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Rachel Knowles 1727–1803 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 July 1727

Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 15 February 1803

Death Location: Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: John Knowles

Mother: Hannah Welles

Spouse(s): John Lord

Children(s): Richard Lord, Mary Lord, Frederick Lord, Elisha Lord, John Lord, Abigail Porter, William Lord

Rachel Knowles was born in 1727 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, the child of John Knowles And Hannah Welles. Rachel Knowles married John Haynes Lord, and had children including Abigail Porter, Elisha Lord, Frederick Lord, John Haynes Lord, Mary Lord, Richard Lord, William Lord. Rachel Knowles passed away in 1803 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Rachel Knowles was born in 1727 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, the child of John Knowles And Hannah Welles.
  • Rachel Knowles married John Haynes Lord, and had children including Abigail Porter, Elisha Lord, Frederick Lord, John Haynes Lord, Mary Lord, Richard Lord, William Lord.
  • Rachel Knowles passed away in 1803 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Rachel Knowles's Ancestors

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Rachel Knowles
1727–1803
Birth Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Parents
John Knowles
1692–1754
Easthan, Barnstable, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Welles
1728–1766
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut USA, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Knowles
1651–1737
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mercy Freeman
1659–1745
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Richard Knowles
1614–1675
Ruth Knowles
1616–1687
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rachel Knowles's Descendants

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Rachel Knowles (16 July 1727–15 February 1803) m. John (Haynes) Lord (1724–24 March 1796)
  1. 1. Richard Lord 1752–1766
  2. 2. Mary Lord 1747–1748
  3. 3. Frederick Lord 1760–1843 m. Mary Caldwell 1759–1827
    1. 1. Elizabeth (C.) Lord –1849
    2. 2. Abby (Woodbridge) Starr 1791–1872
  4. 4. Elisha Lord 1748–1808
  5. 5. John (Haynes) Lord 1754–1835
  6. 6. Abigail Porter 1768–1833
  7. 7. William Lord –1840

Rachel Knowles's Timeline

2 Records

1727
16 July 1727
Birth of Rachel Knowles in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1803
15 February 1803
Age 76
Death of Rachel Knowles in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 July 1727
    Event Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 February 1803
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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

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