Person:Charles Knight (382)

CENSUS: 1850 United States Federal Census Name: Charles E Knight Age: 17 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1833 Birth Place: Connecticut Gender: Male Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Stafford, Tolland, Connecticut Household Members: Name Age Dwight Glaiger 13 Calvin Knight 47 Charles E Knight 17 Mary Knight 47 Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Stafford, Tolland, Connecticut; Roll: M432_50; Page: 40; Image: 388.

1870 United States Federal Census Record Name: Charles Knight Estimated Birth Year: abt 1833 Age in 1870: 37 Birthplace: Connecticut Home in 1870: Cortlandtown, Westchester, New York Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Shrub Oak Physician Image Source: Year: 1870; Census Place: Cortlandtown, Westchester, New York; Roll: M593_1114; Page: 149; Image: 300.

1860 United States Federal Census Name: Chas Knight Age in 1860: 29 Birth Year: abt 1831 Birthplace: Connecticut Home in 1860: Cortlandt, Westchester, New York Gender: Male Post Office: Sing Sing Household Members: Name Age Isaac Tompkins 82 Susan Brown 48 Elizabeth McHaine 42 Harriet H Tompkins 40 Amanda L Tompkins 35 Hannah Philip 60 Chas Knight 29 Lucy Knight 20 Jos Miller 12 Johanah Rielly 17 Fek Brown 24 Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Cortlandt, Westchester, New York; Roll: M653_880; Page: 0; Image: 211.

1880 United States Federal Census Record Name: Charles C. Knight Age: 47 Estimated birth year: abt 1833 Birthplace: Connecticut Occupation: Physician Relationship to head-of-household: Self Home in 1880: Peekskill, Westchester, New York Marital status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Spouse's name: Lucy Knight Father's birthplace: MA Mother's birthplace: MA Image Source: Year: 1880; Census Place: Peekskill, Westchester, New York; Roll: T9_945; Family History Film: 1254945; Page: 91.3000; Enumeration District: 89; Image: 0183.

1910 United States Federal Census Record Name: Charles C Knight Age in 1910: 76 Estimated birth year: abt 1834 Birthplace: Connecticut Home in 1910: Cortlandt, Westchester, New York Race: White Gender: Male Occupation: Physician Image Source: Year: 1910; Census Place: Cortlandt, Westchester, New York; Series: T624; Roll: 1090; Page: 85B; Enumeration District: 10; Part: 1; Line: 27.

BIOGRAPHY: GENEALOGICAL AND FAMILY HISTORY OF SOUTHERN NEW YORK AND THE HUDSON RIVER VALLEY. NEW YORK LEWIS HISTORICAL PUBLISHING CO. 1913 - Page 448 (IV) Dr. Charles C. Knight, son of Calvin Knight, was born April 16, 1833, at Stafford. He was educated in the public schools of his native town and the Monson Academy at Monson, Massachusetts. He entered the Medical College of the University of New York, from which he was graduated in 1855, with the degree of M. D. During the next eighteen months he was an interne in the Children's Hospital on Randall's Island. In 1857 he came to Peekskill, New York, where he has since been in general practice. Dr. Knight was one of the leading physicians of the county, a member of the Westchester County Medical Society, the New York State Medical Society and the American Medical Association. He is president of the Medical Board of Peekskill and consulting physician of the Peekskill Hospital. He has taken an active part in public affairs and is an honorary member of the Cortlandt Hook and Ladder Company of the Peekskill Fire Department, a trustee and president of the Peekskill Savings Bank, and director of the Westchester County National Bank. He is a prominent member of the Second Presbyterian Church of Peekskill and has been an elder for many years and also a trustee. He married Lucy Brown, of Peekskill, born in Westchester County, New York, daughter of Rev. Daniel Brown, of Hancock, New Hampshire. Her father was a graduate of Williams College, and for five years was pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church of Peekskill. He married Susan Tompkins, daughter of Isaac Tompkins, a farmer of Somers, Westchester County, a member of the Presbyterian Church there; he was related to the family of Governor d. D. Tompkins, of Westchester County; he is buried in Somers. Children, born at Peekskill: 1. Lucy B., born January 8, 1861. 2. Dr. Charles A., of whom further. 3. Mabel T., February 25, 1876.