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Robert Knight 1598 – 1676 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1598

Birth Location: Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

Death Date: 24 Aug 1676

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk, Ma

Father: Edward Knight

Mother: Mrs. Knight

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Children(s):

In 1598, Robert Knight entered the world in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, born to Edward Knight and Mrs. Edward Knight. Robert Knight passed away in 1676 in Boston, Suffolk, Ma.

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Biography

  • In 1598, Robert Knight entered the world in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England, born to Edward Knight and Mrs. Edward Knight.
  • Robert Knight passed away in 1676 in Boston, Suffolk, Ma.

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Robert Knight's Ancestors

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Robert Knight
1598 – 1676
Birth Place: Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England
Parents
Edward Knight
1580 –
Bristol, Gloucester, England
Mrs. (Edward) Knight
1580 –
Of Bristol, Gloucester, England
Grandparents
Francis Knight
1550 – 1616
Of Bristol, Gloucester, England
Mrs. (Francis) Knight
1550 –
Of Bristol, Gloucester, England
Great-Grandparents
William Knight
1528 –
Elizabeth Bowns
1530 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1598
1598
Birth of Robert Knight in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England
Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England
1676
24 Aug 1676
Age 78
Death of Robert Knight in Boston, Suffolk, Ma
Boston, Suffolk, Ma

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1598
    Event Place: Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1676
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Ma

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