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Facts and Events
Name |
Webster Knight |
Gender |
Male |
Birth[1] |
10 Aug 1854 |
Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States |
Marriage |
27 Jan 1881 |
Providence, Providence, Rhode Islandto Sarah Waldo Lippitt |
Death[1] |
30 Jun 1933 |
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States |
Burial[1] |
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Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United StatesHistorical Cemetery #PV003 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Grave recorded, in Find A Grave
[Includes headstone photo], last accessed May 2017. - Wilbor, John Reid. The Wildbores in America : a family tree. (St. Paul, Minnesota: J.R. Wilbor, c1907)
3:103 ; 4:131.
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Who's Who in New England Edited by Albert Nelson Marquis Second Edition, 1916 Chicago: A. N. Marquis & Company, Publishers Page 641
Knight, Webster, mfr.; b. Providence, R.I., Aug. 10, 1854; s. Robert and Josephine L. (Webster) Knight; descendant of Richard Knight, of Newport, R.I., 1648; A.B., Brown U., 1876; m. Sarah Waite Lippitt, of Providence, Jan. 27, 1881; 2 children, Robert Lippitt, Adeladie. Mem. B. R. & R. Knight, mfrs. sheetings and shirtings; also dir. R.I. Hosp. Trust Co., Phoenix Nat. Bank. Peoples Savings Bank, Manufactures Mut. Fire Ins. Co., Providence Mut., Fire Ins. Co., R.I. Mut. Fire Ins.C., Mechanics Mut. Fire Ins. Co., State Mut. Fire Ins. Co., Enterprise Mut. Fire Ins. Co., Am. Mut. Fire Ins. Co. Mem Warwick Town Council 11 yrs. (pres. 4 yrs.); Rep. Presdl elector, 1904. Mem. Providence Chamber of Commerce. Mem. staff of Gov. Charles Warren Lippitt with rank of col., 1895, 1896; asst. q.-m. gen., C.N.G., 1897-11. Episcopalian. Clubs: University Squantum Assn., Turks Head. Recreations: fishing, hunting. Home: 118 Princeton Av., Providence, R.I.; (summer) Natick, R.I. Office: 3 Washington Row, Providence, Rhode Island.
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The Providence Society Blue Book Including suburbs in Rhode Island together with Fall River and the Attleboros, Mass. Elite Family Directory Club Membership 1905 - Page 58
Knight, Mr. and Mrs. Webster 118 Princeton avenue Sum. Res.: Natick, R. I. Mr. Robert L. Knight Miss Adelaide Knight Mrs., nee Lippitt (18) Mr. (49-68-79-88)
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The Rhode Island Register for the year 1856. By George Adams Volume II - Providence Gladding & Brother; George H. Whitney 1856 Register County of Providence Sheldon Knight Justice of the Peace - Cranston Sheldon Knight City of Providence Robert Knight - Jabez C. Knight Westerly Jed W. Knight Rhode Island Militia A. E. Burnside, Major General of the Militia First Light Infantry Company, Providence Lieutenant Colonel, Sylvester R. Knight
Banks in Providence Atlantic Bank - 48 Broad Street. Robert Knight - Director Bank of Commerce - 4 Market Square Jabez C. Knight - Director Butchers' and Drovers' Bank - 25 Broad St. B. B. Knight - President - Director W. Knight - Cashier High Street Bank - 154 High Street. Robert Knight - President - Director Mount Vernon Bank - 37 Westminster Street Robert Knight - Director Roger Williams Bank - 23 Market Square Jabez C. Knight - President - Director Elmwood Bank. - Elmwood, Cranston Robert Knight - Director Landholders' Bank, - Kingston, South Kingston David B. Knight - Director Mechanics' Savings Bank. - 41 Westminster St., Providence Henry P. Knight - Director People's Savings Bank. - 4 Market Square, Providence Jabez C. Knight - Director Insurance Companies Fireman's Mutual Insurance Company 2 Market Square, Providence Benjamin B. Knight - Director Merchants' Insurance Company 20 Market Square, Providence Jabez C. Knight - Director Roger Williams Insurance Company 15 Market Square, Providence B. B. (Benjamin Brayton) Knight - Director Butler Hospital Jabez C. Knight - Director Cranston, Providence City Council (Probate) - Sheldon Knight Foster, Providence City Council (Probate) - Olney Knight Johnston, Providence City Council (Probate) - Charles Knight Coventry, Blacksmith - Alfred W. Knight Scituate, Bobbin Makers - Robert Knight Foster, Carpenter - Ezra Knight West Greenwich, Carpenter - Nathan Knight West Greenwich, Carpenter - Olney Knight Coventry, Carriage & Coach Builders - Caleb Knight Lime Rock, Cooper - John Knight Scituate, Grist Mill - Richmond M. Knight Providence, Grocer (Retail) - William A. Knight Pawtucket, Millinery & Fancy Goods - Mrs. Henry Knight Scituate, Saw Mill - Richmond M. Knight Scituate, Saw Mill - Wm. W. Knight
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List of United States Citizens Sailing on the: S.S. Baltic Sailing From: Liverpool, August 2nd, 1924 Arriving at Port of: New York, August 11th, 1925
Knight, Webster Shown as a 69 year old, married, male, who resides in Providence, R.I., who was born 14 November 1854, whose address is P.O. Box 530 Providence, R.I.
