Person:Joshua Twitchell (5)

CENSUS: 1850 United States Federal Census December 17, 2004 11:44 AM Name: Josh Twitchell Age: 54 Estimated birth year: abt 1796 Birth place: Vermont Gender: Male Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Sacramento, Sacramento, California Page: 188 Roll: M432_35

BIOGRAPHY: Posted By: Jack B. Baker

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Subject: Re: KNIGHT, Joel 1772 , Windham, Vermont 
Post Date: April 25, 1999 at 01:58:34 
Message URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/knight/messages/1211.html 
Forum: Knight Family Genealogy Forum 
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Greetings--concerning Joel Knight b.1772, Windham Co. Vt. and his Joel descendants. My gggg grandmother, Eunice Ursula Knight b.1 July 1797 in Litchfield Co. Conn. had a sister, Phoebe Melissa Knight b. 1804. They married brothers: Eunice Ursula married Joshua Twitchell, Jr. b. 12 Sep. 1794 in Dummerston, Vt. They were married in Gallipolis, Gallia Co. Ohio 24 June, 1816. Eunice Ursula was christened 13 May 1798 in Barkhamsted, Litchfield Co., Conn. These two sisters (Phoebe married Ephraim Twitchell, Joshua's Bro.) went with the Twitchell clan in 1848 by wagon to Sutter's Ft., Sacramento arriving June 24, 1849. They spent the winter at Brown's Settlement, Ogden Ck. in 5 log cabins that they built in the new settlement. From Ohio, the Twitchells/Knights moved to western Illinois to Macomb, McDonough Co. not too far from Carthage and Nauvoo, Ill. Phoebe and Ephraim joined the LDS churchabout 1842 to 1844. Joshua and his wife Eunice Ursula helped found the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in San Juan Bautista, Monterey Co. in 1854 and 55. Ephraim and Phoebe Melissa Knight Twitchell were instrumental in helping to start several Mormon communities in Wyoming and Idaho under Brigham Young's leadership. Phoebe and Eunice Knight's parents were Silas Knight and Eunice Higley. I'm wondering if Silas was a brother to Joel (b.1772) Knight or perhaps a cousin. They are from the same area. And Eunice Ursula Knight married my gggg grandfather Joshua Twitchell Jr. who was from the same town of Dummerston, Windham Co. Vt. Does anyone have any info. on this likely relationship? I have more information on the Twitchells. Eunice Ursula Knight Twitchell died 24 Oct. 1886 in San Juan Bautista, San Benito Co. California and was buried there. She was 89. She is listed in the 1850 Ca.census as being 50 yrs old, so she was smart enough to shave a few years off her age (she was 53) I believe she had 5 children: Jasper Harrison Twitchell b.1821 (Ohio); Julia b. 1831 (Ill.); Lorenzo b. 1822 (Ohio); Silas b. 1830 (Ohio); and Eunice Corinthia Twitchell b.1819 (Ohio) The Twitchells are a very interesting family of pioneers. It would be great to learn more about the Knights. The two Knight sisters Phoebe and Eunice were very hardy Mothers who seemed to thrive in their lives of moving their families from New England to Ohio, Illinois, across the Plains and Mts. to California, and in Phoebe's case back to Utah and all over the great basin and rocky Mtn. states. Any information about Silas and Eunice Higley Knight who must have been born about the early 1770s in S.E. Vermont or neighboring areas of Conn. or Ma. would be greatly appreciated!