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Merrill Knight 1744–1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1744

Birth Location: Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America

Death Date: 1 September 1817

Death Location: Peru, Oxford County, Maine, United States of America

Father: Henry Knight

Mother: Priscilla Merrill

Spouse(s): Sarah Wilson

Children(s): Martha Knight

Merrill Knight was born in 1744 in Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America, the child of Henry Knight And Priscilla Merrill. Merrill Knight married Sarah Wilson, and had children including Martha Knight. Merrill Knight passed away in 1817 in Peru, Oxford County, Maine, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Merrill Knight was born in 1744 in Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America, the child of Henry Knight And Priscilla Merrill.
  • Merrill Knight married Sarah Wilson, and had children including Martha Knight.
  • Merrill Knight passed away in 1817 in Peru, Oxford County, Maine, United States of America.

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Merrill Knight's Ancestors

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Merrill Knight
1744–1817
Birth Place: Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America
Parents
Henry Knight
1697–
Newbury
Priscilla Merrill
1703–1745
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Merrill Knight's Descendants

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Merrill Knight (1744–1 September 1817) m. Sarah Wilson (1747–March 1820)
  1. 1. Martha Knight 1788–1819 m. William Walker 1790–1868
    1. 1. Winslow Walker 1812–1892 m. Amanda (Melvira) Benson 1815–1894
      1. 1. Charles (Winslow) Walker 1845–1915 m. Lydia (Tolman) Hathaway 1849–1914
        1. 1. Lillian (Maud) Walker 1885–1943 m. Enoch Markham 1888–1979

Merrill Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1744
1744
Birth of Merrill Knight in Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America
Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America
1817
1 September 1817
Age 73
Death of Merrill Knight in Peru, Oxford County, Maine, United States of America
Peru, Oxford County, Maine, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1744
    Event Place: Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 September 1817
    Event Place: Peru, Oxford County, Maine, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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