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James Knowles 1680–1704 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Aug 1680

Birth Location: Barnstable, Barnstable Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 23 November 1704

Death Location: Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Samuel Knowles

Mother: Mercy Freeman

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In 1680, James Knowles entered the world in Barnstable, Barnstable Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA, born to Samuel Knowles And Mercy Freeman. James Knowles passed away in 1704 in Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1680, James Knowles entered the world in Barnstable, Barnstable Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA, born to Samuel Knowles And Mercy Freeman.
  • James Knowles passed away in 1704 in Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA.

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James Knowles's Ancestors

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James Knowles
1680–1704
Birth Place: Barnstable, Barnstable Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Samuel Knowles
1651–1737
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Mercy Freeman
1659–1745
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
John (Freeman) Major
1626–1719
England, England, United Kingdom
Mercy Prence
1631–1711
Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Knowles's Timeline

2 Records

1680
13 Aug 1680
Birth of James Knowles in Barnstable, Barnstable Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Barnstable, Barnstable Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
1704
23 November 1704
Age 24
Death of James Knowles in Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA
Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1680
    Event Place: Barnstable, Barnstable Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 November 1704
    Event Place: Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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