SEVENTH GENERATION

-777- MARY, b. 12 Apr. 1820; d. in Salem 6 Dec. 1898, ae 78; m. in Salem 10 July 1845 Charles Harrington of Danvers, Ma., b. in Salem 28 Sept. 1815; d. in Salem 15 Aug. 1895, ae 79, a shoe manufacturer. No children.

N()1~: Six of the seven sons followed the sea - all came to a tragic end. One was drowned at sea, three died of disease on shipboard in a foreign port, and two were killed by natives in a foreign country.

ISSUE OF HALE (325) AND NANCY (BROOKS) KNIGHT - all were b. in Newburyport, Ma.

-778- EDMUND, b. 25 Dec. 1797; d. in Bradford, Ma. 13 Sept. 1882, ae 84, grain dealer; m. (1) in Newburyport 22 Oct. 1821 Sally S. Greenough, b. in Newburyport 9 Oct. 1797; d. in Newburyport 30 May 1825, ae 27; he m. (2) in Newburyport 15 Oct. 1826 Sarah Hannah Goodridge of Boston, MA., b. in Biddeford, ME. 5 Sept. 1796; d. in Newburyport 13 Feb. 1867, ae 70.

Issue:

1. William (1524) b. 1823 3. Albert H. (1526) b. 1827

2. Edmond (1525) b. 1824

-779- WILLIAM, b. 22 Oct. 1799; d. at Pensacola, Fla. 16 Aug. 1821 "of yellow fever" while in the US Navy, ae 21.

-780- ISAAC, b. 15 Oct. 1801; d. in Newburyport 29 Nov. 1801, ae 6 wks.

-781- ALBERT, b. 28 Sept. 1802; d. in Salem, MA. 14 Apr. 1866 "of a hernia" received while shackling railroad cars:, ae 63, married. He moved to Salem as a young man, and was a baggagemaster for the railroad. He. m. (1) in Salem 13 May 1826 Elizabeth (Betsey) Pousland, b. in Beverly, Ma. in 1802; d. in Salem 31 March 1829, ae 27; he m. (2) in Salem 5 June 1830 Rebecca Stickney, b. in Beverly 30 Aug. 1801; d. 6 March 1835, ae 33; he m. (3) in Salem 29 Nov. 1836 Mary J. (Noble) Merrill, a widow.

Issue:

1. Edward H. (1527) b. 1828 3. Anna B. (1529) b. 1844

2. Richard N. (1528) b. 1838 4. Sarah S. (1530) b. 1845

-782- ANNA DIXY, b. 15 Aug. 1804; d. in Newburyport 17 Mar. 1822, ae 17.

-783- MARY C., b. 1 Dec. 1806; d. in Newburyport 14 Sept. 1809, ae 2 1/2 years.

-784- ABIGAIL H., b. 5 June 1809; d. in Hopkinton, NH 20 July 1872, ae 63, m. in Newburyport

3 Oct.1831 Trueman Herrick of Hopkinton. No children.

-785- DANIEL H., b. 29 March 1812; d. in Newburyport 30 Nov. 1879, ae 67, a merchant; m. in

Newburyport 25 July 1839 Abigail K. Cook, b. in Newburyport 3 June 1817; d. in Newburyport 31

Dec. 1891, ae 74.

Issue:

-786- MARY C., b. 21 Jan. 1814; d. in Salem, Ma. 21 Sept. 1873 "of consumption", ae 59; m. in Salem 25 Nov. 1847 a first cousin, Robert Foster might (774) of Salem, a wid., b. in Salem 3 May 1811. They had three children. See under No. (774).

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