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Dorothy Knight 1785 – 1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Mar 1785

Birth Location: Roche, Cornwall, England

Death Date: Jan 1861

Death Location: St Austell, Cornwall, England

Father: Joseph Knight

Mother: Jane Harvey

Spouse(s): Abraham Grigg

Children(s): Nicholas Grigg, Jenny Grigg, Joseph Grigg, Elizabeth Grigg, Elizabeth Grigg, Jane Grigg, Abraham Grigg, Isaac Grigg, Jacob Grigg, William Grigg, Mary Grigg, Ann Grigg, John Grigg, James Grigg

Born in 1785 in Roche, Cornwall, England, Dorothy Knight was the child of Joseph Knight and Jane Harvey. In time, Dorothy Knight married Abraham Grigg, and they raised a family that included Nicholas Grigg, Jenny Grigg, Joseph Grigg, Elizabeth Grigg, Elizabeth Grigg, Jane Grigg, Abraham Grigg, Isaac Grigg, Jacob Grigg, William Grigg, Mary Jane Grigg, Ann Grigg, John Grigg and James Grigg. Dorothy Knight died in St Austell, Cornwall, England in 1861.

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Parents

Joseph Knight
1763 – 1837
Birth Location: Roche, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
JK
Jane Harvey
1765 – 1828
Birth Location: Luxulyan, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
JH

Spouses(s)

Abraham Grigg
1782 – 1857
Birth Location: Enniscaven, St Dennis, Cornwall, England
AG

Children(s)

Nicholas Grigg
1803 – 1881
Birth Location: Cornwall, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
NG
Jenny Grigg
1806 – 1806
Birth Location: St. Dennis, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
JG
Joseph Grigg
1809 – 1874
Birth Location: Cornwall, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
JG
Elizabeth Grigg
1810 – 1881
Birth Location: Enniscaven, St Dennis, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
EG
Elizabeth Grigg
1811 –
Birth Location: Cornwall, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
EG
Jane Grigg
1813 – 1885
Birth Location: St Dennis, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
JG
Abraham Grigg
1815 – 1874
Birth Location: Cornwall, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
AG
Isaac Grigg
1817 – 1897
Birth Location: Cornwall, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
IG
Jacob Grigg
1818 – 1907
Birth Location: Roche, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
JG
William Grigg
1822 – 1847
Birth Location: St. Dennis, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
WG
Mary Grigg
1823 – 1895
Birth Location: Bodmin Circuit, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
MG
Ann Grigg
1825 – 1877
Birth Location: Cornwall, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
AG
John Grigg
1827 – 1828
Birth Location: Cornwall, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
JG
James Grigg
1829 – 1849
Birth Location: Cornwall, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
JG

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 21 Mar 1785
    Event Place: Roche, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 20 October 1804
    Event Place: St Dennis, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Jan 1861
    Event Place: St Austell, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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