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Abigail 'Nabby' Knight 1766–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Apr 1766

Birth Location: Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island

Death Date: 15 Dec 1840

Death Location: Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island

Father: Nehemiah Knight

Mother: Eleanor Hudson

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In 1766, Abigail 'Nabby' Knight entered the world in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, born to Nehemiah Knight And Eleanor Rice Hudson. Abigail 'Nabby' Knight passed away in 1840 in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island.

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Biography

  • In 1766, Abigail 'Nabby' Knight entered the world in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, born to Nehemiah Knight And Eleanor Rice Hudson.
  • Abigail 'Nabby' Knight passed away in 1840 in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island.

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Abigail Knight's Ancestors

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Abigail Knight
1766–1840
Birth Place: Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island
Parents
Nehemiah Knight
1746–1808
Knightsville, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Eleanor (Rice) Hudson
1746–1823
Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Grandparents
Jeremiah Knight
1719–1800
Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island
Penelope Westcott
1718–1808
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Knight
1686–1754
Dinah Backus
1687–1754
Benjamin Westcott
1684–1765
Abigail Gardiner
1689–1732
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Capt. Rogers
1653–1717
Christopher Backus
1657–1700
Dinah Backus
1660–1690
Jeremiah Westcott
1633–1685
Eleanor *
1643–1691
Nicholas Gardiner
1654–1712
Hannah Palmer
1663–1712

Abigail Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1766
1 Apr 1766
Birth of Abigail 'Nabby' Knight in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island
Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island
1840
15 Dec 1840
Age 74
Death of Abigail 'Nabby' Knight in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island
Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1766
    Event Place: Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1840
    Event Place: Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island

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