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Robert Knight 1606 – 1655 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1606

Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, England

Death Date: 27 Jun 1655

Death Location: Boston, Massachusetts

Father: Edward Knight

Mother: Mrs. Knight

Spouse(s): Anne Cromwell

Children(s): Luce Knight, Edward Knight, Martha Knight

Robert Knight was born in 1606 in Bristol, Somerset, England, the child of Edward Knight and Mrs. Edward Knight. Robert Knight later married Anne Cromwell, and together they raised children including Luce Knight, Edward Knight and Martha Knight. In 1655, Robert Knight passed away in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Parents

Edward Knight
1580 –
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucester, England
EK
Mrs. Knight
1580 –
Birth Location: Of Bristol, Gloucester, England
MK

Spouses(s)

Anne Cromwell
1621 – 1729
Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, England
AC

Children(s)

Luce Knight
1640 –
Birth Location: Boston, Norfolk, MA, USA
LK
Edward Knight
1652 –
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
EK
Martha Knight
1653 – 1744
Birth Location: Boston, Massachusetts
MK

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1606
    Event Place: Bristol, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1638
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1638; Page Number: 199

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 27 Apr 1655
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011, U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Suffolk County); Probate Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 27 Jun 1655
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

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