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Edmund Knowles 1685–1762 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Mar 1685

Birth Location: Lancashire, England

Death Date: Oct 1762

Death Location: Somerset, Maryland, United States

Father: Thomas KNOWLES

Mother: Agnes Hoarth

Spouse(s): Knowles None

Children(s): Richard Knowles

Edmund Knowles was born in 1685 in Lancashire, England, the child of Thomas Knowles And Agnes Hoarth. Edmund Knowles married Knowles, and had children including Richard Knowles. Edmund Knowles passed away in 1762 in Somerset, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • Edmund Knowles was born in 1685 in Lancashire, England, the child of Thomas Knowles And Agnes Hoarth.
  • Edmund Knowles married Knowles, and had children including Richard Knowles.
  • Edmund Knowles passed away in 1762 in Somerset, Maryland, United States.

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Edmund Knowles's Ancestors

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Edmund Knowles
1685–1762
Birth Place: Lancashire, England
Parents
Thomas KNOWLES
1643–1684
Boulton Le Moors, Lancashire, England
Agnes Hoarth
1661–1684
New Church, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
James Knowles
1616–1677
Boulton Le Moors, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Isherwood
1616–
Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Knowles
1565–1621
Margaret Hopkinson
1575–1622
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Knolles
1543–1610
Joan, Heigham
1548–1637

Edmund Knowles's Descendants

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Edmund Knowles (6 Mar 1685–Oct 1762) m. Knowles (–1762)
  1. 1. Richard Knowles 1718–1791 m. Prudence Prettyman 1725–1754
    1. 1. Charles (A.) Canoles 1760–1841 m. Ruth (Elizabeth Stansbury) Cullison 1764–1799
      1. 1. William (Stansbury) Canoles 1786–1865 m. Ann Fuller 1788–1880
        1. 1. William (Tobias) Canoles 1825–1888 m. Rachael (Ann) Pearce 1829–1911

Edmund Knowles's Timeline

2 Records

1685
6 Mar 1685
Birth of Edmund Knowles in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England
1762
Oct 1762
Age 77
Death of Edmund Knowles in Somerset, Maryland, United States
Somerset, Maryland, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1685
    Event Place: Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1762
    Event Place: Somerset, Maryland, United States

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