William Knowlton (1735 - 1784)

Born 9 Aug 1735 in Boxford, Essex, Massachusetts

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Descendants

Died 9 Jan 1784 at age 48 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, United States

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Research Notes

William's Sister's Sarah's date of birth is given as 12 Jul 1733. It is likely that William's was recorded incorrectly and is 1735 -- this is the only placement that makes sense with the dates of birth of his siblings.

Biography

Born on 9 Aug 1733 in West Boxford, Essex Co., MA^[1] , he married Mehitable Eaton on 15 Dec 1757.

William and his wife were admitted into the church in Ashford on "confession," August 5, 1770. He committed suicide when insane, January 9, 1784. ^[2][3]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com Birth Records Ancestry.com. Connecticut Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.
2. ↑ Stocking, Rev. Charles Henry Wright. D.D. The History and Genealogy of the Knowltons of England and America. Vols.1, & 2 pg. 49. New York: The Knickerbocker Press, 1897. Stocking ID 423.
3. ↑ Knowlton, George Henry. Addenda and Errata to Dr. Stocking's History ... of the Knowltons pg. 33. Boston, MA (Everett Press Company) 1903.