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Aquilla Knight 1789–1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1789

Birth Location: Greene, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 06 Jun 1874

Death Location: Des Moines, Lee, Iowa, USA

Father: Nicolaus Knecht

Mother: MARIA Beyerle

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In 1789, Aquilla Knight entered the world in Greene, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Nicolaus Knecht And Maria Rosina Beyerle. Aquilla Knight passed away in 1874 in Des Moines, Lee, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1789, Aquilla Knight entered the world in Greene, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Nicolaus Knecht And Maria Rosina Beyerle.
  • Aquilla Knight passed away in 1874 in Des Moines, Lee, Iowa, USA.

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Aquilla Knight's Ancestors

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Aquilla Knight
1789–1874
Birth Place: Greene, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Nicolaus Knecht
1735–1800
Lampertheim, Starkenburg, Hessen, Germany
MARIA (Rosina) Beyerle
1740–1796
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Johann (Philip KNECHT) (Knight)
1706–1800
Lampertheim, Bergstrasse, Hessen, Germany
Regina Lukens
1710–
Lampertheim, Bergstrasse, Hessen, Germany
Great-Grandparents
John (KNECHT)
1682–1722
Anna Hilsabeck
1684–1745
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Aquilla Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1789
1789
Birth of Aquilla Knight in Greene, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Greene, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
1874
06 Jun 1874
Age 85
Death of Aquilla Knight in Des Moines, Lee, Iowa, USA
Des Moines, Lee, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: Greene, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Jun 1874
    Event Place: Des Moines, Lee, Iowa, USA

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