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Charles McKnight 1742–1805 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1742

Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 3 Aug 1805

Death Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

Father: William McKNIGHT

Mother: Jane Morton

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In 1742, Charles McKnight entered the world in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, born to William Mcknight And Jane Blair Morton. Charles McKnight passed away in 1805 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1742, Charles McKnight entered the world in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, born to William Mcknight And Jane Blair Morton.
  • Charles McKnight passed away in 1805 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.

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Charles McKnight's Ancestors

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Charles McKnight
1742–1805
Birth Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
William McKNIGHT
1699–1759
Downshire, Down, Ireland (or Laggon, Donegal, Ulster
Jane (Blair) Morton
1717–1755
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Alexander (Sanders) McKnight
1680–1735
Argyll, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mary (Black \ or) Moor
1682–1735
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Charles McKnight's Timeline

2 Records

1742
1742
Birth of Charles McKnight in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
1805
3 Aug 1805
Age 63
Death of Charles McKnight in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1742
    Event Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1805
    Event Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

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