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John
KNOWLES
Born
12 October 1715
,
Hampton, New Hampshire, New England
Died
26 March 1798
,
Chester, New Hampshire, USA
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John KNOWLES married 
Sarah MOULTON
Marriage date: 1 January 1741
Marriage place: Portsmouth, New Hampshire, New England
Source: americanancestors.org
Sarah MOULTON was the child of Jacob MOULTON and Sarah SMITH
Sarah MOULTONMarriage date: 1 January 1741
Marriage place: Portsmouth, New Hampshire, New England
Source: americanancestors.org
Sarah MOULTON was the child of Jacob MOULTON and Sarah SMITH
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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.)
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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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Birth — 171512 October 1715
Hampton, New Hampshire, New England
1741 Marriage / PartnerJohn KNOWLES and Sarah MOULTON 1 January 1741, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA (Strawbery Banke)
He was 25 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 179826 March 1798
Chester, New Hampshire, USA
He died at the age of 82.
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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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