Person:Joseph Knight (153)

Joseph W. A. Knight
d.26 Apr 1918
m. 24 Sep 1835
  1. Kendall Knight1837 -
  2. Joseph W. A. Knight1837 - 1918
  3. David Bucklin Knight1839 - 1920
m. 17 Feb 1856
  1. Elnora Maria Knight1857 - 1888
  2. Mary E. Knight1859 - 1924
  3. Ezra Richmond Knight1866 - 1939
Facts and Events
Name Joseph W. A. Knight
Gender Male
Birth? 31 Aug 1837 Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island
Marriage 17 Feb 1856 to Hulda T. Johnson
Death? 26 Apr 1918
Burial? Smithville Lot, Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island SC 024
Reference Number 1024+25A531

MILITARY: 1890 Veterans Schedules January 15, 2005 12:21 AM


Veteran's name: Joseph W Knight Home in 1890 (Township, County, State): Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island Year enlisted: 1862 Year discharged: 1863 Rank: Private Company:C Regiment or vessel: 2nd Rhode Island Inf. Length of service: 6 June 1862 to 23 September 1863 1 Year 3 Months 17 Days Image source: Year: 1890; Census Place: Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: 92; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 147.

American Civil War Soldiers Record Name: Joseph W Knight , Residence: Scituate, Rhode Island Enlistment Date: 06 June 1861 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: Rhode Island Unit Numbers: 2752 2752 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 06 June 1861 Enlisted in Company B, 2nd Infantry Regiment Rhode Island on 06 June 1861. Promoted to Full Sergeant 1st Class on 01 November 1861 Absent sick on 01 July 1862 at U.S. General Hospital (Until Discharge) Received a disability discharge Company B, 2nd Infantry Regiment Rhode Island on 23 September 1862 in Providence, RI

BIOGRAPHY: The Wildbores in America A Family Tree Originally published in 1907 John Reid Wilbor - Benjamin Franklin Wilbour Published 1933 George W. King Printing Co. Baltimore, Maryland Volume II - Page 55

The Wildbores in America A Family Tree Originally published in 1907 John Reid Wilbor - Benjamin Franklin Wilbour Published 1933 George W. King Printing Co. Baltimore, Maryland Volume III - Page 13

A Genealogy of the Potter Family originating in Rhode Island By Rev. Jeremiah Potter Phenix, R. I.: John H. Campbell, Book and Job Printer 1881 - Page 39 Joseph W. Knight, son of Richmond M. and Lydia M. Knight, married Huldah T. Johnson, February, 1856, daughter of Hiram and Celinda Johnson, of Coventry. Mr. Knight lives in the house with his father, or has done. He has worked on wagons and in the bobbin shop, &c


BURIAL: U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 Name: Joseph W Knight Service Info.: 1ST SERG US ARMY CIVIL WAR Birth Date: 31 Aug 1837 Death Date: 21 Apr 1918 Cemetery: Smithville Cemetery Cemetery Address: Scituate Warwick, RI 02886 Source Information: National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data: National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator

CENSUS: 1850 United States Federal Census Name: Joseph W A Knight Age: 13 Estimated birth year: abt 1837 Birth Place: Rhode Island Gender: Male Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: M432_846; Page: 62; Image: 126.

KNIGHT JOSEPH W 32 M W RI RI PROVIDENCE SCITUATE 1870 Bobbin Maker

Household Record 1880 United States Census Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Joseph W. KNIGHT Self M Male W 42 RI Works In Bobbin Mill Huldy T. KNIGHT Wife M Female W 44 RI Keeping House Ezra R. KNIGHT Son S Male W 13 RI At School

Source Information:

 Census Place Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island 
 Family History Library Film   1255215 
 NA Film Number   T9-1215 
 Page Number   222A 

KNIGHT JOSEPH 63 M W RI RI PROVIDENCE CRANSTON 1900 Woodturner

KNIGHT JOSEPH W 72 M W RI RI PROVIDENCE SCITUATE 1910 Farmer