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James Knowles 1680–1704 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Aug 1680

Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 23 November 1704

Death Location: Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Samuel Knowles

Mother: Mercy Freeman

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In 1680, James Knowles entered the world in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Samuel Knowles And Mercy Freeman. James Knowles passed away in 1704 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1680, James Knowles entered the world in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Samuel Knowles And Mercy Freeman.
  • James Knowles passed away in 1704 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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James Knowles's Ancestors

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James Knowles
1680–1704
Birth Place: Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Samuel Knowles
1651–1737
Plymouth, Ply, Massachusetts, USA
Mercy Freeman
1659–1744
Eastham, MA
Grandparents
john Freeman
1645–1719
Eng
Mercy Prence
1645–1711
Eastham, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Edmond Freeman
1620–
Margaret Perry
1623–1688
2nd-Great-Grandparents
edmunds Perry
1599–1659
Sarah Crowell
1592–1659

James Knowles's Timeline

3 Records

1680
13 Aug 1680
Birth of James Knowles in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1704
23 November 1704
Age 24
Death of James Knowles in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1844
7 Dec 1844
Age 164
James Knowles was married in Eastham, Massachusetts, USA
Eastham, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1680
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Freeman Genealogy : Freeman, Frederick in three parts, Viz : I Memorial of Edmund Freeman of Sandwi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1844
    Event Place: Eastham, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: The New England Historical & Genealogical Register

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 November 1704
    Event Place: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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