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Alexander Knight 1910–1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1910

Birth Location: Washington D C

Death Date: 27 DEC 1970

Death Location: San Mateo, San Mateo County, California

Father: John Sr

Mother: Edith Young

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In 1910, Alexander Knight entered the world in Washington D C, born to John Thornton Knight Sr And Edith Mcfadden Young. Alexander Knight passed away in 1970 in San Mateo, San Mateo County, California.

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Biography

  • In 1910, Alexander Knight entered the world in Washington D C, born to John Thornton Knight Sr And Edith Mcfadden Young.
  • Alexander Knight passed away in 1970 in San Mateo, San Mateo County, California.

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Alexander Knight's Ancestors

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Alexander Knight
1910–1970
Birth Place: Washington D C
Parents
John Thornton Knight Sr
1861–1930
"Poplar Hill" Farmville, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
Edith (McFadden) Young
1865–1940
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
John (Hughes) Knight
1829–1914
Blackstone, Nottoway County, Virginia, United States of America
Cornelia (Alice) Bland
1831–1899
Nottoway, Nottoway, Virginia, USA
SAMUEL (B M (Baldwin Marks)) YOUNG
1840–1924
Robinson, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Margaret (Jane "Maggie") McFadden
1842–1892
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
=John Jr
1803–1873
Hannah Young
1801–1882
Joseph McFADDEN
1800–1854
Agnes Cavit
1808–1898
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1910
abt 1910
Birth of Alexander Knight in Washington D C
Washington D C
1970
27 DEC 1970
Age 60
Death of Alexander Knight in San Mateo, San Mateo County, California
San Mateo, San Mateo County, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1910
    Event Place: Washington D C

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 DEC 1970
    Event Place: San Mateo, San Mateo County, California

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