Maj. William KNOWLTON b. 5 Apr 1830 New Portland, Somerset, Maine, United States d. 20 Sep 1864 , Frederick County, Virginia, United States: Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree

1830 - 1864 (34 years)

Name	William KNOWLTON [1, 2]
Prefix	Maj.
Birth	5 Apr 1830	New Portland, Somerset, Maine, United States [3]
Gender	Male
_UID	0F1AC7CE0BFA4C12A8759593759C5005CCC7
Census	1860	Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States [4]
1) Wm Knowlton, age 30, M, Master Mason, Real Estate $4200, Personal Estate $550, b. Maine 2) Harriet M Knowlton, age 28, F, b. Mass. 3) Geo. W. Knowlton, age 3, M, b. Maine 4) Laura A. Knowlton, age 2, F, b. Maine 5) Hattie A. Knowlton, age 1, F, b. Maine 6) Mary Kimble, age 61, F, b. Mass. 7-9) Mary L. Meader, age 18; Timothy Sedgly, age 50, Mason, Edward Sands, age 20, Express Agent, all b. Maine [probably unrelated borders]
Death	20 Sep 1864	, Frederick County, Virginia, United States [5, 6]
Burial	Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States [6]
Person ID	I6287	Our Family Tree
Last Modified	6 Apr 2022

Father	William KNOWLTON, b. 1 Jul 1804, Freeman, Franklin, Maine, United States d. 14 Aug 1863, New Portland, Somerset, Maine, United States (Age 59 years)
Mother	Mary CHAPMAN, b. 5 May 1799, Mount Vernon, Kennebec, Maine, United States d. 31 Dec 1871, New Portland, Somerset, Maine, United States (Age 72 years)
Marriage	21 Jun 1822
Family ID	F2159	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Harriet Meer KIMBALL, b. 7 Aug 1831, Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. 2 Feb 1912, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (Age 80 years)
Marriage	28 Jan 1854	Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States [1]
Family ID	F1884	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	4 Aug 2020

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	Birth - 5 Apr 1830 - New Portland, Somerset, Maine, United States
	Marriage - 28 Jan 1854 - Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States
	Census - 1860 - Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States
	Death - 20 Sep 1864 - , Frederick County, Virginia, United States
	Burial - - Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States

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Reference Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I6287&tree=tree1: accessed 8 April 2025), "Maj. William KNOWLTON."

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[S2018] "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921." Database and images., (FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org : 27 Dec 2014.), (https://familysearch.org : accessed 4 Aug 2020); William Knowlton & Harriet M Kimball 28 Jan 1854; citing Lewiston, Maine, Vital Records, 1838-1890.
[S2677] Charles Henry Wright Stocking, The History and Genealogy of the Knowltons of England and America. Internet Archive. Digital images. 2 vols. (New York: Knickerbocker Press, 1897), (https://archive.com: 2009), 1: 271-72. accessed 22 Mar 2022.
[S2310] "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900." Database with images., (FamilySearch. https://www.familysearch.org : 10 Feb 2018.), (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 4 Aug 2020); William Knowlton, 5 Apr 1830, New Portland, Somerset, Maine, United States; citing New Portland [Maine] Vital Records, 1770-1865.
[S2498] Maine, Androscoggin County, 1860 U.S. census, FamilySearch, Digital images, (https://www.familysearch.org: National Archives and Records Administration, 24 March 2017), M653, roll 432, Lewiston, p. 57, dwelling 411, family 462, Wm Knowlton, accessed 3 Aug 2020
[S2499] "Maine, J. Gary Nichols Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1999," database with images, FamilySearch , (https://www.familysearch.org, 9 Oct 2015), 3 Aug 2020, Knowlton, William, Major, 19 Sep 1864, Riverside Cemetery, Lewiston, Me.
[S1075] "Find a Grave Memorials." Database and images., (Find a Grave. https://www.findagrave.com : 2019.), (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 20 Aug 2018); Maj William Knowlton (1830-1864) Memorial #93158209; citing Riverside Cemetery, Lewiston, Maine.