Person:Jeremiah Knight (63)
Jeremiah Knight
b.23 Nov 1776 Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
d.29 Nov 1821 Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 8 Aug 1762
  1. Nancy Knight1764 - 1816
  2. Abigail Knight1766 - 1840
  3. Penelope Knight1768 - 1836
  4. Eleanor Rice Knight1771 - 1858
  5. Zilpha Knight1773 - 1842
  6. Jeremiah Knight1776 - 1821
  7. Dr. Daniel Knight1779 - 1813
  8. Gov. Nehemiah Rice Knight1780 - 1854
  9. Harriet Knight1786 - 1864
  10. Dr. Sylvester K. Knight1787 - 1841
  11. Martha Knight1788 - 1828
  12. Joseph Knight1792 - 1887
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Jeremiah Knight1776 - 1821
  • W.  Anna FennerAbt 1779 - 1857
  1. Joseph KnightAbt 1795 -
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Facts and Events
Name Jeremiah Knight
Gender Male
Birth? 23 Nov 1776 Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Marriage to Anna Fenner
Will[2] 10 May 1821 Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Death[1] 29 Nov 1821 Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Burial? Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island, United StatesNehemiah Knight Lot, Cranston Street,; Historical Cemetery #CR021


DEATH: Vital Record of Rhode Island 1636 - 1850 First Series Births, Marriages and Deaths By James N. Arnold Vol. XII - 1901 - Page 550 Knight, Jeremiah, Esq., age about 45 years, Town Clerk 21 years, and former Member of House of Representatives, at Cranston, Nov. 29, 1821

Vital Record of Rhode Island 1636 - 1850 Birth, Marriages and Deaths By James N. Arnold Vol. XV Providence, R.I. Narragansett Historical Publishing Company Providence Phenix - Deaths 1905 - Page 538 Knight, Jeremiah, at Cranston, aged about 45 years; was 21 years town clerk and several years without opposition a Representative in the General Assembly, Nov. 29, 1821

Vital Record of Rhode Island 1636 - 1850 Birth, Marriages and Deaths By James N. Arnold Vol. XIV Providence, R.I. Narragansett Historical Publishing Company Providence Gazette - Deaths 1905 - Page 32 Knight, Jeremiah, at Cranston, aged 45 years. Was town clerk 21 years; was formerly a member of General Assembly from that town; Nov. 29, 1821

References
  1. ↑ Rhode Island American
    30 Nov 1821.

    DIED
    In Cranston, yesterday morning, after a protracted illness, Jeremiah Knight, Esquire, aged about 45 years. ...

  2. ↑ Abstracts of Cranston Wills, in Rhode Island Genealogical Register. (Princeton, Massachusetts: A. G. Beaman)
    9:114-115.

    Jeremiah Knight of Cranston. Will dated 10 May 1831, proved 17 Dec 1821, pps. 50-53.
    Wife Anna.
    Brother Nehemiah R. Knight.
    Nephews: Nehemiah K. Aldrich, James Aldrich Jr., Joseph W. Knight, Israel G. Manchester, Nehemiah Manchester, Jeremiah K. Gorton, and George W. Sheldon.
    Nephew Jeremiah Knight under age 21 who has a brother Joseph and sister Harriot.
    Niece Harriot Knight.
    Nieces: Alice Burlingame wife of Samuel Burlingame, Eliza Harris, Ann Harris, Abigail Manchester, and Eliza Gorton.
    Louisa Ann Burlingame daughter of said Samuel Burlingame.
    Cousin Andrew Potter.
    Adaline Harris daughter of George Harris.
    Maria Aldrich daughter of James Aldrich Jr.
    Henry Hudson son of Horatio G. Hudson.
    Henry Gorton son of Caroline Pearce.
    Susan Sheldon daughter of Jeremiah Sheldon.
    Sylvester Rhodes and Harriot Rhodes.
    Witnesses: Jesse Howard, Nicholas Sheldon Jr., Frances Colwell.

  3.   United States. 1810 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M252).

    CENSUS: 1810 United States Federal Census

    Name: Knight, Jeremiah
    Township: Cranston
    County: Providence
    State: Rhode Island
    Year: 1810
    Roll: M252_58
    Page: 27A
    Image: 54

  4.   United States. 1820 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M33).

    CENSUS: 1820 United States Federal Census

    Name: Jeremiah Knight
    Township: Cranston
    County: Providence
    State: Rhode Island
    Year: 1820
    Roll: M33_117
    Page: 26
    Image Number: 20

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