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Joshua Knapp Deacon 1715–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 February 1715

Birth Location: Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 8 Aug 1798

Death Location: Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: John Knapp

Mother: Hannah Bushnell

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The story of Joshua Knapp Deacon began in 1715 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA. Joshua Knapp Deacon passed away in 1798 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Joshua Knapp Deacon began in 1715 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.
  • Joshua Knapp Deacon passed away in 1798 in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Joshua Deacon's Ancestors

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Joshua Deacon
1715–1798
Birth Place: Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Parents
John Knapp
1664–1749
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Hannah Bushnell
1676–1724
Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
John (Caleb Knapp) Sr
1636–1674
Watertown, Mass
Hannah Smith
1641–1685
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas KNAPP
1592–1670
Eleanor Knapp
1610–1658
Hannah* Smith
1625–1649
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johnathon Elder
1536–1604
Martha "Knap")
1540–1599

Joshua Deacon's Timeline

2 Records

1715
5 February 1715
Birth of Joshua Knapp Deacon in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
1798
8 Aug 1798
Age 83
Death of Joshua Knapp Deacon in Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 February 1715
    Event Place: Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1798
    Event Place: Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

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