Person:Esther Knight (56)

MILITARY: The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 54 page 24 Mrs. Blanche Willson. DAR ID Number: 53052 Born in Jefferson County, Wis. Descendant of Elisha Beckwith, of Connecticut. Daughter of Zebina C. Willson and Helen M. Porter, his wife. Granddaughter of Acors S. Porter and Esther Caroline Knight, his wife. Gr-granddaughter of Charles Knight, Jr., and Esther Holmes, his wife. [p.24] Gr-gr-granddaughter of Charles Knight and Mary Beckwith, his wife. Gr-gr-gr-granddaughter of Elisha Beckwith and Adelaide Carpenter, his wife. Elisha Beckwith (1718-76) was among the volunteers at the battle of White Plains, where he lost his life. Also No. 27444.

CENSUS: 1880 United States Federal Census Name: Esther C. Porter Home in 1880: Palmyra, Jefferson, Wisconsin Age: 60 Estimated birth year: abt 1820 Birthplace: New York Relation to head-of-household: Wife Spouse's name: Acors S. Father's birthplace: Massachusetts Mother's birthplace: Pennsylvania Occupation: House Keeping Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Female Household Members: Name Age Acors S. Porter 57 Esther C. Porter 60 Emma Porter 21 Frank Porter 12 Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Palmyra, Jefferson, Wisconsin; Roll: T9_1430; Family History Film: 1255430; Page: 225.2000; Enumeration District: 175; .

DEATH: Wisconsin Deaths, 1820-1907 Name: Esther Carolin Porter Death Date: 26 Feb 1894 County: Walworth Volume: 02 Page #: 0227 Reel: 130 Image: 2476 Index Volume: - ImageNum: 104207 Sequence #: 305600 Level Info: Wisconsin Vital Records Death Index. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Wisconsin Deaths, 1820-1907 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000. Original data: Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services. Wisconsin Vital Record Index, pre-1907. Madison, WI, USA: Wisconsin