Person:William Knight (450)

CENSUS: 1870 United States Federal Census Name: William S Knight Estimated birth year: abt 1866 Age in 1870: 4 Birthplace: Connecticut Home in 1870: Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Ellsworth Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut; Roll: M593_106; Page: 439; Image: 411.

1880 United States Federal Census Name: William W. Knight Home in 1880: Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut Age: 15 Estimated birth year: abt 1865 Birthplace: Connecticut Relation to head-of-household: Son Father's name: William W. Father's birthplace: Massachusetts Mother's name: Caroline S. Mother's birthplace: Connecticut Occupation: At School Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age William W. Knight 46 Caroline S. Knight 41 Charles S. Knight 17 William W. Knight 15 Emma S. Knight 10 Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut; Roll: T9_101; Family History Film: 1254101; Page: 300.4000; Enumeration District: 16; Image: 0301.

1920 United States Federal Census Name: William H Knight Home in 1920: Newark Ward 8, Essex, New Jersey Age: 54 years Estimated birth year: abt 1866 Birthplace: Connecticut Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's name: Anna B Father's Birth Place: Massachusetts Mother's Birth Place: Connecticut Marital Status: Married Race: White Sex: Male Home owned: Rent Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 811 Civil Engineer Household Members: Name Age William H Knight 54 Anna B Knight 36 Bernice Morey 12 Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Newark Ward 8, Essex, New Jersey; Roll: T625_1034; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 176; Image: 811.

1930 United States Federal Census Name: William Knight Home in 1930: Queens, Queens, New York Age: 64 Estimated birth year: abt 1866 Birthplace: Connecticut Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's name: Anna Race: White Occupation: Clerk Household Members: Name Age William Knight 64 Anna Knight 44 Bernice Money 23 Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Queens, Queens, New York; Roll: 1583; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 25; Image: 20.0.

BIOGRAPHY: A Sedgwick Genealogy Descendants of Deacon Benjamin Sedgwick Compiled by Hubert M. Sedgwick New Haven Colony Historical Society New Haven, Connecticut 1961 Page 62 - 63 William Henry Knight, 2d child of Caroline Swan (Sedgwick) Knight (B21,16) and Dr. William W. Knight, was born June 14, 1865, at Sharon, Conn., became an engineer and during the Spanish War joined Battery A, 7th Artillery, March 15, 1898, at Philadelphia, served until September 5, 1898, and was discharged at Washington, D.C., with the rank of sergeant. He went to the Philippines and remained there to plant hemp scientifically. He returned to this country before 1916 when he visited John Sedgwick Barss in a preparedness military camp. He worked for the Electric Boat Company at Groton, Conn., and resided later at Long Island City. He married May 25, 1917, at New York City, Mrs. Anna Nancy (Black) Morey, daughter of Thomas C. Black and Julia L. (Fox) Black of Watertown, Conn. He died March 2, 1936. Mrs. Knight lives at Marbledale, Conn.

The Brewster Genealogy (1566 - 1907) A Record of the Descendants of William Brewster Compiled and Edited by Emma C. Brewster Jones Cincinnati, Ohio - Volume II - The Grafton Press 1908 - Page 849