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CENSUS: 1860 United States Federal Census Name: Webster Knight Age in 1860: 5 Birth Year: abt 1855 Birthplace: Rhode Island Home in 1860: Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island Gender: Male Post Office: Knightsville Household Members: Name Age Robert Knight 33 Josephine W Knight 31 Josephine E Knight 10 Webster Knight 5 Harriet L Knight 1 Martha Obrien 21 Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: M653_1206; Page: 259; Image: 176.
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1870 United States Federal Census Name: Webster Knight Estimated birth year: abt 1855 Age in 1870: 15 Birthplace: Rhode Island Home in 1870: Providence Ward 9, Providence, Rhode Island Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Providence Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Providence Ward 9, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: M593_1480; Page: 398; Image: 257.
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1880 United States Federal Census Name: Webster Knight Home in 1880: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island Age: 25 Estimated birth year: abt 1855 Birthplace: Rhode Island Relation to head-of-household: Son Father's name: Robert Father's birthplace: Rhode Island Mother's name: Josephine W. Mother's birthplace: Connecticut Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: Clerk In Store Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age Robert Knight 54 Josephine W. Knight 51 Josephine E. Knight 30 Webster Knight 25 Prescott C. Knight 18 Sophie Knight 14 Edith Knight 9 Elizabeth Jones 58 Bridget Brady 23 Frank Shute 26 Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: T9_1213; Family History Film: 1255213; Page: 257.2000; Enumeration District: 47; .
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1900 United States Federal Census Name: Webster Knight Home in 1900: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island Age: 45 Estimated birth year: abt 1855 Birthplace: Rhode Island Relationship to head-of-house: Head Spouse's name: Sarah Race: White Occupation: Manufacture Cotton Goods
Household Members: Name Age Webster Knight 45 Sarah Knight 42 Robert L Knight 17 Adelaide Knight 14 Josephine Abbott 43 Caroline Carlson 27 Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: T623 1504; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 208.
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1910 United States Federal Census Name: Webster Knight Age in 1910: 55 Estimated birth year: abt 1855 Birthplace: Rhode Island Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: Rhode Island Mother's Birth Place: Connecticut Spouse's name: Sarah A Home in 1910: Providence Ward 5, Providence, Rhode Island Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age Webster Knight 55 Sarah A Knight 52 Adelaide Knight 24 Carolina F Carlson 37 Ida C Johnson 39 Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Providence Ward 5, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: T624_1443; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 198; Image: 502.
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1920 United States Federal Census Name: Webster Knight Home in 1920: Providence Ward 7, Providence, Rhode Island Age: 65 years Estimated birth year: abt 1855 Birthplace: Rhode Island Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's name: Sarah W Father's Birth Place: Rhode Island Mother's Birth Place: Connecticut Marital Status: Married Race: White Sex: Male Home owned: Rent Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 1007
Household Members: Name Age Webster Knight 65 Sarah W Knight 61 Adalade Knight 34 Agusta Anderson 43 Esther Ekholm 24 Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Providence Ward 7, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: T625_1677; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 259; Image: 1007.
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1930 United States Federal Census Name: Webster Knight Home in 1930: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island Age: 75 Estimated birth year: abt 1855 Birthplace: Rhode Island Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's name: Sarah W Race: White Occupation:
Household Members: Name Age Webster Knight 75 Sarah W Knight 72 Adelaide Knight 44 Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: 2169; Page: 35A; Enumeration District: 8; Image: 70.0.
