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Joseph Lee McKnight 1805–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Mar 1805

Birth Location: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 5 Jan 1881

Death Location: Orleans, Orange, Indiana, USA

Father: Roger McKnight

Mother: Lydia Elrod

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In 1805, Joseph Lee McKnight entered the world in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA, born to Roger Lee Mcknight And Lydia Elrod. Joseph Lee McKnight passed away in 1881 in Orleans, Orange, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1805, Joseph Lee McKnight entered the world in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA, born to Roger Lee Mcknight And Lydia Elrod.
  • Joseph Lee McKnight passed away in 1881 in Orleans, Orange, Indiana, USA.

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Joseph McKnight's Ancestors

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Joseph McKnight
1805–1881
Birth Place: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Roger Lee McKnight
1763–1851
Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Lydia Elrod
1767–1844
Yadkin River, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
George (Alexander) McKnight
1738–1847
Rowan, North Carolina, or possibly Ireland
Catherine Lee
1755–1771
Yadkin River, Rowan County, North Carolina, British Colony
Christopher (Abraham Elrod) Sr
1721–1785
Conewago Creek, Landcaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Aaltje (Aletha) Soelle
1724–1804
Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
William McKnight
1700–1759
Jane Morton
1717–1755
Johann Elrod
1684–1744
Maria (Elrod)
1685–1721
Johann Soelle\Soll\Sell\Sells\Sellen
1700–1767
Sarah Burson
1700–1746
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Caspar Ellroth
1648–1739
Maria Loeler
1645–1684
Heinrich Selle)
1666–1749
Maria Meritje
1668–1715
George Burson
1662–1715
Hannah Goud
1663–1715

Joseph McKnight's Timeline

2 Records

1805
18 Mar 1805
Birth of Joseph Lee McKnight in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
1881
5 Jan 1881
Age 76
Death of Joseph Lee McKnight in Orleans, Orange, Indiana, USA
Orleans, Orange, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1805
    Event Place: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1881
    Event Place: Orleans, Orange, Indiana, USA

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