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Alexander Knowles 1610–1663 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1610

Birth Location: Nottinghamshire, England

Death Date: 8 Dec, 1663

Death Location: Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Sir II

Mother: Margaret Hopkinson

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In 1610, Alexander Knowles entered the world in Nottinghamshire, England, born to Sir Richard Knowles Ii And Margaret Hopkinson. Alexander Knowles passed away in 1663 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1610, Alexander Knowles entered the world in Nottinghamshire, England, born to Sir Richard Knowles Ii And Margaret Hopkinson.
  • Alexander Knowles passed away in 1663 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Alexander Knowles's Ancestors

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Alexander Knowles
1610–1663
Birth Place: Nottinghamshire, England
Parents
Sir Richard Knowles II
1565–1622
Boulton-le-Moors Parish, Lancashire, England
Margaret Hopkinson
1575–1662
Bolton, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Richard) Knowles
1544–1610
Cold Tanby, Northamptonshire, England
Lady (Joan) Heigham
1548–1631
Giffords Hall, Wickhambrook, Suffolk, England
Richard (Hopkinson \ Hopkinsone \ Hopkenson) *
1553–1638
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Judith (\ Juditha) Foxcroft
1556–1590
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Plymout
1514–1596
Lady VIII
1524–1568
John Heigham
1528–1597
Johannes (Hopkinson)
1528–1605
Margaret Nicoll
1532–1608
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir (Knight)
1495–1528
Mary VIII
1499–1543
Lady Mordaunt
1505–1574
Robert Hopkynson
1503–1588
Elisabethe Hopkynson
1505–1591
Johannes, Nicoll
1510–1589

Alexander Knowles's Timeline

2 Records

1610
1610
Birth of Alexander Knowles in Nottinghamshire, England
Nottinghamshire, England
1663
8 Dec, 1663
Age 53
Death of Alexander Knowles in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1610
    Event Place: Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Dec, 1663
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

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