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Sarah F KNIGHT 1695 – 1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Dec 1695

Birth Location: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 01 Feb 1779

Death Location: Scotland, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Father: David Knight

Mother: Sarah Backus

Spouse(s): Elisha Lillie

Children(s): David Lillie

In 1695, Sarah F KNIGHT entered the world in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA, born to David Knight and Sarah Backus. In 1726, Sarah F KNIGHT resided in Windham, Connecticut, USA. Sarah F KNIGHT married Elisha Lillie, and had children including David Lillie. Sarah F KNIGHT passed away in 1779 in Scotland, Windham, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1695, Sarah F KNIGHT entered the world in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA, born to David Knight and Sarah Backus.
  • In 1726, Sarah F KNIGHT resided in Windham, Connecticut, USA.
  • Sarah F KNIGHT married Elisha Lillie, and had children including David Lillie.
  • Sarah F KNIGHT passed away in 1779 in Scotland, Windham, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah KNIGHT's Ancestors

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Sarah KNIGHT
1695 – 1779
Birth Place: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Parents
David Knight
1656 – 1744
Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Sarah Backus
1663 – 1732
of Norwich
Grandparents
William Backus
1634 – 1721
England
Elizabeth Pratt
1642 – 1725
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Backhouse
1606 – 1664
Elizabeth Cook
1603 – 1643
William Pratt
Elizabeth Clark
1622 – 1678
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah KNIGHT's Descendants

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Sarah (F) KNIGHT (09 Dec 1695 – 01 Feb 1779) m. Elisha Lillie (1699 – 6 Jul 1767)
  1. 1. David Lillie (01 Sep 1736 – 25 May 1821) m. Azubah BISSELL (21 Apr 1745 – 29 Apr 1815)
    1. 1. David Lillie (1768 – 1868) m. Laura Barstow (Bet. 1768–1778 – Bef. 1878)
      1. 1. Caroline Lilly (Abt. 1810 – 20 May 1876) m. Robert (Albert) Spencer (1809 – 29 March 1873)
        1. 1. Eliza (Amelia) Spencer (08 Mar 1846 – 06 Nov 1926) m. Finley (S.) Wilcox (10 Feb 1838 – 18 Jan 1923)

Sarah KNIGHT's Timeline

6 Records

1695
09 Dec 1695
Birth of Sarah F KNIGHT in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
1721
25 May 1721
Age 26
Sarah F KNIGHT was married in Windham, Windham, Connecticut
Windham, Windham, Connecticut
1726
1726
Age 31
Sarah F KNIGHT resided here in Windham, Connecticut, USA
Windham, Connecticut, USA
1762
5 Jan 1762
Age 67
Sarah F KNIGHT was baptized in Burton Bradstock, Dorset, England
Burton Bradstock, Dorset, England
1779
01 Feb 1779
Age 84
Death of Sarah F KNIGHT in Scotland, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Scotland, Windham, Connecticut, USA
1779
1779
Age 84
Burial of Sarah F KNIGHT in Scotland, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
Scotland, Windham County, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Dec 1695
    Event Place: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1762
    Event Place: Burton Bradstock, Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980
    [2] Dorset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 May 1721
    Event Place: Windham, Windham, Connecticut
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1726
    Event Place: Windham, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Harvard
    Record Source: Worcester County, Massachusetts, Probate Index, Vol. 1 & 2 A - Z, July 1731-1881

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Feb 1779
    Event Place: Scotland, Windham, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [3] Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: Scotland, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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