Ancestry of
Jon Meacham

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Cornelius Knowles

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• • 7th Great-grandfather of Jon Meacham — 10th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 638 
  • Father:
  • Richard Knowles 
  • Mother:
  • Martha Cobb   
  • Birth Date:
  • 10 Apr 1722 
  • Birth Location:
  • Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts 
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  • Death Date:
  • 4 Jul 1794 
  • Death Location:
  • Liverpool, Nova Scotia, Canada 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Mary Hopkins
  • Marriage Date:
  • ABT 1746 
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  Cornelius Knowles

  Martha Knowles

  Experience Knowles (Ahnentafel No:319 )

  John Knowles

  James Knowles

  Martha Knowles

• Sources for Cornelius Knowles

  • ¹ New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 1972, Vol. 126, p. 166, Marriage record for Lothrop Freeman and daughter Experience Knowles.
  • ² Austin, John D., Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Vol. 6, 3rd ed., Stephen Hopkins, Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants (2001), 454-455.

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