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Born
10 May 1613 ,  Staplegrove, Somerset, England
Died
4 April 1701 ,  Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Born: 10 May 1613 in Staplegrove, Somerset, England

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Edith  married  Peter PALFREY abt. 1631 in Massachusetts Bay Colony .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Peter PALFREY  was born 30 September 1611 in Horton, Somerset, England.  Peter died 15 September 1663 in Reading, Massachusetts Bay Colony. 

Edith KNIGHT died 4 April 1701 in Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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Edith KNIGHT married immigrant flag male ancestor Peter PALFREY
Marriage date: abt. 1631
Marriage place: , Massachusetts Bay Colony

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BirthBirth — 1613
10 May 1613
Staplegrove, Somerset, England
1636 Birth of Child
John G PALFREY was born 25 December 1636, Salem, Massachusetts, USA

Edith was 23 years old.
Invention 1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)
1663 Death of Spouse/Partner
Peter PALFREY died 15 September 1663, Reading, Massachusetts, USA
marriage1664 Marriage of Child
John G PALFREY married 4 August 1664, Cambridge, Massachusetts Bay Colony to Rebecca BOARDMAN
Invention 1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity
Invention 1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)
DeathDeath — 1701
4 April 1701
Salem, Province of Massachusetts Bay
She died at the age of 87.
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