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Benjamin Knowles 1859–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Mar 1859

Birth Location: St John , New Brunswick, Canada

Death Date: 18 Aug 1929

Death Location: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

Father: Richard Knowles

Mother: Ellen Bresnahan

Spouse(s): Alice Kerr

Children(s): (Benjamin) Knowles, John Knowles, Mary Knowles, Helen Knowles, Louis Knowles, Alice Knowles, Mary Knowles

Benjamin Knowles was born in 1859 in St John , New Brunswick, Canada, the child of Richard W Knowles And Ellen Bresnahan. Benjamin Knowles married Alice Ruth Kerr, and had children including Alice Geraldine Knowles, Benjamin Leo Knowles, Helen Marie Knowles, John Edward Knowles, Louis Gregory Knowles, Mary A Knowles, Mary Beatrice Knowles. Benjamin Knowles passed away in 1929 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Knowles was born in 1859 in St John , New Brunswick, Canada, the child of Richard W Knowles And Ellen Bresnahan.
  • Benjamin Knowles married Alice Ruth Kerr, and had children including Alice Geraldine Knowles, Benjamin Leo Knowles, Helen Marie Knowles, John Edward Knowles, Louis Gregory Knowles, Mary A Knowles, Mary Beatrice Knowles.
  • Benjamin Knowles passed away in 1929 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Knowles
1828–1890
Birth Location: Ireland
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Ellen Bresnahan
1835–1907
Birth Location: Cork, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Alice Kerr
1863–1944
Birth Location: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
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Children(s)

(Benjamin) Knowles
1886–1893
Birth Location: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
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John Knowles
1889–1889
Birth Location: Portland, Saint John County, New Brunswick
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Mary Knowles
1891–1893
Birth Location: Carleton, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada
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Helen Knowles
1894–1895
Birth Location: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
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Louis Knowles
1896–1974
Birth Location: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
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Alice Knowles
1903–2000
Birth Location: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
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Mary Knowles
1899–2001
Birth Location: St John, St John, New Brunswick, Canada
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Benjamin Knowles's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Knowles
1859–1929
Birth Place: St John , New Brunswick, Canada
Parents
Richard W Knowles
1828–1890
Ireland
Ellen Bresnahan
1835–1907
Cork, Ireland
Grandparents
Benjamin Knowles
1808–
Cork, Ireland
Mary Knowles
1810–
Cork, Ireland
Timothy Bresnahan
1820–1878
Curraghs, Cork, Ireland
Mary Keefe
1819–
Cork, Cork, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Mary Brosnahan
1797–1877
Timothy Bresnahan
–1880
Patrick Keefe
1792–1870
Ellen Lynch
1792–1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Margaret Leary
1776–1866

Benjamin Knowles's Descendants

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Benjamin Knowles (8 Mar 1859–18 Aug 1929) m. Alice (Ruth) Kerr (November 1863–22 Dec 1944)
  1. 1. (Benjamin) (Leo) Knowles 1886–1893
  2. 2. John (Edward) Knowles 1889–1889
  3. 3. Mary (A.) Knowles 1891–1893
  4. 4. Helen (Marie) Knowles 1894–1895
  5. 5. Louis (Gregory) Knowles 1896–1974
  6. 6. Alice (Geraldine) Knowles 1903–2000
  7. 7. Mary (Beatrice) Knowles 1899–2001

Benjamin Knowles's Timeline

2 Records

1859
8 Mar 1859
Birth of Benjamin Knowles in St John , New Brunswick, Canada
St John , New Brunswick, Canada
1929
18 Aug 1929
Age 70
Death of Benjamin Knowles in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1859
    Event Place: St John , New Brunswick, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1929
    Event Place: Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
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