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Deacon Comfort Knapp 1769–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1769

Birth Location: Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 1850

Death Location: Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Amos Sr

Mother: Phebe Nelson

Spouse(s): Tarzah Gillett

Children(s): Tarzah Cobb, Annice Gillett, Lois (Hitchcock), Clarissa Peck, Hiram Knapp, Comfort Knapp

Deacon Comfort Knapp was born in 1769 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Amos Taylor Knapp Sr And Phebe Nelson. Deacon Comfort Knapp married Tarzah Gillett, and had children including Annice Gillett, Clarissa Peck, Comfort Star Knapp, Hiram Knapp, Lois Knapp Hitchcock, Tarzah Cobb. Deacon Comfort Knapp passed away in 1850 in Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Deacon Comfort Knapp was born in 1769 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Amos Taylor Knapp Sr And Phebe Nelson.
  • Deacon Comfort Knapp married Tarzah Gillett, and had children including Annice Gillett, Clarissa Peck, Comfort Star Knapp, Hiram Knapp, Lois Knapp Hitchcock, Tarzah Cobb.
  • Deacon Comfort Knapp passed away in 1850 in Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Deacon Knapp's Ancestors

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Deacon Knapp
1769–1850
Birth Place: Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
Amos Taylor Knapp Sr
1739–1785
Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Phebe Nelson
1744–1785
Rowley, Massachusetts
Grandparents
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Deacon Knapp's Descendants

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Deacon (Comfort) Knapp (1769–1850) m. Tarzah Gillett (15 December 1774–14 May 1849)
  1. 1. Tarzah Cobb 1794–1858
  2. 2. Annice Gillett 1818–1880 m. Daniel (E) Thompson 1813–1876
    1. 1. Willard (“Willis” Wilbur) Thompson 1852–1940 m. Barbara (Maria Jane “Jennie”) Kingsley 1857–1927
      1. 1. Bernice (Maude) Thompson 1882–1979 m. Archie (Dean Swift) Sr 1877–1961
        1. 1. Lyle (Jackett) Swift 1916–1918
        2. 2. Virginia (Ailene) Conover 1913–2002
        3. 3. Martin (Reno) Swift 1924–2003
        4. 4. Eugene (Clinton) Swift 1919–1973
        5. 5. Archie (Dean Swift) Jr 1914–1998 m. Rose (Baldi) Douglas 1920–1994
  3. 3. Lois (Knapp) (Hitchcock) 1801–1884
  4. 4. Clarissa Peck 1810–1871 m. Samuel Peck 1801–
  5. 5. Hiram Knapp 1799–1872
  6. 6. Comfort (Star) Knapp 1800–1873

Deacon Knapp's Timeline

2 Records

1769
1769
Birth of Deacon Comfort Knapp in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
1850
1850
Age 81
Death of Deacon Comfort Knapp
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1769
    Event Place: Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1850
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

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