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Bethia Edwards 1650–1712 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1650

Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 24 Jan 1712

Death Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Rice Edwards

Mother: Joanna Carter

Spouse(s): John Knowlton

Children(s): Ezekiel Knowlton, Mary Knowlton, Benjamin Knowlton, Susanna Knowlton, John Knowlton

Bethia Edwards was born in 1650 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Rice Rhys Edwards And Joanna Carter. Bethia Edwards married John Knowlton, and had children including Benjamin Knowlton, Ezekiel Knowlton, John Knowlton, Mary Knowlton, Susanna Knowlton. Bethia Edwards passed away in 1712 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Bethia Edwards was born in 1650 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Rice Rhys Edwards And Joanna Carter.
  • Bethia Edwards married John Knowlton, and had children including Benjamin Knowlton, Ezekiel Knowlton, John Knowlton, Mary Knowlton, Susanna Knowlton.
  • Bethia Edwards passed away in 1712 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rice Edwards
1615–1683
Birth Location: Willoughby, Lincolnshire, England
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Joanna Carter
1620–1681
Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

John Knowlton
1656–1720
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
JK

Children(s)

Ezekiel Knowlton
1679–1706
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
EK
Mary Knowlton
1677–1713
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
MK
Benjamin Knowlton
1674–1764
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
BK
Susanna Knowlton
1673–1766
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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John Knowlton
1670–1728
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
JK

Bethia Edwards's Ancestors

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Bethia Edwards
1650–1712
Birth Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Rice Rhys Edwards
1615–1683
Willoughby, Lincolnshire, England
Joanna Carter
1620–1681
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Elizabeth Edwards
1587–1625
Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bethia Edwards's Descendants

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Bethia Edwards (1650–24 Jan 1712) m. John Knowlton (1656–11 Sep 1720)
  1. 1. Ezekiel Knowlton 1679–1706
  2. 2. Mary Knowlton 1677–1713
  3. 3. Benjamin Knowlton 1674–1764
  4. 4. Susanna Knowlton 1673–1766
  5. 5. John Knowlton 1670–1728

Bethia Edwards's Timeline

2 Records

1650
1650
Birth of Bethia Edwards in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1712
24 Jan 1712
Age 62
Death of Bethia Edwards in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1712
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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