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Eleazer Knowles 1737–1814 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Mar 1737

Birth Location: Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 4 Jan 1814

Death Location: Greenville, Greene, New York, USA

Father: Lieut Knowles

Mother: Elisabeth Knowles

Spouse(s): Hannah Mitchell

Children(s): Esther Knowles, Ell Knowles

In 1737, Eleazer Knowles entered the world in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA, born to Lieut Samuel Knowles And Elisabeth Bronson Knowles. Eleazer Knowles married Hannah Mitchell, and had children including Ell Knowles, Esther Knowles. Eleazer Knowles passed away in 1814 in Greenville, Greene, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1737, Eleazer Knowles entered the world in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA, born to Lieut Samuel Knowles And Elisabeth Bronson Knowles.
  • Eleazer Knowles married Hannah Mitchell, and had children including Ell Knowles, Esther Knowles.
  • Eleazer Knowles passed away in 1814 in Greenville, Greene, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lieut Knowles
1691–1772
Birth Location: Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Elisabeth Knowles
1693–1737
Birth Location: Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, New England
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Mitchell
1744–1816
Birth Location: Southbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

Esther Knowles
1782–1848
Birth Location: Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
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Ell Knowles
1767–1860
Birth Location: Southbury, Connecticut, USA
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Eleazer Knowles's Ancestors

Self
Eleazer Knowles
1737–1814
Birth Place: Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Lieut Samuel Knowles
1691–1772
Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Elisabeth (Bronson) Knowles
1693–1737
Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, New England
Grandparents
Eleazer KNOWLES
1645–1731
Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut
Mary (Jane) Porter
1654–1732
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Knowles
1619–1648
Elizabeth Newman
1623–1658
DR. PORTER
1634–1690
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Colony
1600–1660
Mary Poole
1589–1683

Eleazer Knowles's Descendants

1.
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Eleazer Knowles (22 Mar 1737–4 Jan 1814) m. Hannah Mitchell (24 Mar 1744–14 May 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
      1. 1. Esther (A) Bessey 1839–1899 m. Lemuel Bessey 1825–1884
        1. 1. George (Henry) Bessey 1865–1918 m. Florence (Evelyn) Brown 1868–1953
        2. 2. Thomas (Aloysious) Bessey 1861–1918 m. Hedwig (Christine) Springborg 1870–1947
        3. 3. Lillian (J.) Simpson 1860–1912 m. Peter (Simonsen Nielson) Simpson 1852–1941
        4. 4. Fred (D) Bessey 1882–1944 m. Martha (Delphine) Bessey 1883–1935
        5. 5. Franklin (J) Bessey 1857–1921 m. Adaline Sherwood 1859–1929
        6. 6. Walter (Lemuel) Bessey 1870–1949
        7. 7. Bertie (Horace) Bessey 1873–1939
        8. 8. Jewett (John) Bessey 1877–1963
        9. 9. Harriet (Elizabeth) Bessey 1863–1866
        10. 10. Sarah (Gray) Bessey 1868–1868
        11. 11. Marlla Christensen 1876–1957 m. Andrew Christensen 1869–1943
      2. 2. Silas Purchase 1825–1825
      3. 3. Samuel Purchase 1824–1902
      4. 4. Henry Purchase 1828–1828
      5. 5. Maurice (W E) Purchase 1830–1896
      6. 6. Sarah (Olive) Purchase 1841–1856
      7. 7. Mattie Purchase 1827–1907 m. Henry (Agustas) Gray 1819–1905
      8. 8. Thomas Purchase 1827–1827
      9. 9. Evlin Purchase 1822–1899
      10. 10. Sarah Purchase 1799–1871
    2. 2. Peter (Burdette) Signor 1801–1875 m. Lucinda Mosher 1815–1872
      1. 1. George (Otis) Signor 1844–1895
        1. 1. George (Otis Signor) Jr 1871–1924 m. Flora (Emma) Osborne 1876–1949
      2. 2. Letitia (H) Signor 1853–1884
        1. 1. Margaret (May) Straubel 1874–1933
      3. 3. Burdette (Peter) Signor 1852–1918
        1. 1. Edison (B) Signor 1904–
    3. 3. Eleazer Signor 1809–1877
    4. 4. Henry Signor 1814–1900
    5. 5. John Signor 1823–1868 m. Mary (Anna) Signor 1829–1869
      1. 1. Melissa (Wallace) Crowder 1850–1886
      2. 2. Mary (Grizzel) Hicks 1858–1919
      3. 3. Eli (Alonzo) Signor 1851–1928
      4. 4. Celestia (Jane) Garner 1856–1941
    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
      1. 1. Joseph (Knowles) Lewis 1833–1886 m. Virginia Clarke-Lewis 1833–1907
        1. 1. Herbert (Knowles) Lewis 1860–1909 m. Caroline (E Boller Lewis) Hedges 1869–1941
    2. 2. Henrietta Knowles 1815–1866 m. Milo Lewis 1811–1881
      1. 1. Mary (Foster) Leach 1857–1901 m. Adoniram (Judson Gray) Leach 1860–1943
        1. 1. Etta (L) Leach 1888–

Eleazer Knowles's Timeline

2 Records

1737
22 Mar 1737
Birth of Eleazer Knowles in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
1814
4 Jan 1814
Age 77
Death of Eleazer Knowles in Greenville, Greene, New York, USA
Greenville, Greene, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1737
    Event Place: Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1814
    Event Place: Greenville, Greene, New York, USA
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