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Edmund Knowles 1685–1762 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Mar 1685

Birth Location: Quornton, Lancashire, England

Death Date: Oct 1762

Death Location: Somerset, Maryland, United States

Father: Thomas Knowles

Mother: Agnes Hoarth

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Mercer

Children(s): Richard Knowles

Edmund Knowles was born in 1685 in Quornton, Lancashire, England, the child of Thomas Knowles And Agnes Hoarth. Edmund Knowles married Elizabeth Mercer, 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 Quornton, Lancashire, England, the child of Thomas Knowles And Agnes Hoarth.
  • Edmund Knowles married Elizabeth Mercer, 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: Quornton, Lancashire, England
Parents
Thomas Knowles
1643–1684
Edgeworth, 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
1565–1622
Margaret Hopkinson
1575–1622
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Knollys
1550–1610
Joan Heigham
1548–1633

Edmund Knowles's Descendants

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Edmund Knowles (6 Mar 1685–Oct 1762) m. Elizabeth Mercer (14 Aug 1692–1762)
  1. 1. Richard Knowles 1718–1791 m. Patience (Prettyman) Knowles 1725–1771
    1. 1. Abigail Knowles 1750–1804 m. Joshua Ellis 1745–1804
      1. 1. James Ellis 1772–1853 m. Sarah (Sally) Lloyd 1775–1856
        1. 1. Joshua Ellis 1820–1880 m. Mary (Wright) Wiseman 1825–1891

Edmund Knowles's Timeline

2 Records

1685
6 Mar 1685
Birth of Edmund Knowles in Quornton, Lancashire, England
Quornton, 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: Quornton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: America; Year: 1700; Page Number: .
    [2] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Port uncertain; Year: 1700; Page Number: .
    [3] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1699; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1699
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1699; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: America
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: America; Year: 1700; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: Port uncertain
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Port uncertain; Year: 1700; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1762
    Event Place: Somerset, Maryland, United States
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Deaths

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