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Joshua Knowles 1730–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 April 1730

Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 7 May 1779

Death Location: Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Joshua Knowles

Mother: Sarah Paine

Spouse(s): Mary Harding

Children(s): Joshua Knowles, Sarah Knowles, Nathaniel Knowles, Rebecca Knowles, Joshua Knowles, Nathaniel Knowles, Jesse Knowles, Rebecca Knowles, Mehitable Knowles, Martha Knowles, Susanna Knowles, Mary Knowles

Joshua Knowles was born in 1730 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Joshua Knowles And Sarah Paine. Joshua Knowles married Mary Harding, and had children including Jesse Knowles, Joshua Knowles, Martha Knowles, Mary Knowles, Mehitable Knowles, Nathaniel Knowles, Rebecca Knowles, Sarah Knowles, Susanna Knowles. Joshua Knowles passed away in 1779 in Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joshua Knowles was born in 1730 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Joshua Knowles And Sarah Paine.
  • Joshua Knowles married Mary Harding, and had children including Jesse Knowles, Joshua Knowles, Martha Knowles, Mary Knowles, Mehitable Knowles, Nathaniel Knowles, Rebecca Knowles, Sarah Knowles, Susanna Knowles.
  • Joshua Knowles passed away in 1779 in Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Joshua Knowles's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Knowles
1730–1779
Birth Place: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Joshua Knowles
1696–1786
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Sarah Paine
1699–1772
Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
John Knowles
1673–1757
Eastham, Barnstable, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Sears
1672–1745
Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
John Paine
1660–1731
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Bennett Freeman
1670–1716
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Knowles
1640–1675
Apphia Attwood
1651–1722
Paul Sears
1637–1707
Deborah Willard
1645–1721
Thomas Paine
1613–1706
Mary Snow
1630–1704
John Freeman
1622–1719
Mercy Prence
1631–1711
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Knowles
1614–1682
Ruth Bower
1620–1687
Edward *
1591–1678
Rebecca GGM)
1611–1655
Richard Sears
1590–1676
Dorothy Jones
1603–1678
George Willard
1614–1656
Dorothy Dunster
1615–1650
Thomas London
1608–1635
Elizabeth Tuthill
1584–1657
Nicholas Snow
1599–1676
Constance USA
1606–1677
Edmund Freeman
1596–1682
Elizabeth Beauchamp
1600–1676
Thomas Prence
1601–1673
Patience Passenger
1600–1634

Joshua Knowles's Descendants

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Joshua Knowles (27 April 1730–7 May 1779) m. Mary Harding (15 April 1735–12 June 1801)
  1. 1. Joshua Knowles 1756–1822
  2. 2. Sarah Knowles 1766–1816
  3. 3. Nathaniel Knowles 1757–1783
  4. 4. Rebecca Knowles 1763–1836
  5. 5. Joshua Knowles 1756–1822
  6. 6. Nathaniel Knowles 1756–1783
  7. 7. Jesse Knowles 1771–1846
  8. 8. Rebecca Knowles 1763–1836
  9. 9. Mehitable Knowles 1755–1785
  10. 10. Martha Knowles 1760–1845
  11. 11. Susanna Knowles 1776–
  12. 12. Mary Knowles 1773–

Joshua Knowles's Timeline

2 Records

1730
27 April 1730
Birth of Joshua Knowles in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1779
7 May 1779
Age 49
Death of Joshua Knowles in Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 April 1730
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1779
    Event Place: Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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