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James Henry (or Hart?) McKnight 1856–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Mar 1856

Birth Location: Jefferson, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 01 Jul 1945

Death Location: Jefferson Fayette Co. Pa

Father: William McKnight

Mother: Mahala McKnight

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The story of James Henry (or Hart?) McKnight began in 1856 in Jefferson, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA. James Henry (or Hart?) McKnight passed away in 1945 in Jefferson Fayette Co. Pa.

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Biography

  • The story of James Henry (or Hart?) McKnight began in 1856 in Jefferson, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • James Henry (or Hart?) McKnight passed away in 1945 in Jefferson Fayette Co. Pa.

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James McKnight's Ancestors

Self
James McKnight
1856–1945
Birth Place: Jefferson, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
William Thomas McKnight
1822–1903
Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Mahala ((Minerd)) McKnight
1828–1904
Wharton,Fayette,Pennsylvania,USA
Grandparents
William (Henry) McKnight
1789–1871
Ireland
Mary (Ann) Washabaugh
1787–1875
Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States,
Great-Grandparents
Thomas McKnight
1770–1840
Elizabeth McKnight
1770–1820
John Washabaugh
1743–1825
Elizabeth Miller
1748–1804
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lt. McKnight
1753–1843
Elizabeth Rush
1762–
Thomas Captain
1734–1778
Isabelle Harbert
1738–1805

James McKnight's Timeline

2 Records

1856
3 Mar 1856
Birth of James Henry (or Hart?) McKnight in Jefferson, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Jefferson, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
1945
01 Jul 1945
Age 89
Death of James Henry (or Hart?) McKnight in Jefferson Fayette Co. Pa
Jefferson Fayette Co. Pa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1856
    Event Place: Jefferson, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Jul 1945
    Event Place: Jefferson Fayette Co. Pa

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