1765 - 1815

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• Birth	7 Sep 1765	South Kingstown, Washington Co., Rhode Island
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Sep 1815	Salt Pond, Rhode Island
  Person ID	I83490	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	09 Jul 2002 00:00:00
  Father	Hazard KNOWLES, b. 2 Oct 1736, South Kingstown, Washington Co., Rhode Island
  Mother	Margaret CONGDON, b. 6 Aug 1741, Charlestown, Washington Co., Rhode Island
  Family ID	F36130	Group Sheet
  Family	Sarah STANTON, b. Abt 1765
  Married	7 Sep 1783	Jamestown, Newport Co., Rhode Island
  Children	1. Benjamin Stanton KNOWLES, b. 31 Mar 1784, South Kingstown, Washington Co., Rhode Island > 2. Sarah KNOWLES, b. 10 Nov 1787, South Kingstown, Washington Co., Rhode Island   3. William KNOWLES, b. 26 Nov 1789, South Kingstown, Washington Co., Rhode Island > 4. Renewed KNOWLES, b. 26 Feb 1792, Jamestown, Newport Co., Rhode Island   5. Margaret KNOWLES, b. 6 Apr 1794, South Kingstown, Washington Co., Rhode Island   6. Harriet KNOWLES, b. 6 Aug 1796, South Kingstown, Washington Co., Rhode Island   7. Harriet KNOWLES, b. 23 Jan 1799, South Kingstown, Washington Co., Rhode Island   8. Hannah KNOWLES, b. 20 Oct 1802   9. Mary Ann KNOWLES, b. 26 Jan 1806   10. Hazard KNOWLES, b. 15 Dec 1785
  Family ID	F36324	Group Sheet

• Notes	William's date of death corresponds to the Great Gale of 1815, a hurricane that stuck New England with great ferocity and loss of life. He probably drowned in this storm along with his son.