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Elizabeth G Knapp 1728 – 1804 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1728

Birth Location: Danbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 1804

Death Location: Sherman

Father: Ebenezer Knapp

Mother: Elizabeth Benedict

Spouse(s): Moses Wanzer, Benjamin Carpenter

Children(s): Ebenezer Wanzer

In 1728, Elizabeth G Knapp entered the world in Danbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA, born to Ebenezer Knapp and Elizabeth Benedict. Elizabeth G Knapp married Moses Wanzer, Benjamin Carpenter, and had children including Ebenezer 38 Wanzer. Elizabeth G Knapp passed away in 1804 in Sherman.

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Biography

  • In 1728, Elizabeth G Knapp entered the world in Danbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA, born to Ebenezer Knapp and Elizabeth Benedict.
  • Elizabeth G Knapp married Moses Wanzer, Benjamin Carpenter, and had children including Ebenezer 38 Wanzer.
  • Elizabeth G Knapp passed away in 1804 in Sherman.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ebenezer Knapp
1706 – 1784
Birth Location: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Elizabeth Benedict
1706 – 1795
Birth Location: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States/Greenwich, Fairfield
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Spouses(s)

Moses Wanzer
1722 – 1772
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Benjamin Carpenter
1726 –
Birth Location: Scarsdale, Westchester, New York
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Children(s)

Ebenezer Wanzer
1760 – 1839
Birth Location: Sherman, Fairfield, Connecticut
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Elizabeth Knapp's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Knapp
1728 – 1804
Birth Place: Danbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Ebenezer Knapp
1706 – 1784
Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth Benedict
1706 – 1795
Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States/Greenwich, Fairfield
Grandparents
Sarah Close
1670 – 1748
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Close
1637 – 1709
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Massey
1606 – 1656

Elizabeth Knapp's Descendants

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Elizabeth (G) Knapp (1728 – 1804) m. Moses Wanzer (25 Oct 1722 – 10 Aug 1772) m. Benjamin Carpenter (abt 1726 – )
  1. 1. Ebenezer (38) Wanzer (3 Jun 1760 – 24 Apr 1839) m. Betsey (Elizabeth Betty) Hendricks (Apr 1766 – 5 Jun 1847)
    1. 1. Ebenezer (L.) Wanzer (11 Mar 1799 – 7 Jan 1875) m. Lucy Leach (4 Jul 1800 – 25 May 1885)
      1. 1. William (Leach) Wanzer (12/14/1821 – 20 Mar 1878) m. Lydia (Loretta) Weaver (12/27/1821 – 24 Oct 1906)
        1. 1. Pauline (Martha 296) Wanzer (24 Aug 1851 – 21 Sep 1946)
        2. 2. Arminda (Catherine) Syphers (24 August 1851 – 21 September 1946)
        3. 3. Arthur (Ebeneezer) Wanzer (07/20/1853 – June 19, 1922) m. Alice (May) Hoyt (27 SEP 1858 – 27 Oct 1892) m. Alice (Gertrude) Fuller (30 Dec 1868 – 19 Jun 1922)
        4. 4. William (David 298) Wanzer (20 Aug 1855 – 1938) m. Addie (Hallock) Carpenter (Jan. 4, 1863 – 1951)
        5. 5. Walter (Peter 299) Wanzer (14 Jul 1857 – 29 August 1882)
      2. 2. Phebe (Leach) Wanzer (3 Apr 1824 – 25 May 1899)
      3. 3. Betsey (Ann) Wanzer (26 Nov 1832 – 27 Aug 1849)

Elizabeth Knapp's Timeline

2 Records

1728
1728
Birth of Elizabeth G Knapp in Danbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Danbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
1804
1804
Age 76
Death of Elizabeth G Knapp in Sherman
Sherman

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1728
    Event Place: Danbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1804
    Event Place: Sherman
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