Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


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Col. Thomas Knowlton




Husband Col. Thomas Knowlton 1

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           Died: 1776 - Harlem Heights, Manhattan Island, NY
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         Father: [Father] Knowlton (      -      )
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General Notes: Husband - Col. Thomas Knowlton


He won imperishable fame at the battle of Bunker Hill. He was a friend of George Washington, who showed Knowlton several marks of apprecia-tion and respect. Colonel Knowlton was killed in 1776 at the battle of Harlem Heights. His statue was erected by the state of Con-necticut at the capital at Hartford.

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Sources


1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 313.


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