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Cornelius Knowles 1695–1764 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: October 1695

Birth Location: Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 28 December 1764

Death Location: East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Samuel Sr

Mother: Mercy Freeman

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The story of Cornelius Knowles began in 1695 in Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. Cornelius Knowles passed away in 1764 in East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Cornelius Knowles began in 1695 in Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Cornelius Knowles passed away in 1764 in East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Cornelius Knowles's Ancestors

Self
Cornelius Knowles
1695–1764
Birth Place: Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Samuel Knowles Sr
1651–1737
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mercy Freeman
1659–1745
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
John Freeman
1627–1719
Pulborough, Horsham District, West Sussex, England
Marcy Freeman
1631–1711
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Freeman
1596–1682
Bennet Hodsoll
1600–1630
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund\Edmonde Yeoman
1572–1623
Edmund Freeman
1572–1623
John Hodsoll
1555–1617
Anne Maundy
1560–1613

Cornelius Knowles's Timeline

2 Records

1695
October 1695
Birth of Cornelius Knowles in Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1764
28 December 1764
Age 69
Death of Cornelius Knowles in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: October 1695
    Event Place: Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 December 1764
    Event Place: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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