Person:Asa Knight (20)

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Asa Knight
d.Aft Nov 1854 Avoca, Iowa, Wisconsin
m. 6 Jun 1765
  1. Asa Knight1767 - Aft 1854
  2. Abigail KnightAbt 1769 - 1858
  3. Clarke Knight1772 - 1831
  4. Reuben Knight1774 - 1825
  5. Elizabeth Knight1777 - 1862
  6. Dr. Nathan Knight1778 - 1847
  7. Aaron Knight1780 - 1850
  8. Caleb Knight1780 - 1855
  • HAsa Knight1767 - Aft 1854
  • WLydia Stone1764 - 1854
m. 5 Feb 1795
  1. Archibald Knight1796 - 1867
  2. Benjamin Knight1798 - 1892
  3. Asa J. Knight1803 - Bef 1883
  4. Anna Knight1804 - 1842
  5. Darius Knight1806 - 1870
  6. Irene Knight1810 - 1894
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Name Asa Knight
Gender Male
Birth? 4 Mar 1767 Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
Marriage 5 Feb 1795 Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, United Statesto Lydia Stone
Death? Aft Nov 1854 Avoca, Iowa, Wisconsin
Reference Number 1024+2711>21

BIOGRAPHY: Blanchards of Rhode Island Adelaide Blanchard Crandall Edwards Brothers, Inc, Ann Arbor, Michigan 1942 - Page 148

The Life and Times of Samuel Gorton The Founders and the Founding of the Republic Philadelphia 1907 - Page 234

Genealogy of the Stone Family originating in Rhode Island By Richard C. Stone. Providence: Knowles, Anthony and Company,Printers 1866 - Page 52

Incidents in the Life and Times of Stukeley Westcote, with some of his Descendants J. Russell Bullock 1888 - Page 63

BURIAL: PA-CEMETERIES-L Archives

From: Jack A Schoedinger <[email protected]> Subject: [PA~CEMS] Knight Cemetery Date: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 09:26:05 -0800

North Abington Township in Luzerne County (now Lackawanna County) was established in 1812, with the Arrival of Asa Knight. Following these early settlers were Asa's son Archibald Knight, Daniel Long, Ira Lewis, Peter Cole, John Lewin, Leonard Hopfer, John Kennedy, Alfred Frisk William Foster and members of the Carpenter family ( Most of these were from Rhode Island and New York). The settlements along the old Route 407 in North Abington Township became known as Carpenter Town named for the Latter Family. The Knight Cemetery located on Asa Knight's land was used by these residents of Carpenter Town as well as those that lived in Wallsville. The following is a record for this cemetery:

Jack Schoedinger [email protected]