Person:Asher Knight (7)

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Deacon Asher Knight
b.26 Jun 1761 Norwich, New London, Connecticut
d.31 Jul 1825 Stafford, Tolland, Connecticut
Parents and Siblings
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m. 18 Nov 1755
  1. Uriah Knight1757 - 1798
  2. Joseph Knight1759 -
  3. Martha Knight1759 -
  4. Deacon Asher Knight1761 - 1825
  5. Priscilla Knight1764 -
  6. Hannah Knight1767 -
  7. Lois Knight1769 -
  8. Rev. Caleb Knight1771 - 1854
  9. Thomas Knight1772 -
Spouse and Children
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m. 1786
  1. Ruth Knight - 1832
  2. Rev. Joseph Knight1788 - 1861
  3. Ruby Knight1790 - 1849
  4. Asher Knight1792 - 1878
  5. Adna Knight1793 - 1865
  6. Lois Knight1795 - 1830
  7. Asahel Clark Knight1797 - 1863
  8. Milo Knight1800 - 1881
  9. Calvin Knight1803 -
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Facts and Events
Name Deacon Asher Knight
Gender Male
Birth? 26 Jun 1761 Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Marriage 1786 to Martha Cordelia Clark
Death? 31 Jul 1825 Stafford, Tolland, Connecticut
Burial? Old Stafford Cemetery, Stafford, Tolland, Connecticut
Reference Number 512+914

Military: Asher Knight (1761-1825) served as private in Capt. John Carpenter's company of guards, 1779. He was born in Norwich; died in Stafford, Conn. Also No. 116779.

Volume 9 page 342 Knight, Ashur.Private, Capt. John Carpenter's co. of guards; enlisted March 12, 1779; discharged June 12, 1779; company detached to serve for 3 months from time of joining and stationed at Springfield.

CENSUS: Surname GivenName Age Sex Race Birthplace State County Location Year KNIGHT ASHER 59 M W CT CT TOLLAND STAFFORD 1820

DEATH: Old Stafford, CT Cemetery Corner Diamond Ledge and Hampden Road, West Stafford Submitted by Ann Massengill on May 20, 2001. KNIGHT - In memory of Deacon Asher Knight died July 31, 1825, aged 64/- Martha, wife of Deacon Asher Knight, died 16 January 1849 aged 87

KNIGHT - In memory of Deacon Asher Knight died July 31, 1825, aged 64/- Martha, wife of Deacon Asher Knight, died 16 January 1849 aged 87

BIOGRAPHY: The Descendants of Andrew Warner Lucien C. Warner, M.D., LL.D & Mrs. Josephine Genung Nichols The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor. Co. New Haven, Conn. 1919 - Page 618

GENEALOGICAL AND FAMILY HISTORY OF SOUTHERN NEW YORK AND THE HUDSON RIVER VALLEY. NEW YORK LEWIS HISTORICAL PUBLISHING CO. 1913 - Page 447 (I) Asher Knight, the Revolutionary ancestor of the Peekskill family, was a farmer at Monson, then in Hampshire County, Massachusetts. He was a private in the company of Captain John Carpenter, of Monson and Broomfield, from March 12 to June 12, 1779. Among his children was Asher, of whom further.

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