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Rachel McKnight 1792–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jun 1792

Birth Location: Stokes, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1837

Death Location: Lawenceport, Lawrence, Indiana, USA

Father: George McKnight

Mother: Aaltje Elrod

Spouse(s): Obadiah Vest

Children(s):

The story of Rachel McKnight began in 1792 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA. Rachel McKnight married Obadiah Lawrence Vest. Rachel McKnight passed away in 1837 in Lawenceport, Lawrence, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Rachel McKnight began in 1792 in Stokes, North Carolina, USA.
  • Rachel McKnight married Obadiah Lawrence Vest.
  • Rachel McKnight passed away in 1837 in Lawenceport, Lawrence, Indiana, USA.

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Rachel McKnight's Ancestors

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Rachel McKnight
1792–1837
Birth Place: Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Parents
George McKnight
1765–1847
Old Rowan, North Carolina
Aaltje (Glory) Elrod
1765–1814
Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Catherine (Douthitt) Lee
1741–1771
Prince George’s, Maryland
Rachel Elrod
1747–1816
Shenandoah Caverns, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Adam (Soelle Elrod) Sr
1744–1812
Conewago Creek, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1709–1784
Mary Scott
1721–1794
Richard Walley
1711–1762
Mary Woolum
1715–1768
Christopher Sr
1721–1785
Aaltje Soelle\Soll\Sell\Sells\Sellen
1724–1804
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Scott
1697–1742

Rachel McKnight's Timeline

2 Records

1792
27 Jun 1792
Birth of Rachel McKnight in Stokes, North Carolina, USA
Stokes, North Carolina, USA
1837
1837
Age 45
Death of Rachel McKnight in Lawenceport, Lawrence, Indiana, USA
Lawenceport, Lawrence, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1792
    Event Place: Stokes, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1837
    Event Place: Lawenceport, Lawrence, Indiana, USA

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