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MERCY Knowles 1722 – 1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1722

Birth Location: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 20 Aug 1816

Death Location: Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine, USA

Father: Nathaniel Knowles

Mother: Elizabeth Bacon

Spouse(s): Archibald Douglas

Children(s): MARTHA DOUGLAS

The story of MERCY Knowles began in 1722 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA. MERCY Knowles married Archibald Douglas, and had children including MARTHA DOUGLAS. MERCY Knowles passed away in 1816 in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of MERCY Knowles began in 1722 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA.
  • MERCY Knowles married Archibald Douglas, and had children including MARTHA DOUGLAS.
  • MERCY Knowles passed away in 1816 in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathaniel Knowles
1686 – 1732
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Elizabeth Bacon
1677 – 1678
Birth Location: Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Ameri, London, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Archibald Douglas
1718 – 1764
Birth Location: Ulster, Ulster, New York, USA
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Children(s)

MARTHA DOUGLAS
1745 – 1817
Birth Location: Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine, USA
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MERCY Knowles's Ancestors

Self
MERCY Knowles
1722 – 1816
Birth Place: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Nathaniel Knowles
1686 – 1732
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Bacon
1677 – 1678
Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial Ameri, London, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Samuel Knowles
1651 – 1737
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Mercy Freeman
1659 – 1745
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Jacob (Read) Bacon
1654 – 1709
Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Elizabeth Knight
1656 – 1713
Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Richard Knowles
1614 – 1675
Ruth Bower
1616 – 1687
John Freeman
1622 – 1719
Mercy Prence
1631 – 1711
Daniel Bacon
1615 – 1691
Mary Read
1620 – 1691
John Knight
1630 – 1714
Ruhamah Johnson
1635 – 1659
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Knowles
1596 – 1681
Elizabeth Willis
1590 – 1684
Edmond Freeman
1590 – 1682
Thomas Prence
1599 – 1673
Patience Brewster
1595 – 1634
John Knight
1602 – 1674
Mary Pickering
1598 – 1676

MERCY Knowles's Descendants

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MERCY Knowles (1722 – 20 Aug 1816) m. Archibald Douglas (1718 – 17 Feb 1764)
  1. 1. MARTHA DOUGLAS (12 Jan 1745 – 20 Aug 1817) m. SAMUEL GOODING (2 Mar 1751 – 18 Feb 1809)
    1. 1. William Gooding (06 Nov 1779 – 6 November 1873) m. Susanna ("Sukey") Stubbs (30 Oct 1781 – 17 Sep 1848)
      1. 1. Jane (T.) Gooding (Abt 1806 – 11 Mar 1892) m. William Field (8 JUN 1805 – )
        1. 1. George (W) Field (20 December 1827 – 1 January 1904) m. Sarah (Sally) Jackman (7 Sep 1829 – 6 May 1907)

MERCY Knowles's Timeline

2 Records

1722
1722
Birth of MERCY Knowles in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
1816
20 Aug 1816
Age 94
Death of MERCY Knowles in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1722
    Event Place: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1816
    Event Place: Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine, USA
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