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Joshua Knapp 1635 – 1684 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jun 1635

Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 27 Oct 1684

Death Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: Nicholas Knapp

Mother: Eleanor\Elinor (Knapp)

Spouse(s): Hannah (Bowers)

Children(s): Hannah Knapp, Joshua Knapp, Joseph Knapp, Ruth Knapp, Timothy Knapp, Benjamin Knapp, Caleb Knapp, Johnathan Knapp

Joshua Knapp * was born in 1635 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Nicholas Knapp and Eleanor\Elinor ? (Knapp). Joshua Knapp * later married Hannah Close (Knapp) (Bowers), and together they raised children including Hannah Knapp, Joshua Knapp, Joseph Knapp, Ruth Rebecca Knapp, Timothy Knapp, Benjamin Knapp, Caleb Knapp and Johnathan Knapp. In 1684, Joshua Knapp * passed away in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Parents

Nicholas Knapp
1592 – 1670
Birth Location: Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, England
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Eleanor\Elinor (Knapp)
1609 – 1658
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Hannah (Bowers)
1632 – 1694
Birth Location: Grinton, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Hannah Knapp
1660 – 1721
Birth Location: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Joshua Knapp
1662 – 1736
Birth Location: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Joseph Knapp
1664 – 1723
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Ruth Knapp
1666 – 1736
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Timothy Knapp
1668 – 1736
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Benjamin Knapp
1673 – 1713
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Caleb Knapp
1677 – 1749
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Johnathan Knapp
1679 – 1732
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 5 Jun 1635
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 9 Jun 1657
    Event Place: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Watertown, Massachusetts Records of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, 1630-1693

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 27 Oct 1684
    Event Place: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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