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Thankful Knowles 1705–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1705

Birth Location: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Death Date: 1 Nov 1779

Death Location: Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Richard Knowles

Mother: Thankful Higgins

Spouse(s): Samuel Godfrey

Children(s): Mary Godfrey, Prince Godfrey, Alexander Godfrey, Thankful Godfrey, Phoebe Godfrey, Capt. Godfrey, Susannah Godfrey, Bethiah Godfrey

Thankful Knowles was born in 1705 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, the child of Richard Knowles And Thankful Higgins. Thankful Knowles married Samuel Prince Godfrey, and had children including Alexander Godfrey, Bethiah Godfrey, Capt Josiah Godfrey, Mary Godfrey, Phoebe Godfrey, Prince Godfrey, Susannah Godfrey, Thankful Godfrey. Thankful Knowles passed away in 1779 in Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Thankful Knowles was born in 1705 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, the child of Richard Knowles And Thankful Higgins.
  • Thankful Knowles married Samuel Prince Godfrey, and had children including Alexander Godfrey, Bethiah Godfrey, Capt Josiah Godfrey, Mary Godfrey, Phoebe Godfrey, Prince Godfrey, Susannah Godfrey, Thankful Godfrey.
  • Thankful Knowles passed away in 1779 in Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Thankful Knowles's Ancestors

Self
Thankful Knowles
1705–1779
Birth Place: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Parents
Richard Knowles
1688–1769
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Thankful Higgins
1688–1712
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Mercy Freeman
1659–1745
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Samuel Knowles
1651–1737
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Jonathan Higgins
1664–1754
Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Lydia Sparrow
1660–1708
Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thankful Knowles's Descendants

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Thankful Knowles (1705–1 Nov 1779) m. Samuel (Prince) Godfrey (1703–31 Aug 1768)
  1. 1. Mary Godfrey 1743–1819
  2. 2. Prince Godfrey 1740–1814
  3. 3. Alexander Godfrey 1742–1783
  4. 4. Thankful Godfrey 1730–1815
  5. 5. Phoebe Godfrey 1734–1819
  6. 6. Capt. (Josiah) Godfrey 1728–1778 m. Eunice Godfrey 1731–1781
    1. 1. 1756–1803 m. Phoebe ((Phebe)) West 1768–1849
      1. 1. Ruth Godfrey 1791–1798
      2. 2. Josiah Godfrey 1790–
    2. 2. Susannah Godfrey 1730–1815 m. Stephen (Eldridge) Smith 1749–1827
      1. 1. Stephen (Smith) IV 1775–1827
      2. 2. Mehitaabel Smith 1783–
      3. 3. Samuel Smith 1779–1817
      4. 4. Josiah Smith 1773–1852 m. Elizabeth Barss 1780–1848 m. Esther Collins 1774–1803
        1. 1. Ann (Barss) Smith 1806–1891
        2. 2. Olivia Smith 1808–1841
        3. 3. Elizabeth Smith 1811–1856
        4. 4. Lydia Smith 1814–1850
        5. 5. Stephen Smith 1816–1900
        6. 6. Abigail Smith 1818–1886
        7. 7. Lewis Smith 1819–1886
        8. 8. Susannah Smith 1804–1876
        9. 9. Eunice Smith 1801–1867
        10. 10. Esther Smith 1802–
      5. 5. Alexander Smith 1785–1817
      6. 6. Lodowick Smith 1790–1827
      7. 7. Susannah Smith 1769–1841 m. David Barss 1774–1776
        1. 1. Abigail Barss 1802–1881
        2. 2. Rebeckah Barss 1804–
        3. 3. David Barss 1806–1870
      8. 8. Eunice Smith 1781–1801
      9. 9. Sarah Smith 1761–1807
      10. 10. Ladowick Smith 1756–1789
      11. 11. Jonathan (Eldredge) Smith 1747–1815 m. Elizabeth Harrington 1754–1840 m. Elizabeth Harrington 1754–1840
        1. 1. Sophia (Catherine) Smith 1795–1817
        2. 2. Stephen SMITH 1786–1813
        3. 3. Solomon Smith 1796–1849
        4. 4. Nathaniel Smith 1797–1801
        5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth SMITH) MORREAU 1778–1846
        6. 6. Dorcas (Tabitha SMITH) FOSTER 1774–1845
        7. 7. Bethia (SMITH) PEACH 1783–1828
        8. 8. Jonathan (Eldridge SMITH) II 1781–1848
        9. 9. Henry SMITH 1790–1816
        10. 10. Nathaniel Smith 1797–1801
        11. 11. Dorcas (Tabitha SMITH) FOSTER 1774–1845
        12. 12. Bethia Smith 1783–1828
        13. 13. Henry SMITH 1790–1816
        14. 14. Solomon Smith 1788–1881
        15. 15. Mary (Elizabeth) Smith 1778–1846
        16. 16. Tabitha (Dorcus) Smith 1774–1811
        17. 17. Stephen Smith 1786–1813
      12. 12. Bethia (Smith) Harrington 1754–
      13. 13. Tabitha (Dorcas SMITH) CAHOON 1759–1858
      14. 14. Mehitable SMITH 1764–1847
    3. 3. Mary Godfrey 1769–1816
    4. 4. Josiah Godfrey 1749–1790
    5. 5. Ruth Godfrey 1748–
  7. 7. Susannah Godfrey 1727–1815
  8. 8. Bethiah Godfrey 1743–1800

Thankful Knowles's Timeline

4 Records

1705
1705
Birth of Thankful Knowles in Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
1705
1705
Birth of Thankful Knowles in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
1779
1779
Age 74
Death of Thankful Knowles in Barrington, N.S.
Barrington, N.S.
1779
1 Nov 1779
Age 74
Death of Thankful Knowles in Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1705
    Event Place: Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1705
    Event Place: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1764
    Event Place: Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Nova Scotia, Canada; Year: 1764; Page Number: 97

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: Barrington, N.S.
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1779
    Event Place: Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

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