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Eli McKnight 1760–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Oct 1760

Birth Location: New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA

Death Date: 7 Jul 1840

Death Location: Bethesda, Belmont County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: William Knight

Mother: Margaret Jordan

Spouse(s): Alice Pierce

Children(s): Beniah McKnight

Eli McKnight was born in 1760 in New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA, the child of William Mcknight Mc Knight And Margaret Wilhelmina Jordan. Eli McKnight married Alice Romine Pierce, and had children including Beniah Mcknight. Eli McKnight passed away in 1840 in Bethesda, Belmont County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Eli McKnight was born in 1760 in New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA, the child of William Mcknight Mc Knight And Margaret Wilhelmina Jordan.
  • Eli McKnight married Alice Romine Pierce, and had children including Beniah Mcknight.
  • Eli McKnight passed away in 1840 in Bethesda, Belmont County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Eli McKnight's Ancestors

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Eli McKnight
1760–1840
Birth Place: New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Parents
William McKnight \ Mc Knight
1729–1794
Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Margaret (Wilhelmina) Jordan
1735–1811
Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States
Grandparents
Daniel (William (James)) McKnitt
1696–1747
Manokin, Somerset, Maryland, United States
Elizabeth (Jane) Price
1698–1747
Somerset, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
John I
1660–1714
Jane McKnight
1662–1698
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John McKNITT\McKnaught
1630–1714
Elizabeth Wallace
1632–1708
Matthew I
1638–1716

Eli McKnight's Descendants

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Eli McKnight (12 Oct 1760–7 Jul 1840) m. Alice (Romine) Pierce (1762–2 November 1835)
  1. 1. Beniah McKnight 1792–1879 m. Jane Taylor 1801–1883
    1. 1. Ruth (Ann H McKnight) Brown 1824–1902 m. Lewis (H) Brown 1824–1892

Eli McKnight's Timeline

2 Records

1760
12 Oct 1760
Birth of Eli McKnight in New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA
New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA
1840
7 Jul 1840
Age 80
Death of Eli McKnight in Goshen, Belmont, Ohio, United States
Goshen, Belmont, Ohio, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1760
    Event Place: New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Jun
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 922.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CJF

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1840
    Event Place: Goshen, Belmont, Ohio, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bethesda, Belmont County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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