Gillespie Family Tree, USA » Benjamin Kniffen Sr. (1705-1783)

Personal data Benjamin Kniffen Sr. 

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Household of Benjamin Kniffen Sr.

He is married to Gertrude Purdy.

They got married in the year 1729, he was 23 years old.

They got married on June 14, 1724, he was 19 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Benjamin Kniffen  1728-1753
  2. Andrew Kniffen  1734-1764
  4. Mary Kniffen Willson  1742-1835 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Benjamin Kniffen

Benjamin Kniffen
1705-1783

1729

Gertrude Purdy
1712-1742

Benjamin Kniffen
1728-1753
Andrew Kniffen
1734-1764
Mary "Polly" Kniffen
1740-1835
Mary Kniffen Willson
1742-1835

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Sources

  1. Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=117284744&pid=326
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  2. New York, Genealogical Records, 1675-1920, Ancestry.com, The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (quarterly-1907) - Extracts; Publication Place: New York; Publisher: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society; Page Number: 15 / Ancestry.com

Historical events

Birthday January 23, 1705

Day of death April 4, 1783

  • The temperature on April 4, 1783 was about 13.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1783: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 18 » Three-Fifths Compromise: the first instance of black slaves in the United States of America being counted as three fifths of persons (for the purpose of taxation), in a resolution of the Congress of the Confederation. This was later adopted in the 1787 Constitution.
    • May 18 » First United Empire Loyalists reach Parrtown (later called Saint John, New Brunswick), Canada, after leaving the United States.
    • May 26 » A Great Jubilee Day held at North Stratford, Connecticut, celebrated the end of fighting in the American Revolution.
    • June 4 » The Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrate their montgolfière (hot air balloon).
    • November 4 » Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Symphony No. 36 is performed for the first time in Linz, Austria.
    • November 29 » A 5.3 magnitude earthquake strikes New Jersey.


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