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Elizabeth Knight 1575 – 1644 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1575

Birth Location: Wiltshire, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1644

Death Location: England, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Knight

Mother: Alice Ashby

Spouse(s): Isaac Lite

Children(s): Margeria Lite

The story of Elizabeth Knight began in 1575 in Wiltshire, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. Elizabeth Knight married Isaac Taylor Lyte * \ Lite, and had children including Margeria Alice Lite. Elizabeth Knight passed away in 1644 in England, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Knight began in 1575 in Wiltshire, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Elizabeth Knight married Isaac Taylor Lyte * \ Lite, and had children including Margeria Alice Lite.
  • Elizabeth Knight passed away in 1644 in England, England, United Kingdom.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Knight's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Knight
1575 – 1644
Birth Place: Wiltshire, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Knight
1535 – 1612
Alice Ashby
1550 – 1644
Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
James (Thomas Knyght "Kett") Knight
1500 – 1553
Wymondham Abbey Manor, Norfolk, England
Lady (Agnes Appleyard de) Legh
1502 – 1573
Wymondham, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Knight
Margarita, Margaret
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Knight's Descendants

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Elizabeth Knight (1575 – 1644) m. Isaac (Taylor Lyte * \) Lite (19 Mar 1576 – 21 Feb 1659)
  1. 1. Margeria (Alice) Lite (1604 – 13 Feb 1638 / 1680) m. James (Christopher) Cate\Keate (1600 – abt 1672)
    1. 1. James Cates (16 Apr 1626 – 15 May 1677) m. Alice Westbrook (1629 – 8 June 1702)
      1. 1. John Cate (1649 – 4 January 1748) m. Judith Emmons (1650-1659 – )
        1. 1. Martha Cate (5 Sep 1718 – 16 November 1778) m. Deacon (James) Brackett (3 January 1714 – 13 November 1803)

Elizabeth Knight's Timeline

3 Records

1575
1575
Birth of Elizabeth Knight in Wiltshire, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Wiltshire, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
1642
25 Aug 1642
Age 67
Burial of Elizabeth Knight in St. Martin, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
St. Martin, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
1644
1644
Age 69
Death of Elizabeth Knight in England, England, United Kingdom
England, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Wiltshire, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1644
    Event Place: England, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; Wiltshire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: 1899/1
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1642
    Event Place: St. Martin, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; Wiltshire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: 1899/1

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