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Rev John Knowles 1614–1685 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1614

Birth Location: Otley, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 10 Apr 1685

Death Location: St Dunstan and All Saints, Middlesex, England

Father: John Rev.

Mother: Elizabeth Willis

Spouse(s): Mary Broadnax

Children(s): Mary Knowles

In 1614, Rev John Knowles entered the world in Otley, Suffolk, England, born to John Knowles Rev And Elizabeth Willis. Rev John Knowles married Mary Broadnax, and had children including Mary Knowles. Rev John Knowles passed away in 1685 in St Dunstan and All Saints, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1614, Rev John Knowles entered the world in Otley, Suffolk, England, born to John Knowles Rev And Elizabeth Willis.
  • Rev John Knowles married Mary Broadnax, and had children including Mary Knowles.
  • Rev John Knowles passed away in 1685 in St Dunstan and All Saints, Middlesex, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Rev Knowles's Ancestors

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Rev Knowles
1614–1685
Birth Place: Otley, Suffolk, England
Parents
John Knowles , Rev.
1596–1685
Waltham, Lincolnshire, England
Elizabeth Willis
1590–1685
St Benet Fink, London, England
Grandparents
Thomas Willis
1563–1676
Isleworth, London, England
Mary Tomlins
1578–1618
Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rev Knowles's Descendants

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Rev (John) Knowles (1614–10 Apr 1685) m. Mary Broadnax (9 Apr 1620–10 Apr 1685)
  1. 1. Mary Knowles 1641–1692 m. Richard Pace 1638–1697
    1. 1. John Pace 1672–1720 m. Elizabeth Newsom 1673–1716
      1. 1. Mary Pace 1704–1743 m. Ignatius Tureman 1704–1784
        1. 1. Mary Thurman 1723–1805 m. John Bebout 1729–1803

Rev Knowles's Timeline

2 Records

1614
1614
Birth of Rev John Knowles in Otley, Suffolk, England
Otley, Suffolk, England
1685
10 Apr 1685
Age 71
Death of Rev John Knowles in St Dunstan and All Saints, Middlesex, England
St Dunstan and All Saints, Middlesex, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1614
    Event Place: Otley, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1685
    Event Place: St Dunstan and All Saints, Middlesex, England

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