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Benjamin Knight 1668–1737 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 August 1668

Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 2 May 1737

Death Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Knight

Mother: Bathsheba Ingersoll

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Children(s): Thomas Knight

Benjamin Knight was born in 1668 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John Knight And Bathsheba Ingersoll. Benjamin Knight married Abigail Jacques, and had children including Thomas Knight. Benjamin Knight passed away in 1737 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Knight was born in 1668 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John Knight And Bathsheba Ingersoll.
  • Benjamin Knight married Abigail Jacques, and had children including Thomas Knight.
  • Benjamin Knight passed away in 1737 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Benjamin Knight's Ancestors

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Benjamin Knight
1668–1737
Birth Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Knight
1622–1678
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Bathsheba Ingersoll
1627–1705
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Benjamin Knight's Descendants

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Benjamin Knight (21 August 1668–2 May 1737)
  1. 1. Thomas Knight 1690–1760
    1. 1. David Knight 1721–1780 m. Abigail (Crane) Knight 1700–1790
      1. 1. Thomas Knight 1740–1824 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Simpson 1748–1824
        1. 1. Sampson Knight 1777–1850 m. Margaret (Hayes) Knight 1781–1820 m. Nancy (Sarah?) Robertson\Robinson 1799–
        2. 2. Thomas (Knight) Jr. 1780–1856 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Cummings 1780–1840 m. Jane Moore 1782–
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Knight) Larrimore 1781–

Benjamin Knight's Timeline

3 Records

1668
21 August 1668
Birth of Benjamin Knight in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1693
1693
Age 25
Benjamin Knight was married in New England, USA
New England, USA
1737
2 May 1737
Age 69
Death of Benjamin Knight in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 August 1668
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A genealogy and history of the Hute [i e Chute] family in America : with some account of the family

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1693
    Event Place: New England, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1737
    Event Place: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

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