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James Debross Knapp 1800–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 March 1800

Birth Location: Spafford, Onondaga, New York, USA

Death Date: 20 Sep 1855

Death Location: Weston, Lenawee County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Peter Knapp

Mother: Dinah Guion

Spouse(s): Lois Ingersoll

Children(s): Abraham Knapp, Riley Knapp, Spencer Knapp, Jerusha Knapp

James Debross Knapp was born in 1800 in Spafford, Onondaga, New York, USA, the child of Peter Knapp And Dinah Guion. James Debross Knapp married Lois Ingersoll, and had children including Abraham Van Divendorf Knapp, Jerusha G Knapp, Riley I Knapp, Spencer Knapp. James Debross Knapp passed away in 1855 in Weston, Lenawee County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Debross Knapp was born in 1800 in Spafford, Onondaga, New York, USA, the child of Peter Knapp And Dinah Guion.
  • James Debross Knapp married Lois Ingersoll, and had children including Abraham Van Divendorf Knapp, Jerusha G Knapp, Riley I Knapp, Spencer Knapp.
  • James Debross Knapp passed away in 1855 in Weston, Lenawee County, Michigan, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Knapp's Ancestors

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James Knapp
1800–1855
Birth Place: Spafford, Onondaga, New York, USA
Parents
Peter Knapp
1755–1839
Greenwich, Fairfield Co, CT
Dinah Guion
1775–1855
Rye, Westchester Co, NY
Grandparents
Jonathan Knapp
1727–1766
Greenwich, Fairfield Co, CT
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Knapp
1702–1779
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joshua Jr.
1662–1750
Elizabeth Reynolds
1667–1710

James Knapp's Descendants

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James (Debross) Knapp (23 March 1800–20 Sep 1855) m. Lois Ingersoll (30 November 1798–12 Feb 1888)
  1. 1. Abraham (Van Divendorf) Knapp 1832–1918
  2. 2. Riley (I) Knapp 1828–1900
  3. 3. Spencer Knapp 1852–1852
  4. 4. Jerusha (G.) Knapp 1825–1889

James Knapp's Timeline

2 Records

1800
23 March 1800
Birth of James Debross Knapp in Spafford, Onondaga, New York, USA
Spafford, Onondaga, New York, USA
1855
20 Sep 1855
Age 55
Death of James Debross Knapp in Fairfield, Lenawee, Michigan, United States
Fairfield, Lenawee, Michigan, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 March 1800
    Event Place: Spafford, Onondaga, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1855
    Event Place: Fairfield, Lenawee, Michigan, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Weston, Lenawee County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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