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Abner Knowles 1770–1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 February 1770

Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 2 April 1841

Death Location: Dexter, Penobscot County, Maine, United States of America

Father: Seth Knowles

Mother: Ruth Freeman

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Abner Knowles was born in 1770 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Seth Knowles And Ruth Freeman. Abner Knowles passed away in 1841 in Dexter, Penobscot County, Maine, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Abner Knowles was born in 1770 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Seth Knowles And Ruth Freeman.
  • Abner Knowles passed away in 1841 in Dexter, Penobscot County, Maine, United States of America.

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Abner Knowles's Ancestors

Self
Abner Knowles
1770–1841
Birth Place: Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Seth Knowles
1722–1787
Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Ruth Freeman
1727–1812
Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Knowls
1683–1749
Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Bethiah Brown
1683–1749
Orleans, Barnstable, MA
Nathaniel Freeman
1693–1767
Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Merrick
1700–1764
Barnstable Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Knowles
1651–1737
Mercy Freeman
1659–1745
Samuel Sr
1656–1691
Martha Harding
1662–1692
Nathaniel Freeman
1669–1760
Mary Freeman
1668–1743
Nathaniel Merrick
1675–1743
Alice Merrick
1658–1755
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Knowles
1614–1682
Ruth Bower
1620–1687
John Freeman
1622–1719
Mercy Prence
1631–1711
William Jr
1625–1694
Mary Morecock
1623–1694
Joseph Harding
1640–1685
Bethiah Cooke
1639–1687
John Freeman
1622–1719
Mercy Prence
1631–1711
Zoeth Howland
1636–1676
Abigail Kirby
1640–1707
William Merrick
1643–1732
Abigail (Merrick)
1644–1700
Samuel (DNA)
1638–1712
Mercy Freeman
1638–1712

Abner Knowles's Timeline

2 Records

1770
1 February 1770
Birth of Abner Knowles in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1841
2 April 1841
Age 71
Death of Abner Knowles in Unity, Waldo County, Maine, United States of America
Unity, Waldo County, Maine, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 February 1770
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 April 1841
    Event Place: Unity, Waldo County, Maine, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dexter, Penobscot County, Maine, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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