Brief Life History of Edward
When Edward Knowles was born on 9 March 1768, in Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States, his father, Jonathan Knowles, was 42 and his mother, Anne Power, was 36. He married Amey Peck on 24 March 1793, in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 11 January 1811, in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 42, and was buried in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Edward Knowles - Published information: birth-name: Edward Knowles
- Edward Knowles, "Find A Grave Index"
- Edward 2'D Knowles in entry for Amey Ann Humphreys, "Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950"
Spouse and Children
1768–1811 Male
1772–1838 Female
Children (11)
1794– Male
1795–1795 Male
1796–1838 Male
1796–1877 Male
1799– Male
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Parents and Siblings
1726–1815 Male
1732–1811 Female
Siblings (5)
1766–1831 Male
1768–1811 Male
1770– Female
1772– Female
1775–1835 Male
World Events (8)
1776
Age 8
1776
Age 8
1780 · French Occupy Newport
Age 12
Name Meaning
English: topographic name from Middle English knol(le) ‘knoll, hilltop’ (Old English cnoll) or from any of the many places (some lost) named with this word, for example Knowle (Devon, Dorset, Lancashire, Somerset, Warwickshire, and Yorkshire) and Knole (Kent, Sussex).
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Tnúthghail (see Newell ).
English: variant of Noel , often, with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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