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Maria Jane McKnight 1858–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Oct 1858

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 22 Apr 1939

Death Location: Poweshiek County Iowa

Father: James McKnight

Mother: Margaret Posten

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Maria Jane McKnight was born in 1858 in Virginia, the child of James Hart 1836 Mcknight And Margaret Elisabeth Posten. In 1870, Maria Jane McKnight resided in Washington, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA. Maria Jane McKnight passed away in 1939 in Poweshiek County Iowa.

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Biography

  • Maria Jane McKnight was born in 1858 in Virginia, the child of James Hart 1836 Mcknight And Margaret Elisabeth Posten.
  • In 1870, Maria Jane McKnight resided in Washington, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Maria Jane McKnight passed away in 1939 in Poweshiek County Iowa.

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Maria McKnight's Ancestors

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Maria McKnight
1858–1939
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
James Hart (1836) McKnight
1836–1869
Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
Margaret (Elisabeth) Posten
1840–1880
Virginia
Grandparents
William (Henry) McKnight
1789–1871
Ireland
Mary (Ann) Washabaugh
1787–1875
Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States,
Great-Grandparents
Thomas McKnight
1770–1840
Elizabeth McKnight
1770–1820
John Washabaugh
1743–1825
Elizabeth Miller
1748–1804
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lt. McKnight
1753–1843
Elizabeth Rush
1762–
Thomas Captain
1734–1778
Isabelle Harbert
1738–1805

Maria McKnight's Timeline

3 Records

1858
20 Oct 1858
Birth of Maria Jane McKnight in Virginia
Virginia
1870
1870
Age 12
Maria Jane McKnight resided here in Washington, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Washington, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
1939
22 Apr 1939
Age 81
Death of Maria Jane McKnight in Poweshiek County Iowa
Poweshiek County Iowa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1858
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Washington, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1343; Page: 516A

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Washington, Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Washington, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1343; Page: 516A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1939
    Event Place: Poweshiek County Iowa

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