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William Knowles 1645–1727 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1645

Birth Location: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States

Death Date: 21 Apr 1727

Death Location: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Henry Knowles

Mother: Elizabeth Potter

Spouse(s): Alice Fish

Children(s): Daniel Knowles

William Knowles was born in 1645 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States, the child of Henry Knowles And Elizabeth Potter. William Knowles married Alice Fish, and had children including Daniel Knowles. William Knowles passed away in 1727 in Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • William Knowles was born in 1645 in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States, the child of Henry Knowles And Elizabeth Potter.
  • William Knowles married Alice Fish, and had children including Daniel Knowles.
  • William Knowles passed away in 1727 in Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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William Knowles's Ancestors

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William Knowles
1645–1727
Birth Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
Parents
Henry Knowles
1609–1670
Hull, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Potter
1620–1675
Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Knowles
1587–1676
Pontefract, Yorkshire, England
Jane Conant
1584–1638
East Budleigh, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Knowles
1560–1587
Elizabeth Robinson
1550–1587
Richard Conant
1548–1630
Agnes Clarke
1548–1630
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Conant
1520–1596
Marie
1525–1599

William Knowles's Descendants

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William Knowles (1645–21 Apr 1727) m. Alice Fish (1652–1734)
  1. 1. Daniel Knowles 1691–1759 m. Hannah Hazard 1703–1785

William Knowles's Timeline

2 Records

1645
1645
Birth of William Knowles in Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
1727
21 Apr 1727
Age 82
Death of William Knowles in Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1645
    Event Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1268.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DAS
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: The history of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Annals of our colonial ancestors and their descendants, or, Our Quaker forefathers and their posterity ... embracing a genealog

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1727
    Event Place: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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