Person:Stephen Knight (34)

BIOGRAPHY: The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans: Volume VI page 279 KNIGHT, Stephen Albert, manufacturer, was born in Cranston, R.I., June 5, 1828; son of Stephen and Welthan (Brayton) Knight. He removed with his parents to Coventry, R.I., in 1835, and was employed in a cotton mill, 1835-46. He became a clerk in a Providence grocery store in 1847 and in 1849 engaged with Parker & Knight at Arnold's Bridge as overseer of the spinning-room. He attended Fruit Hill academy in 1850, and in 1853, with his brothers Benjamin B. and Robert, purchased the cotton mill property at Hebronville, Mass. He was married, May 5, 1851, to Ellen, daughter of Zachariah and Eliza Parker of Pontiac, R.I. In 1866 he removed to Providence as agent of the Hebron Manufacturing company, which in that year had purchased the Dodgeville mills. In 1868 he purchased a fourth interest in the Grant mill in Providence, and in 1870, on the death of his father-in-law, Zachariah Parker, the Hebron Manufacturing company became owner of the entire property, Mr. Knight [p.279] being agent, the business forming a part of the system of B. B. & R. Knight. In 1899 he was elected president of the Hebron Manufacturing company. He was director on the board of government of the New England Cotton Manufacturers' association, 1895-98, and president of that association, 1898-99.

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CENSUS: 1850 United States Federal Census Name: Stephen Knight Age: 22 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828 Birth Place: Rhode Island Gender: Male Home in 1850(City,County,State): Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: M432_841; Page: 178; Image: 356.

1860 United States Federal Census Name: Stephen A Knight Age in 1860: 32 Birth Year: abt 1828 Birthplace: Rhode Island Home in 1860: Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts Gender: Male Post Office: Attleboro Household Members: Name Age Stephen A Knight 32 Ellen Knight 31 Florentine Knight 7 Emma Knight 5 Bridget Burns 28 Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_491; Page: 476; Image: 476.

1870 United States Federal Census Name: Stephen A Knight Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828 Age in 1870: 42 Birthplace: Rhode Island Home in 1870: Providence Ward 7, Providence, Rhode Island Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Providence Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Providence Ward 7, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: M593_1479; Page: 232; Image: 465.

1880 United States Federal Census Name: Stephen A. Knight Home in 1880: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island Age: 52 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828 Birthplace: Rhode Island Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head) Spouse's Name: Ellen P. Father's birthplace: Rhode Island Mother's birthplace: Rhode Island Occupation: Cotton Cloth Manfr. Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age Stephen A. Knight 52 Ellen P. Knight 50 Emma J. Knight 25 Annie B. Knight 18 Maggie Wall 25 Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: T9_1213; Family History Film: 1255213; Page: 208.3000; Enumeration District: 44; .

1900 United States Federal Census Name: Stephen Knight Home in 1900: Providence Ward 7, Providence, Rhode Island Age: 72 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1828 Birthplace: Rhode Island Relationship to head-of-house: Head Spouse's Name: Ellen P Race: White Occupation: Cotton Mfg Household Members: Name Age Stephen Knight 72 Ellen P Knight 70 Emily P Parker 55 Cecilia T Byrne 35 Bee W Owens 26 Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Providence Ward 7, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: T623 1507; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 58.