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reported that Swain was on her way to buy groceries. Another story is that Swain was allowed to vote first among a group of women that were at the polling place by being the oldest. What is known for certain is that she voted at the poll place that day. The previous year, the
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in appearance". Judge M.C. Brown, the first mayor of
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where a year later, she married
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for four years, after which Swain was transferred to another family who specifically requested her. She stayed with them until 1820, then moved to
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in a general election. Soon after the election, Stephen and Louisa Swain left
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