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Robert McKnight 1795–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1795

Birth Location: Dunbar, Fayette, PA, USA

Death Date: 22 Dec 1870

Death Location: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, American Mechanics Cem

Father: Lt. McKnight

Mother: Elizabeth Sears

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The story of Robert McKnight began in 1795 in Dunbar, Fayette, PA, USA. Robert McKnight passed away in 1870 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, American Mechanics Cem.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert McKnight began in 1795 in Dunbar, Fayette, PA, USA.
  • Robert McKnight passed away in 1870 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, American Mechanics Cem.

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Robert McKnight's Ancestors

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Robert McKnight
1795–1870
Birth Place: Dunbar, Fayette, PA, USA
Parents
Lt. Robert McKnight
1753–1843
Donegal, Donegal, Ireland
Elizabeth ("Polly") Sears
1750–1820
Ireland
Grandparents
Patriot (John McKnight Immigrant Ireland to PA-SC Col. Am., Am. Rev. War Soldier, Son of Capt John McKnight & Mary) McAllister
1726–1788
Outleck townland, Armagh County, (Northern) Ireland
Margaret McClellan
1731–1802
Ulster,Antrim,Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Capt. McKnight
1705–1768
Mary McAllister
1710–1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander II
1680–1735
Mary MacColman
1682–1750
Archibald Mcallister
1700–1768
Jean McClure
1698–1778

Robert McKnight's Timeline

2 Records

1795
1795
Birth of Robert McKnight in Dunbar, Fayette, PA, USA
Dunbar, Fayette, PA, USA
1870
22 Dec 1870
Age 75
Death of Robert McKnight in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, American Mechanics Cem
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, American Mechanics Cem

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Dunbar, Fayette, PA, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1870
    Event Place: Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, American Mechanics Cem

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