Person:Jeremiah Knight (66)

TAXES: The Providence,Providence,Rhode Island City Tax, ordered by the city council for the year 1872. The following individual was rated as follows.

                                                         Real.      Per.       Amt. Of  Tax

Jeremiah Knight 48600 656.10

BIOGRAPHY: BIOGRAPHY: 1847 Jeremiah joined his brother Benjamin Brayton Knight's business,he became part of this major manufacturing empire.

The Life and Times of Samuel Gordon Author: Adelos Gorton Call Number: R929.2 G675 5429. JEREMIAH8 KNIGHT (Stephen7 Robert6 Mercy5 Israel4 Othniel3 John2 Samuel1), born April 18, 1816, married, Sept. 18, 1850, Caroline Reynolds, daughter of Abel and Dorcas (Gardner) Reynolds, died March, 1854. Married (2), Dec. 28, 1854, Eliza King, daughter of Joseph C. and Hannah Fenner (Olney) King. Jeremiah died April 18, 1816.

Child: 8991.CAROLINE AMELIA KNIGHT, b. Nov. 18, 1855, m. Edward Shaw, son of George and Abby (Carpenter) Shaw, had Marion.

Occupation: 1847 Wholesale grocery business with his brother Benjamin 1 PROP: 1849 Jeremiah bought the wholesale grocery business from his brother Benjamin 1 PROP: 1849 Purshaced the mill at Greenville; manufacturer of cotton goods 1 Education: Was limited for he was put to work at a young age

History of the State of Rhode Island with Illustrations Albert J. Wright, Printer No. 79 Mille Street, corner of Federal, Boston. Hong, Wade & Co., Philadelphia 1878.

The History of Smithfield. Knightsville. At a point between these mills, Stephen Rand, Albert Winsor, and William F. Brown, erected a mill in 1846. This mill was operated by them until Dec. 24, 1857, when it was purchased by Jeremiah Knight, who subsequently sold one individual half to Frank E. Sprague, on July 1, 1874. The old wooden wheels have given place to iron ones, besides steam-power. The village is about the same date as the factory, and its growth is dependent upon the business of the factory

King Genealogy Clement King Of Marshfield,Mass., 1668 Compiled by George Austin Morrison, Jr. Albany, N. Y. Joel Munsell's Sons, Publishers 1898 - Page 48

A Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas Olney, An original proprietor of Providence, R. I., who came from England in 1635. James H. Olney, of Provicence, R. I. 1889 - Page 36

CENSUS: 1860 United States Federal Census Name: Jeremiah Knight Age in 1860: 43 Birth Year: abt 1817 Birthplace: Rhode Island Home in 1860: Providence Ward 7, Providence, Rhode Island Gender: Male Post Office: Providence Household Members: Name Age Jeremiah Knight 43 Eliza A Knight 30 Carvie A Knight 4 Mary Grennan 21 Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Providence Ward 7, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: M653_1209; Page: 371; Image: 491.

1870 United States Federal Census Name: Jeremiah Knight Estimated Birth Year: abt 1816 Age in 1870: 54 Birthplace: Rhode Island Home in 1870: Providence Ward 8, Providence, Rhode Island Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Providence Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Providence Ward 8, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: M593_1480; Page: 284; Image: 28.

1880 United States Federal Census Name: Jeremiah Knight Home in 1880: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island Age: 64 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1816 Birthplace: Rhode Island Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head) Spouse's Name: Eliza Father's birthplace: Rhode Island Mother's birthplace: Rhode Island Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: Cotton Manufacturer Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age Jeremiah Knight 64 Eliza Knight 50 Edward Shaw 23 Carrie Shaw 24 Mary Smith 25 Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: T9_1212; Family History Film: 1255212; Page: 309.2000; Enumeration District: 19; .