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John Knight 1756 – 1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 29 Feb 1756

Birth Location: Middleton, Essex, MA, USA

Death Date: 14 Jan 1816

Death Location: Francistown, Hillsborough, NH, USA*

Father: Enos Knight

Mother: LoisLoiseLouisa Gould

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John Knight was born in 1756 in Middleton, Essex, MA, USA, the child of Enos Knight and LoisLoiseLouisa Hawke Gould. John Knight passed away in 1816 in Francistown, Hillsborough, NH, USA*.

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Biography

  • John Knight was born in 1756 in Middleton, Essex, MA, USA, the child of Enos Knight and LoisLoiseLouisa Hawke Gould.
  • John Knight passed away in 1816 in Francistown, Hillsborough, NH, USA*.

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John Knight's Ancestors

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John Knight
1756 – 1816
Birth Place: Middleton, Essex, MA, USA
Parents
Enos Knight
1729 – 1804
Middleton, Middleton, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
LoisLoiseLouisa (Hawke) Gould
1726 – 1788
Middleton, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Nathaniel Gould
1698 – 1746
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth French
1698 – 1746
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Gould
1667 – 1731
Deborah Gould
1670 – 1694
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gould
1639 – 1690
Elizabeth Gould
1643 – 1689

John Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1756
Abt. 29 Feb 1756
Birth of John Knight in Middleton, Essex, MA, USA
Middleton, Essex, MA, USA
1816
14 Jan 1816
Age 60
Death of John Knight in Francistown, Hillsborough, NH, USA*
Francistown, Hillsborough, NH, USA*

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 29 Feb 1756
    Event Place: Middleton, Essex, MA, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1816
    Event Place: Francistown, Hillsborough, NH, USA*

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