Peggy Ogan - e-Mail.