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Dennis Knight 1805–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 May 1805

Birth Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1882

Death Location: Piney, Carroll, Arkansas, USA

Father: (Captain) Sr.

Mother: Elizabeth FIVECOAT

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In 1805, Dennis Knight entered the world in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Captain Peter Knight Sr And Elizabeth Fivecoat. Dennis Knight passed away in 1882 in Piney, Carroll, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1805, Dennis Knight entered the world in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Captain Peter Knight Sr And Elizabeth Fivecoat.
  • Dennis Knight passed away in 1882 in Piney, Carroll, Arkansas, USA.

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Dennis Knight's Ancestors

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Dennis Knight
1805–1882
Birth Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
(Captain) Peter Knight, Sr.
1750–1810
Old, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth FIVECOAT
1785–1853
? -- Washington, MD or Somerset, PA or Loudoun, VA
Grandparents
Nicolaus Knecht
1735–1800
Lampertheim, Starkenburg, Hessen, Germany
MARIA (Rosina) Beyerle
1740–1796
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Johann (Michel (Michael)) Fünfrock\Fivecoat
1745–1833
Schwabwiller, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
Catharine (Elisabeth) Baker
1747–1833
Fairplay, Washington, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Johann (Knight)
1706–1800
Regina Lukens
1710–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John (KNECHT)
1682–1722
Anna Hilsabeck
1684–1745

Dennis Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1805
22 May 1805
Birth of Dennis Knight in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1882
1882
Age 77
Death of Dennis Knight in Piney, Carroll, Arkansas, USA
Piney, Carroll, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 May 1805
    Event Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1882
    Event Place: Piney, Carroll, Arkansas, USA

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