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James Jackson Knox 1879–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 March 1879

Birth Location: Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Death Date: 18 February 1920

Death Location: North Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Robert Knox

Mother: Elizabeth McKechnie

Spouse(s): Harriet Jones

Children(s): Irving Knox, Grace Knox, Lillias Knox, Robert Knox, Florence Quimby, Agnes Knox, Harriet Knox, James Jr.

James Jackson Knox was born in 1879 in Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America, the child of Robert W Knox And Elizabeth Mckechnie. In 1880, James Jackson Knox resided in Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. James Jackson Knox married Harriet Heywood Jones, and had children including Agnes Elizabeth Knox, Florence J Knox Quimby, Grace K Knox, Harriet Knox, Irving Gordon Knox, James Jackson Knox Jr, Lillias Little Knox, Robert James Knox. James Jackson Knox passed away in 1920 in North Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Jackson Knox was born in 1879 in Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America, the child of Robert W Knox And Elizabeth Mckechnie.
  • In 1880, James Jackson Knox resided in Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
  • James Jackson Knox married Harriet Heywood Jones, and had children including Agnes Elizabeth Knox, Florence J Knox Quimby, Grace K Knox, Harriet Knox, Irving Gordon Knox, James Jackson Knox Jr, Lillias Little Knox, Robert James Knox.
  • James Jackson Knox passed away in 1920 in North Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Knox's Ancestors

Self
James Knox
1879–1920
Birth Place: Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Parents
Robert W. Knox
1841–1914
Alexandria, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Elizabeth McKechnie
1837–1920
Barony,Lanark,Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas Knox
1810–
Scotland
Margaret Walker
1810–
Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
John Mckechnie
1808–1863
Sibernuer, Perthshire, Scotland
Lillias Menzies
1804–1849
Bonhill,Dunbarton,Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William McKechnie
1779–
Sarah Thomson
1784–1809
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William McKechnie
1760–1828

James Knox's Descendants

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James (Jackson) Knox (1 March 1879–18 February 1920) m. Harriet (Heywood) Jones (6 December 1880–13 May 1952)
  1. 1. Irving (Gordon) Knox 1912–1985
  2. 2. Grace (K.) Knox 1906–2000 m. Roger (Gibbs) Fisher 1901–1979
    1. 1. George (Lester) Fisher 1930–1950
  3. 3. Lillias (Little) Knox 1903–1963 m. Joseph (Walter) Tovani 1900–1996
    1. 1. Marjorie (Florence Tovani) Knox 1922–1971 m. Bradford (Logan) Gibbs 1921–1993
  4. 4. Robert (James) Knox 1905–1977
  5. 5. Florence (J. Knox) Quimby 1897–1984 m. Lewis (Frederick Quimby) Sr 1889–
    1. 1. Lewis (Frederick Quimby) Jr 1917–1992 m. Florence (P) Quimby 1913–
    2. 2. James (Elwin) Quimby 1918–2001
  6. 6. Agnes (Elizabeth) Knox 1910–1973
  7. 7. Harriet Knox 1899–1906
  8. 8. James (Jackson Knox) Jr. 1909–1994

James Knox's Timeline

3 Records

1879
1 March 1879
Birth of James Jackson Knox in Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 1
James Jackson Knox resided here in Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
1920
18 February 1920
Age 41
Death of James Jackson Knox in North Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
North Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 March 1879
    Event Place: Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 February 1920
    Event Place: North Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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