Person:Jeremiah Knight (57)

DEATH: Coventry, Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries By Dr. Bill Eddleman and John E. Sterling 1998 Jeremiah Knight Lot CY158

  This lot is located 550 feet north of Perry Hill Road at telephone pole #59. There is a new house being built nearby in 1995. The cemetery is 20 ft x 20 ft, in good condition, and enclosed with granite posts and iron rails. There are 10 burials with inscribed stone and five fieldstones. We could find no previous transcription of this cemetery.

0001 Knight,Jeremiah J. 1830 - 1900 h/o of Eunice 0001 Knight,Eunice 1820 - 1885 w/o Jeremiah J. 0001 Knight,Everett 1857 - 1859 s/o Jeremiah J & Eunice 0001 Knight,Lillian 1863 - 1878 d/o Jeremiah J. & Eunice 0001 Knight,Annie 1868 - 1868 d/o Jeremiah J. & Eunice

MILITARY: American Civil War Soldiers August 19, 2004 3:03 PM Name: Jeremiah J Knight , Residence: Coventry, Rhode Island Enlistment Date: 14 August 1862 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: Rhode Island Unit Numbers: 2762 2762 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 14 August 1862 Enlisted in Company Batty C, 1st Light Artillery Regiment Rhode Island on 14 August 1862. Absent sick on 27 April 1863 at Hospital (Until discharge) Received a disability discharge Company Batty C, 1st Light Artillery Regiment Rhode Island on 09 August 1864 in Philadelphia, PA

U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 Name: Jere J. Knight Side: Union Regiment State/Origin: Rhode Island Regiment Name: 1 Rhode Island L. Art'y. Regiment Name Expanded: 1st Regiment, Rhode Island Light Artillery COMPANY: C Rank In: Private Rank In Expanded: Private Rank Out: Private Rank Out Expanded: Private Film Number: M555 roll 4 Source Information: National Park Service. U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original

CENSUS: 1860 United States Federal Census Name: J J Knight Age in 1860: 31 Birth Year: abt 1829 Birthplace: Rhode Island Home in 1860: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island Gender: Male Post Office: Greene Household Members: Name Age J J Knight 31 Eunice A Knight 33 Alfred A Knight 6 Willie J Knight 6.12 Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: M653_1203; Page: 9; Image: 18.

1870 United States Federal Census Name: Jeremiah J Knight Estimated birth year: abt 1829 Age in 1870: 41 Birthplace: Rhode Island Home in 1870: Sterling, Windham, Connecticut Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Plainfield Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Sterling, Windham, Connecticut; Roll: M593_117; Page: 604; Image: 184.

1880 United States Federal Census Name: Jerimiah J. Knight Home in 1880: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island Age: 49 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1831 Birthplace: Rhode Island Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head) Spouse's Name: Unice A. Father's birthplace: Rhode Island Mother's birthplace: Rhode Island Occupation: Blacksmith Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age Jerimiah J. Knight 49 Unice A. Knight 51 William G. Knight 20 Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: T9_1212; Family History Film: 1255212; Page: 50.1000; Enumeration District: 35; .