Zerviah Knowlton

Brief Life History of Zerviah

When Zerviah Knowlton was born in 1787, in Fraserville, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada, her father, Daniel Knowlton, was 31 and her mother, Rachel Jenckes Olney, was 18. She married Francis Fraser Jr on 6 December 1810, in Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She died in 1821, at the age of 34.

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Family Time Line

Francis Fraser Jr
1787–1854
Zerviah Knowlton
1787–1821
Marriage: 6 December 1810
Francis Fraser III
1811–
John William Fraser
1813–1894
Daniel Fraser
1818–1886
Rachel Fraser
1822–1885

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  • Zerviah Knowlton in the North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000

Name Meaning

English (Hampshire): habitational name from either of two places so named, one in Dorset and the other in Kent. Both are named from Old English cnoll ‘knoll, hilltop’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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