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Absalom Knotts 1799–1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 APR 1799

Birth Location: Preston, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 21 APR 1874

Death Location: Reno, Preston, West Virginia, United States

Father: Thomas Knotts

Mother: Barbara Sykes

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The story of Absalom Knotts began in 1799 in Preston, Virginia, United States. Absalom Knotts passed away in 1874 in Reno, Preston, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Absalom Knotts began in 1799 in Preston, Virginia, United States.
  • Absalom Knotts passed away in 1874 in Reno, Preston, West Virginia, United States.

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Absalom Knotts's Ancestors

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Absalom Knotts
1799–1874
Birth Place: Preston, Virginia, United States
Parents
Thomas Knotts
1777–1859
Kent Delaware
Barbara (Ellen) Sykes
1769–1853
Greene, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
James (Absolom) Knotts
1745–1835
Kent, Delaware, USA
Sarah Blackshire
1750–1790
Kent, Delaware, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Knotts
1725–1770
Esther Dawley
1730–1772
Thomas Blackshaw
1702–1768
Ursula Blackshire
1720–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Knotts
1695–1751
Anne Knotts
1710–1750
Robert Blackshear)
1677–1747
Agnes Blackshaw
1677–1711

Absalom Knotts's Timeline

2 Records

1799
4 APR 1799
Birth of Absalom Knotts in Preston, Virginia, United States
Preston, Virginia, United States
1874
21 APR 1874
Age 75
Death of Absalom Knotts in Reno, Preston, West Virginia, United States
Reno, Preston, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 APR 1799
    Event Place: Preston, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 APR 1874
    Event Place: Reno, Preston, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Age:
    75

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