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John Knight (1655 - 1735)

John Knight
Born in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Baymap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 2 Mar 1681 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusettsmap
Husband of — married 12 Mar 1699 in Cambridge, Massmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 79 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Baymap
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Biography

John was born to Joseph and Hannah Knight at Woburn, Massachusetts Bay in 1655.[1] He married Abigail Craggen there in 1681[2] and they had 11 children together.[3] John died at Woburn on November 9, 1735.[4]

Children

  1. Abigail b 27 Dec 1681
  2. John b 31 Jan 1683/4; died within two years
  3. John b Mar 1686
  4. Benjamin b 20 Mar 1688; died 1697
  5. Samuel b 27 Sep 1690
  6. Mercy b 03 Feb 1692/3
  7. Ebenezer b 20 Aug 1695
  8. Rebekah b 14 May 1698
  9. Benjamin b 20 Oct 1700
  10. Joseph b 09 Nov 1702; died within a month
  11. Amiziah b 14 Dec 1703

Sources

  1. Citation "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NV-9LK : 15 January 2020), John Knight, 1655.
  2. "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHVV-SZH : 24 January 2020), John Knight, 1681.
  3. Sewall, Samuel. The History of Woburn...to the Year 1860. Boston, MA: Wiggin and Lunt, Publishers, 1868. Page 624. https://books.google.com/books?id=iXivTJ8JqioC&pg=PA624&dq=John+Knight+woburn&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwicifH8yvzpAhWoQzABHSNWBWcQ6AEwAHoECAAQAg#v=onepage&q=John%20Knight%20woburn&f=false
  4. "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHXJ-HQC : 17 January 2020), John, Sen. Knight, 1735.




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Knight-9072 and Knight-124 appear to represent the same person because: Same person
posted by Catherine (Willhite) V
Knight-124 and Knight-5606 appear to represent the same person because: Please merge. This appears to be the same John Knight with same spouse. Thank you.

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posted by James Stratman

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