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Thomas E. Benton Knowles 1839–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 APR 1839

Birth Location: Eden, Mount Desert Island, Maine, USA

Death Date: 18 APR 1923

Death Location: Town Hill, Mount Desert Island, Maine, USA

Father: Thomas Knowles

Mother: Judith Thomas

Spouse(s): Letitia Moore

Children(s): Abbie Knowles, Emily Knowles, Judith Knowles, Mary Knowles, Thomas Knowles

In 1839, Thomas E. Benton Knowles entered the world in Eden, Mount Desert Island, Maine, USA, born to Thomas Knowles And Judith B Thomas. Thomas E. Benton Knowles married Letitia G Moore, and had children including Abbie F Knowles, Emily B Knowles, Judith Knowles, Mary E Knowles, Thomas H Knowles. Thomas E. Benton Knowles passed away in 1923 in Town Hill, Mount Desert Island, Maine, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1839, Thomas E. Benton Knowles entered the world in Eden, Mount Desert Island, Maine, USA, born to Thomas Knowles And Judith B Thomas.
  • Thomas E. Benton Knowles married Letitia G Moore, and had children including Abbie F Knowles, Emily B Knowles, Judith Knowles, Mary E Knowles, Thomas H Knowles.
  • Thomas E. Benton Knowles passed away in 1923 in Town Hill, Mount Desert Island, Maine, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Knowles
1803–1876
Birth Location: Bar Harbor, Main, USA
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Judith Thomas
1802–1876
Birth Location: Eden, Bar Harbor, Maine, USA
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Spouses(s)

Letitia Moore
1852–1929
Birth Location: No. Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine
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Children(s)

Abbie Knowles
1871–1872
Birth Location: Eden, Bar Harbor, Maine, USA
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Emily Knowles
1873–1874
Birth Location: Eden, Bar Harbor, Maine, USA
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Judith Knowles
1888–
Birth Location: –
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Mary Knowles
1878–1901
Birth Location: Eden, Bar Harbor, Maine, USA
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Thomas Knowles
1876–1951
Birth Location: Eden, Bar Harbor, Maine, USA
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Thomas Knowles's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Knowles
1839–1923
Birth Place: Eden, Mount Desert Island, Maine, USA
Parents
Thomas Knowles
1803–1876
Bar Harbor, Main, USA
Judith (B.) Thomas
1802–1876
Eden, Bar Harbor, Maine, USA
Grandparents
Henry Knowles
1780–1831
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Rebecca Kettle
1784–1833
Maine
Great-Grandparents
Henry Knowles
1729–1810
Phebe Cook
1745–1785
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Knowles
1702–1759
Elizabeth Snow
1703–1759

Thomas Knowles's Descendants

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Thomas (E. Benton) Knowles (14 APR 1839–18 APR 1923) m. Letitia (G.) Moore (11 NOV 1852–16 JUN 1929)
  1. 1. Abbie (F.) Knowles 1871–1872
  2. 2. Emily (B.) Knowles 1873–1874
  3. 3. Judith Knowles 1888– m. William (Henry) Graten 1877–
  4. 4. Mary (E.) Knowles 1878–1901
  5. 5. Thomas (H.) Knowles 1876–1951 m. Addie (Myra) Swazey 1873–1927 m. Ruth (Annie) Bray 1892–1973
    1. 1. Fred (Allison) Knowles 1922–1991
    2. 2. Gladys (Mae) Knowles 1899–1975 m. Sutherland (Gower) Reid 1893–1972
    3. 3. Harry Knowles 1906–1906
    4. 4. Joeseph Knowles 1901–1902
    5. 5. Thomas Knowles 1897–1969 m. Deborah Litherland 1902–1980

Thomas Knowles's Timeline

2 Records

1839
14 APR 1839
Birth of Thomas E. Benton Knowles in Eden, Mount Desert Island, Maine, USA
Eden, Mount Desert Island, Maine, USA
1923
18 APR 1923
Age 84
Death of Thomas E. Benton Knowles in Town Hill, Mount Desert Island, Maine, USA
Town Hill, Mount Desert Island, Maine, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 APR 1839
    Event Place: Eden, Mount Desert Island, Maine, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] World Family Tree Vol. 135, Ed. 1, Tree #0344
    [2] 344.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 APR 1923
    Event Place: Town Hill, Mount Desert Island, Maine, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] World Family Tree Vol. 135, Ed. 1, Tree #0344
    [2] 344.FTW
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