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Peter Knowles 1859–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1859

Birth Location: New Brunswick

Death Date: 1938

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Richard Knowles

Mother: Ellen Bresnahan

Spouse(s): Bridget McIntire

Children(s): Veronica Gay, James Knowles, Joseph Knowles, Richard Knowles, Thomas Knowles, Mary Knowles, Peter Knowles

Peter Knowles was born in 1859 in New Brunswick, the child of Richard W Knowles And Ellen Bresnahan. Peter Knowles married Bridget Mcintire, and had children including James S Knowles, Joseph Knowles, Mary E Knowles, Peter Knowles, Richard Knowles, Thomas Knowles, Veronica Gay. Peter Knowles passed away in 1938 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Peter Knowles was born in 1859 in New Brunswick, the child of Richard W Knowles And Ellen Bresnahan.
  • Peter Knowles married Bridget Mcintire, and had children including James S Knowles, Joseph Knowles, Mary E Knowles, Peter Knowles, Richard Knowles, Thomas Knowles, Veronica Gay.
  • Peter Knowles passed away in 1938 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Knowles
1828–1890
Birth Location: Ireland
RK
Ellen Bresnahan
1835–1907
Birth Location: Cork, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Bridget McIntire
1864–1948
Birth Location: New Brunswick
BM

Children(s)

Veronica Gay
1896–1969
Birth Location: Massachusetts
VG
James Knowles
1889–1952
Birth Location: Massachusetts, USA
JK
Joseph Knowles
1898–1902
Birth Location: Massachusetts, USA
JK
Richard Knowles
1891–1891
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
RK
Thomas Knowles
1901–
Birth Location: Massachusetts
TK
Mary Knowles
1906–
Birth Location: Massachusetts
MK
Peter Knowles
1897–1902
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
PK

Peter Knowles's Ancestors

Self
Peter Knowles
1859–1938
Birth Place: New Brunswick
Parents
Richard W Knowles
1828–1890
Ireland
Ellen Bresnahan
1835–1907
Cork, Ireland
Grandparents
Benjamin Knowles
1808–
Cork, Ireland
Mary Knowles
1810–
Cork, Ireland
Timothy Bresnahan
1820–1878
Curraghs, Cork, Ireland
Mary Keefe
1819–
Cork, Cork, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Mary Brosnahan
1797–1877
Timothy Bresnahan
–1880
Patrick Keefe
1792–1870
Ellen Lynch
1792–1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Margaret Leary
1776–1866

Peter Knowles's Descendants

1.
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Peter Knowles (Mar 1859–1938) m. Bridget McIntire (Nov 1864–27 Jan 1948)
  1. 1. Veronica Gay 1896–1969 m. Ernest (W. Gay) Sr 1887–1968
    1. 1. Francis (Roland) Gay 1921–2008 m. Theresa (Grace) Repoli 1923–1998
      1. 1. Robert (Francis Gay) Sr 1949–2024
    2. 2. Ernest (Winfred Gay) Jr 1919–1999 m. Rosalie (F.) Gay 1921–2002
    3. 3. Dorothy Gay 1923–2008 m. Daniel Leary 1923–1988
    4. 4. Alfred Gay 1920–1920
  2. 2. James (S) Knowles 1889–1952
  3. 3. Joseph Knowles 1898–1902
  4. 4. Richard Knowles 1891–1891
  5. 5. Thomas Knowles 1901–
  6. 6. Mary (E) Knowles 1906–
  7. 7. Peter Knowles 1897–1902

Peter Knowles's Timeline

7 Records

1859
Mar 1859
Birth of Peter Knowles in New Brunswick
New Brunswick
1900
1900
Age 41
Peter Knowles resided here in Boston Ward 2, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston Ward 2, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1910
1910
Age 51
Peter Knowles resided here in Boston Ward 2, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston Ward 2, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1920
1920
Age 61
Peter Knowles resided here in Boston Ward 2, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston Ward 2, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1930
1930
Age 71
Peter Knowles resided here in Boston (Districts 1-250), Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston (Districts 1-250), Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1938
1938
Age 79
Peter Knowles resided here in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1938
1938
Age 79
Death of Peter Knowles in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1859
    Event Place: New Brunswick
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Boston Ward 2, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 1177; FHL microfilm: 1240676

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1876
    Event Place: Boston
    Record Source: Massachusetts, State and Federal Naturalization Records, National Archives at Boston; Waltham, Massachusetts; ARC Title: Petitions and Records of Naturalization , 81845 - 121911; NAI Number: 3000057; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1883
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 2340677

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1884
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Boston Ward 2, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_729; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 43

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1885
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Boston Ward 2, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 1177; FHL microfilm: 1240676

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Boston Ward 2, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Boston Ward 2, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 1177; FHL microfilm: 1240676

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Boston Ward 2, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Boston Ward 2, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_614; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 1279; FHL microfilm: 1374627

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Boston Ward 2, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Boston Ward 2, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_729; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 43

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Boston (Districts 1-250), Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 2340677

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1938
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont
    Record Source: U.S., Naturalization Record Indexes, 1791-1992 (Indexed in World Archives Project), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906 (M1299); Microfilm Serial: M1299; Microfilm Roll: 82

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1938
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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