Not the same as “Goodwife” Eliza Ford

Elizabeth Knowles was born in Fairfield, CT in 1630. She died in October 1673 in Milford, CT and is buried in Milford in the Milford Cemetery. She was the daughter of Alexander Knowles (1610 - 1663) and ???.

Elizabeth married (1) Thomas Ford and (2) Eleazer Rogers (1642 - 1713) on March 17, 1663 in Milford.

Children with Thomas Ford were:

1. Elizabeth
2. John, b. 1654
3. Thomas, b. 1656
4. Mary, b. 1658; married John Rogers
5. Lydia, b. 1660

Children with Eleazar Rogers were:

1. Hannah Rogers Camp (1663 - 1739)
2. Sarah, b. 1665; married Abraham Nichols
3. Samuel, b. 1668
4. Joseph Rogers (1671 - 1754)

Sources-

• History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, Volume 1, edited by Donald Lines Jacobus
• Find a Grave

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Note: ( on Founders Memorial Bridge w/ First Husband Thomas Ford )

ELIZABETH KNOWLES was born c 1630 in Old Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, and died Deceased.

She married (1) THOMAS FORD c 1650 in Old Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He was born c 1625 in of Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, and died May 15, 1662.

She married (2) ELEAZER ROGERS March 27, 1663 in Old Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, son of JOHN ROGERS. He was born c 1625, and died Deceased.

Children of ELIZABETH KNOWLES and THOMAS FORD are:

• i. ELIZABETH3 FORD, b. c 1652, Old Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; d. Deceased.
• 4. ii. JOHN FORD, b. c April 1654, Old Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; d. September 06, 1711, Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut.
• iii. THOMAS FORD, b. 1656, Old Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; d. Deceased.
• iv. MARY FORD, b. 1658, Old Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; d. Deceased; m. JOHN ROGERS; b. c 1655; d. Deceased.
• v. LYDIA FORD, b. January 1661, Old Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; d. October 23, 1747, Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut; m. JOHN NEWTON; b. c 1655; d. Deceased.

Children of ELIZABETH KNOWLES and ELEAZER ROGERS are:

• 5. vi. HANNAH3 ROGERS, b. 1663, Old Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; d. January 09, 1740, Connecticut.
• vii. SARAH ROGERS, b. 1665, Old Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
• viii. SAMUEL ROGERS, b. 1668, Old Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
• ix. JOSEPH ROGERS, b. 1671, Old Fairfield, Fairfield Co., Connecticut