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Family HistoryFamily History - Dorcas Kniffin


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Dorcas Kniffin and her immediate family.



First Generation
1. Dorcas Kniffin,1 born 26 February 1785 in Westchester County, New York (parents not determined);1, 2 died 2 August 1864.1, 2 Dorcas married Charles Sutton (born 11 August 1783 in Westchester County, New York, the son of Andrew Sutton and Elizabeth Montross;2, 3 Charles died 17 January 1870 in Cass County, Michigan2, 3). Dorcas and Charles are buried in Five Points Cemetery, Edwardsburg, Cass County, Michigan.1, 3

  1. Find a Grave (website). Five Points Cemetery, Edwardsburg, Cass County, Michigan, Dorcas Sutton, born: 1785; died: 1864 (from record, which provides the names and links for her husband and three children).
  2. History of Cass County, Michigan. Waterman, Watkins & Co. Chicago, 1882, Pages 408-409, biographical sketch of Polemon Sutton, including details of his parents, Charles Sutton and Dorcas Kniffin.
  3. Find a Grave (website). Five Points Cemetery, Edwardsburg, Cass County, Michigan, Charles Sutton, born: 1783; died: 1870 (from record, which provides the names and links for his wife and three children).