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Eleazer KNOWLES 1645–1731 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1645

Birth Location: Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut

Death Date: 31 Jan 1731

Death Location: Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut

Father: Thomas Knowles

Mother: Elizabeth Newman

Spouse(s): Mary Porter

Children(s): Lieut Knowles

The story of Eleazer KNOWLES began in 1645 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut. Eleazer KNOWLES married Mary Jane Porter, and had children including Lieut Samuel Knowles. Eleazer KNOWLES passed away in 1731 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut.

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Biography

  • The story of Eleazer KNOWLES began in 1645 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut.
  • Eleazer KNOWLES married Mary Jane Porter, and had children including Lieut Samuel Knowles.
  • Eleazer KNOWLES passed away in 1731 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Knowles
1619–1648
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, England
TK
Elizabeth Newman
1623–1658
Birth Location: Stratford,Fairfield,Connecticut,USA
EN

Spouses(s)

Mary Porter
1654–1732
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
MP

Children(s)

Lieut Knowles
1691–1772
Birth Location: Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
LK

Eleazer KNOWLES's Ancestors

Self
Eleazer KNOWLES
1645–1731
Birth Place: Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut
Parents
Thomas Knowles
1619–1648
Stratford, Fairfield, England
Elizabeth Newman
1623–1658
Stratford,Fairfield,Connecticut,USA
Grandparents
Sir (Francis Newman, Governor of the New Haven) Colony
1600–1660
Bridgewater, Somerset, England
Mary (Ann) Poole
1589–1683
Shute, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
John Newman
1578–1635
Ellen Rawdon
1579–1609
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Esq
1556–1613
Ann Beckwith
1554–1619

Eleazer KNOWLES's Descendants

1.
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Eleazer KNOWLES (1645–31 Jan 1731) m. Mary (Jane) Porter (5 October 1654–24 October 1732)
  1. 1. Lieut (Samuel) Knowles 1691–1772 m. Elisabeth (Bronson) Knowles 1693–1737
    1. 1. Eleazer Knowles 1737–1814 m. Hannah Mitchell 1744–1816
      1. 1. Esther Knowles 1782–1848 m. Albertus (Signor) Jr 1771–1849
        1. 1. Hannah Scrieber 1805–1854 m. Thomas (James) Purchase 1799–1843
        2. 2. Peter (Burdette) Signor 1801–1875 m. Lucinda Mosher 1815–1872
        3. 3. Eleazer Signor 1809–1877
        4. 4. Henry Signor 1814–1900
        5. 5. John Signor 1823–1868 m. Mary (Anna) Signor 1829–1869
        6. 6. Jacob Signor 1817–
        7. 7. Liberty Signor 1811–1892
        8. 8. Marena Signor 1819–1899
        9. 9. Polly Signor 1807–1894
        10. 10. Simeon Signor 1825–1842
      2. 2. Ell Knowles 1767–1860 m. Mary ((Polly) Jenkins) Foster 1780–1864
        1. 1. Mary Lewis 1812–1893 m. Joseph (Constant) Lewis 1806–1877
        2. 2. Henrietta Knowles 1815–1866 m. Milo Lewis 1811–1881

Eleazer KNOWLES's Timeline

2 Records

1645
1645
Birth of Eleazer KNOWLES in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut
Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut
1731
31 Jan 1731
Age 86
Death of Eleazer KNOWLES in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut
Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1645
    Event Place: Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1731
    Event Place: Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut
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