flag female ancestor  Sarah  MOULTON

  (b. 14 August 1715 Hampton, New Hampshire, New England   d. 9 September 1792 )  

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Sarah MOULTON was born 14 August 1715 in Hampton, New Hampshire, New England

Sarah MOULTON was the child of Jacob MOULTON   and   Sarah SMITH and the grandchild of: (paternal)  John MOULTON and Lydia TAYLOR

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Sarah  married  John KNOWLES 1 January 1741 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, New England .  John KNOWLES  was born 12 October 1715 in Hampton, New Hampshire, USA (Hampton Beach).  John died 26 March 1798 in Chester, New Hampshire, USA. 

Sarah MOULTON died 9 September 1792
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Sarah MOULTON married flag male ancestor John KNOWLES-- Date: 1 January 1741 Place: Portsmouth, New Hampshire, New England
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Sarah MOULTON
Spouse: John KNOWLES
MARRIAGE: 1-1-1741.

LOCATION: Portsmouth, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States
VOLUME: 27
PAGE: 11
Births, Marriages and Deaths in Portsmouth, N. H. (Concluded.)

Vital Records from The NEHGS Register

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On 1 Jan 1740-1 when Sarah was 25, she married John Knowles, son of John Knowles (14 May 1686-) & Triphenia Locke (ca 1692-), in Rye, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Born on 12 Oct 1715 in Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. John died in Chester, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, on 26 Mar 1798; he was 82.

Children of John and Sarah (Moulton) Knowles, born at Chester:
i. Sarah Knowles, b. ca. 174;
ii. John Knowles, b. 19 Feb 1742-3, d. before 16 Jan 1794 at Chester, m. Mary Lane (b. 24 Feb 1742-3 at Rye, NH, d. Aug 1795 at Chester, dau. of John & Mary (Knowles) Lane);
iii. Tryphene Knowles, b. ca. 1745;
iv. Nathan Knowles, b. 14 Nov 1748, d. 30 Apr 1837 at Chester, m. there 20 Nov 1775 Susanna Shackford (b. 5 Apr 1757 at Chester, d. there 29 Dec 1841); and
v. Mary Knowles, b. 28 Nov 1755, d. 1813, m. Joseph Hills.


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birth1715 Birth
14 August 1715
Hampton, New Hampshire, New England
marriage1741 Marriage / Partner
Sarah MOULTON and John KNOWLES 1 January 1741, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA (Strawbery Banke)

She was 25 years old.
Added: 7/14/2016 3:35:39 PM - Updated: 7/9/2025 12:15:45 PM
Did You Know?New Hampshire was named by Captain John Mason after Hampshire, England. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1686 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New Hampshire, New England
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of New Hampshire
June 21, 1788 - New Hampshire becomes 9th U.S. state

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