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Alexander McKNIGHT 1710–1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 January 1710

Birth Location: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 28 April 1788

Death Location: Prince Fredrick Parish, Georgetown District, SC, South Carolina, USA

Father: John McKNIGHT

Mother: Mary Moore

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Alexander McKNIGHT was born in 1710 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of John Mcknight And Mary Moore. Alexander McKNIGHT passed away in 1788 in Prince Fredrick Parish, Georgetown District, SC, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Alexander McKNIGHT was born in 1710 in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of John Mcknight And Mary Moore.
  • Alexander McKNIGHT passed away in 1788 in Prince Fredrick Parish, Georgetown District, SC, South Carolina, USA.

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Alexander McKNIGHT's Ancestors

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Alexander McKNIGHT
1710–1788
Birth Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
John McKNIGHT
1680–1768
Ulster, Ulster, Ireland
Mary Moore
1682–1750
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (Alexander McNutt McKNIGHT) I
1654–1733
Dalry, Aryll-shire, Scotland
Lady (Sara Elizabeth) Allen
1652–1735
Brahan Castle, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland
George (Henry III) Black
1641–1740
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Elizabeth (Bessie) Bell
1665–1703
Kirkliston, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John McKnight
1630–1684
Margaret Gordon
1630–1659
JOHN BLACK
1603–1675
Marion Barker
1604–1645
John Blackethouse
1633–1701
Elizabeth (Bell)
1641–1720
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander McKNIGHT's Timeline

2 Records

1710
1 January 1710
Birth of Alexander McKNIGHT in Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
1788
28 April 1788
Age 78
Death of Alexander McKNIGHT in Prince Fredrick Parish, Georgetown District, SC, South Carolina, USA
Prince Fredrick Parish, Georgetown District, SC, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 January 1710
    Event Place: Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 April 1788
    Event Place: Prince Fredrick Parish, Georgetown District, SC, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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