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John Christopher Knowles 1857 – 1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Sep 1857

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 8 Nov 1933

Death Location: Long Island, Bahamas

Father: Thomas Knowles

Mother: Margaret Deal

Spouse(s): Amelia Saunders, Georgianna Hall

Children(s): Sarah Knowles, John Knowles

The story of John Christopher Knowles began in 1857 in England. John Christopher Knowles married Amelia Eliza Saunders, Georgianna Hall, and had children including Sarah Sophia Knowles, John Alexander Knowles. John Christopher Knowles passed away in 1933 in Long Island, Bahamas.

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Biography

  • The story of John Christopher Knowles began in 1857 in England.
  • John Christopher Knowles married Amelia Eliza Saunders, Georgianna Hall, and had children including Sarah Sophia Knowles, John Alexander Knowles.
  • John Christopher Knowles passed away in 1933 in Long Island, Bahamas.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Knowles
1840 – 1916
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
TK
Margaret Deal
1840 – 1885
Birth Location: Long Island, Bahamas
MD

Spouses(s)

Amelia Saunders
1869 – 1929
Birth Location: Salt Pond, Long Island, Bahamas
AS
Georgianna Hall
1854 – 1892
Birth Location: The Current, Eleuthera, The Bahamas
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Children(s)

Sarah Knowles
1887 – 1975
Birth Location: Long Island, Bahamas
SK
John Knowles
1878 – 1967
Birth Location: Millerton, Long Island, Bahamas
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John Knowles's Ancestors

Self
John Knowles
1857 – 1933
Birth Place: England
Parents
Thomas Michael Knowles
1840 – 1916
Yorkshire, England
Margaret Deal
1840 – 1885
Long Island, Bahamas
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Knowles's Descendants

1.
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John (Christopher) Knowles (2 Sep 1857 – 8 Nov 1933) m. Amelia (Eliza) Saunders (1869 – July 9, 1929) m. Georgianna Hall (01 Sept 1854 – 12 Sept 1892)
  1. 1. Sarah (Sophia) Knowles (28 Sep 1887 – 12 Aug 1975) m. John (Alexander) Knowles (4 Dec 1878 – 29 Oct 1967)
    1. 1. Marian (Louise) Knowles (31 Mar 1922 – 24 Oct 2019) m. Brooks Brown (26 Jan 1918 – 2 Jul 1990)
      1. 1. Blanche (Irene) Brown (12 Sept 1944 – 10 July 2016) m. Ralph (Weldon) Edwards
      2. 2. Brooks Brown
  2. 2. John (Alexander) Knowles (4 Dec 1878 – 29 Oct 1967) m. Sarah (Sophia) Knowles (28 Sep 1887 – 12 Aug 1975)
    1. 1. Sara Knowles (abt 1892 – )
    2. 2. Georgianna Knowles (abt 1920 – )
    3. 3. John (A) Knowles (abt 1929 – )

John Knowles's Timeline

2 Records

1857
2 Sep 1857
Birth of John Christopher Knowles in England
England
1933
8 Nov 1933
Age 76
Death of John Christopher Knowles in Long Island, Bahamas
Long Island, Bahamas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1857
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1933
    Event Place: Long Island, Bahamas
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