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William Knowlton (1741 - 1820)

William Knowlton
Born in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts Baymap
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Husband of — married 26 Oct 1764 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusettsmap
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Died at age 79 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

William Knowlton was born on April 29, 1741 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay. His parents were Ezekiel Knowlton and Susannah Morgan. [1]

He married Hannah Hastings on October 26, 1764. [1]

Together they had these children the first 5 of which were born in Templeton, [2] and the rest in Shrewsbury [1]:

  1. Asa Knowlton, b. 1765.
  2. William Knowlton, bap. 1771.
  3. Artemas Knowlton, bap. 1772.
  4. Hannah Knowlton, bap. 1767.
  5. Susanna Knowlton, bap. 1775.
  6. William Knowlton, b. 1777.
  7. Seth Knowlton, b. 1781.
  8. Joseph Knowlton, b. 1785.
    1776 Project
    Lieutenant William Knowlton served with 18th Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment (1775), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Sgt. William Knowlton of Templeton was a minuteman in the American Revolution, serving in Capt. Joel Fletcher's company,, Col. Ephraim Doolittle regt. [3] [4] [5] [6]

He died on September 13, 1820 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. [1]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Vital Records of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849
  2. ↑ Vital Records of Templeton, Massachusetts; to the End of the Year 1849
  3. ↑ DAR
  4. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
  5. ↑ United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783
  6. ↑ Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783
  • Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2021-10-26), "Record of William Knowlton", Ancestor # A066867.
  • "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch
    • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NK-NMB : 10 November 2020), William Knowlton, 29 Apr 1741; citing Birth, Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011135.
    • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NK-62X : 10 November 2020), William Knowlton in entry for William Knowlton, 20 Jun 1777; citing Birth, Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011135.
    • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NK-6NR : 10 November 2020), William Knowlton in entry for Seth Knowlton, 11 May 1781; citing Birth, Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011135.
    • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHZR-NNT : 10 November 2020), William Knowlton, 13 Sep 1820; citing Death, Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011135.
  • "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKG-7D7 : accessed 26 October 2021), William Knowlton, Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 543, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 4; FHL microfilm 568,144.
  • "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2D-N6L : accessed 26 October 2021), Wm Knowlton, Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 724, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 22; FHL microfilm 205,630.
  • "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch


  • Hist. & Geneal. of the Knowltons in England and America




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