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Margaret McKnight 1833–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1833

Birth Location: Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 16 Jul 1882

Death Location: Eastnor Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada

Father: James McKnight

Mother: Hannah Colwell

Spouse(s): David Rutherford

Children(s): Samuel Rutherford, Georgina Rutherford, James Rutherford, Anna Rutherford, Robert Rutherford, Isabella Rutherford, Adam Rutherford, Cpt. Rutherford, David Rutherford, Fermenah Rutherford, Sarah Rutherford

Margaret McKnight was born in 1833 in Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, the child of James Mcknight And Hannah Ann Colwell. Margaret McKnight married David Rutherford, and had children including Adam Borthwick Rutherford, Anna Anne Jane Rutherford, Cpt John Jack William Smith Rutherford, David Alexander Rutherford, Fermenah Patterson Rutherford, Georgina Robena Rutherford, Isabella Sarah Rutherford, James Calwell Rutherford, Robert Redfern Rutherford, Samuel Luther Rutherford, Sarah J Rutherford. Margaret McKnight passed away in 1882 in Eastnor Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Margaret McKnight was born in 1833 in Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, the child of James Mcknight And Hannah Ann Colwell.
  • Margaret McKnight married David Rutherford, and had children including Adam Borthwick Rutherford, Anna Anne Jane Rutherford, Cpt John Jack William Smith Rutherford, David Alexander Rutherford, Fermenah Patterson Rutherford, Georgina Robena Rutherford, Isabella Sarah Rutherford, James Calwell Rutherford, Robert Redfern Rutherford, Samuel Luther Rutherford, Sarah J Rutherford.
  • Margaret McKnight passed away in 1882 in Eastnor Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

James McKnight
1790–1845
Birth Location: Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
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Hannah Colwell
1797–1870
Birth Location: Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
HC

Spouses(s)

David Rutherford
1831–1909
Birth Location: Enniskillen, Fermanaugh County, Northern Ireland
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Children(s)

Samuel Rutherford
1865–1944
Birth Location: Grey County, Ontario
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Georgina Rutherford
1865–1952
Birth Location: Eastnor Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada
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James Rutherford
1858–1941
Birth Location: Pike Bay, Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada
JR
Anna Rutherford
1855–1931
Birth Location: Canada
AR
Robert Rutherford
1872–1904
Birth Location: Grey, Ontario, Canada
RR
Isabella Rutherford
1862–1955
Birth Location: Euphrasia, Grey County, Ontario Canada
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Adam Rutherford
1856–1943
Birth Location: Euphrasia Grey, Ontario, Canada
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Cpt. Rutherford
1870–1952
Birth Location: Owen Sound, Grey, Ontario, Canada
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David Rutherford
1860–1941
Birth Location: Euphrasia Co Grey, Ontario
DR
Fermenah Rutherford
1868–1953
Birth Location: Owen Sound O, Canada
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Sarah Rutherford
1850–
Birth Location: Canada West, Canada
SR

Margaret McKnight's Ancestors

Self
Margaret McKnight
1833–1882
Birth Place: Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Parents
James McKnight
1790–1845
Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Hannah (Ann) Colwell
1797–1870
Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret McKnight's Descendants

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Margaret McKnight (1833–16 Jul 1882) m. David Rutherford (19 Dec 1831–1 Sep 1909)
  1. 1. Samuel (Luther) Rutherford 1865–1944 m. Jessie (Maria) Mason 1868–1952
    1. 1. Charles ("Herman") Rutherford 1894–1978 m. Agnes (Wilhelmina) Ebel 1891–1971
      1. 1. Jessie (Margaret) Rutherford 1915–2007 m. Everett (Earl) Brown 1912–1975
        1. 1. Robert (Dennis) Brown 1941–1988
        2. 2. Ruth-Anne Brown 1947–2019 m. Donald (James) McKinnon 1946–2018
  2. 2. Georgina (Robena) Rutherford 1865–1952 m. David (Henry) Kipp 1864–1957
    1. 1. Irene Kipp 1887–1887
    2. 2. Irene (Elizabeth) Kipp 1902–1983
    3. 3. Aileen Kipp 1903–
    4. 4. Samuel (Rutherford) Kipp 1888–1961
    5. 5. Frederick ("Fred" Hayward) Kipp 1891–1958
    6. 6. Henry (Cecil) Kipp 1893–1976
    7. 7. Charles (Clayton) Kipp 1897–1977
    8. 8. Robert (Calwel or Coldwell) Kipp 1898–1985
    9. 9. Clarence (Victor) Kipp 1899–1976
    10. 10. Allen (Montgomery) Kipp 1902–1985
    11. 11. Charlotte ("Lottie" Minerva) Kipp 1903–1986
    12. 12. Emilie ("Emily" Hazel Georgina) Kipp 1906–1985
  3. 3. James (Calwell) Rutherford 1858–1941
  4. 4. Anna ("Anne" Jane) Rutherford 1855–1931
  5. 5. Robert (Redfern) Rutherford 1872–1904
  6. 6. Isabella (Sarah) Rutherford 1862–1955
  7. 7. Adam (Borthwick) Rutherford 1856–1943
  8. 8. Cpt. (John "Jack" William Smith) Rutherford 1870–1952
  9. 9. David (Alexander) Rutherford 1860–1941
  10. 10. Fermenah (Patterson) Rutherford 1868–1953
  11. 11. Sarah (J.) Rutherford 1850–

Margaret McKnight's Timeline

2 Records

1833
1833
Birth of Margaret McKnight in Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
1882
16 Jul 1882
Age 49
Death of Margaret McKnight in Eastnor Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada
Eastnor Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1833
    Event Place: Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1882
    Event Place: Eastnor Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Eastnor Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index
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