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Alexander Knowles 1610–1663 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1610

Birth Location: Nottinghamshire, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 8 December 1663

Death Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: Sir Knowles

Mother: Margaret Hopkinson

Spouse(s): Elyzabeth Charde

Children(s): Elizabeth Knowles, John GG, Joshua Knowles, John KNOWLES, Alexander KNOWLES, Mary Knowles, John Knowles

The story of Alexander Knowles began in 1610 in Nottinghamshire, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. Alexander Knowles married Elyzabeth James Charde, and had children including Alexander Knowles, Elizabeth Elsa Knowles, John Knowles, John Knowles 8Th Gg, Joshua Knowles, Mary Knowles, Thomas Knowles. Alexander Knowles passed away in 1663 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Knowles began in 1610 in Nottinghamshire, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Alexander Knowles married Elyzabeth James Charde, and had children including Alexander Knowles, Elizabeth Elsa Knowles, John Knowles, John Knowles 8Th Gg, Joshua Knowles, Mary Knowles, Thomas Knowles.
  • Alexander Knowles passed away in 1663 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Alexander Knowles's Ancestors

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Alexander Knowles
1610–1663
Birth Place: Nottinghamshire, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Richard Knowles
1565–1625
Quarlton, Lancashire, England
Margaret Hopkinson
1575–1662
Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Richard Hopkinson
1553–1638
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Hopkinson
1528–1603
Margaret Nicoll
1532–1608
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Hopkynson
1503–1588
Elisabethe Girlington
1505–1591
Johannes Nicoll
1510–1589

Alexander Knowles's Descendants

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Alexander Knowles (1610–8 December 1663) m. Elyzabeth (James) Charde (4 Dec 1603–18 Apr 1643)
  1. 1. Elizabeth ((Elsa)) Knowles 1629–1673 m. Thomas (Ford) Jr 1624–1662
    1. 1. Lydia Ford 1661–1747 m. John Newton 1656–1699
      1. 1. Ezekiel Newton 1687–1728 m. Abigail Briscoe 1684–1723
        1. 1. Ezekiel Newton 1715–1771 m. Mary Collins 1716–
  2. 2. John (Knowles 8th) GG 1634–1673
  3. 3. Joshua Knowles 1632–1711
  4. 4. John KNOWLES 1650–1684
  5. 5. Alexander KNOWLES 1632–1673
  6. 6. Mary Knowles 1631–1633
  7. 7. John Knowles 1632–1635

Alexander Knowles's Timeline

2 Records

1610
1610
Birth of Alexander Knowles in Nottinghamshire, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Nottinghamshire, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1663
8 December 1663
Age 53
Death of Alexander Knowles in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 December 1663
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

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