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PASSPORT: U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 Name: Webster Knight Birth Date: 10 Aug 1854 Birth Place: Elmwood Jonn of Canston, Rhode Island Residence: Natick Warwick, Rhode Island Passport Issue Date: 22 May 1924 Father Name: Robert Knight Father's Birth Location: Warwick, Rhode Island Father's Residence: Dead Passport Includes a Photo: Y Source: Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925 (M1490) Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: Passport Applications, 1795-1905; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1372, 694 rolls); General Records of the Department of State, Record Group 59; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Passport Applications, January 2, 1906-March 31, 1925; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1490, 2740 rolls); General Records of the Department of State, Record Group 59; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Registers and Indexes for Passport Applications, 1810-1906; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1371, rolls 1-3, 13); General Records of the Department of State, Record Group 59; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Emergency Passport Applications (Passports Issued Abroad), 1877-1907; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1834, 56 rolls); General Records of the Department of State, Record Group 59; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
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BIOGRAPHY: http://www.riverpointlace.com/lippitt_mill_history.htm Lippitt Mill and Related Textile History By: J.E. Hayes, III In 1912 Robert Knight died, leaving his son Webster Knight as senior member of the firm. Webster was unable to handle the complex workings of the textile industry, and on October 1st, 1920, by family agreement, the company was sold for $18 million dollars. The new owners, Consolidated Textiles Corporation, reorganized the new B.B. and R. Knight, Inc., with 14 mills and a bleachery. Along with the buildings and property went the highly recognized Fruit of the Loom seal. Two months later the cotton market collapsed, due mainly to the reawakening of the European textile industry. Grasping at the slim possibility of profitable operation, the new firm cut wages in the Valley by 22.5 percent in the summer of 1921. On Jan. 20, 1922, the wages were cut another 20 percent. Three days later, just as the power was turned on in the morning, the operatives of the Royal Mill walked out. Later that day two more mills shut down; 1,961 people were now striking. By Jan. 24, every mill in the Valley, including Lippitt Mill, had closed because of the strike. More than 2,874 operatives were now on the street.
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Taken from The Pawtuxet Valley Historian, Volume 18, Issue 8. March Meeting 2005 Dr. Thomas SEPE, President of CCRI, graciously stepped in as speaker to replace Julie White who had another commitment. Dr. Sepe lives on campus in the house that was once part of the KNIGHT Estate. Although the house has been well maintained, the outbuildings have suffered from years of neglect. A commission has been established to research the historical significance of the property and to obtain funding to restore the buildings. The following, taken from the hand-out given to those who attended the meeting, briefly explains who the Knights were and how they impacted Rhode Island economy: "The Knights, one of Rhode Island's most prominent families during the 19th century, made their fortune in the textile industry. Their most well-known contribution was the Fruit of the Loom brand. The Knight family entered the textile industry in 1848 when they brought nearby Pontiac Mills. In 1873, another prominent Rhode Island family, the Sprague's, met with financial ruin. Robert and Benjamin Brayton KNIGHT acquired the SPRAGUE's mills as well as this "mansion estate" in 1875. According to the Warwick City Historian, the brothers converted the property into a model "gentleman's farm". The Knights operated this working farm until they deeded it and the surrounding acreage to the state for the birth of a community college in the 1960's." On the twenty of so acres that comprise the estate, there is a cider mill, a two-story building constructed of stone and mortar, that housed horse-powered apple presses; a greenhouse with an attached potting shed and central heat; a water tower, which sits on its original stone foundation, on about 200 square feet of land (it was built to provide gravity-fed water from artesian wells); a two-story carriage house and barn that original carriages from the KNIGHT family; a corn crib that was used to store corn to feed the prized Ayrshire cattle and Morgan horses; box stalls and a tack room that housed the Knight's prized horses; and a hen house believed to have been built as a barn for pigs. The house was built in 1835 by A.W. Sprague. When the Knights acquired the property Robert L. KNIGHT, one of the principals in the B.B. & Knight Company was the first occupant (1812 to 1912) and his sons, Webster Knight, occupied the residence from 1854 to 1933. The estate is secluded from the campus by the road that leads to the main building. President SEPE is 100% behind the restoration and looks forward to the day when the public can be invited to share in the property's unique history and the beautiful surroundings reminiscent of a working farm, part of a gentleman's estate in the 19th century.
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