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Edmund Knowles 1747–1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1747

Birth Location: Lewes, Sussex, Delaware, United States

Death Date: 20 Mar 1835

Death Location: Greene, Georgia, United States

Father: Richard Knowles

Mother: Prudence Prettyman

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In 1747, Edmund Knowles entered the world in Lewes, Sussex, Delaware, United States, born to Richard Knowles And Prudence Prettyman. Edmund Knowles passed away in 1835 in Greene, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1747, Edmund Knowles entered the world in Lewes, Sussex, Delaware, United States, born to Richard Knowles And Prudence Prettyman.
  • Edmund Knowles passed away in 1835 in Greene, Georgia, United States.

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Edmund Knowles's Ancestors

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Edmund Knowles
1747–1835
Birth Place: Lewes, Sussex, Delaware, United States
Parents
Richard Knowles
1718–1791
Somerset County, Maryland, USA
Prudence Prettyman
1725–1771
Sussex, Delaware, USA
Grandparents
Edmund ("Old Silverhead") Knowles
1685–1762
Bolton-le-Moors, Quarlton, Lancashire, England
Prettyman
1687–1765
York, Accomack, Virginia, United States
1689–1762
Accomack, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Hercules Shepheard
1650–1706
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edmund Knowles's Timeline

2 Records

1747
1747
Birth of Edmund Knowles in Lewes, Sussex, Delaware, United States
Lewes, Sussex, Delaware, United States
1835
20 Mar 1835
Age 88
Death of Edmund Knowles in Greene, Georgia, United States
Greene, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1747
    Event Place: Lewes, Sussex, Delaware, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1835
    Event Place: Greene, Georgia, United States

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