Person:Zilpha Knight (16)

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Zilpha Knight
b.17 Mar 1773 Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island
d.18 Mar 1842 Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island
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
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Spouse and Children
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m. 1795
  1. Eleanor Knight Sheldon1808 - 1903
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Facts and Events
Name Zilpha Knight
Gender Female
Birth? 17 Mar 1773 Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island
Marriage to Zadoc Young
Marriage 1795 to Stephen Sheldon
Death? 18 Mar 1842 Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island
Burial? Rhode Island Historical Cemetery SC181
Reference Number 1024+27465


BIOGRAPHY: New England Ancestry of Susan Alma Cook 1866-1934 Researched and Compiled by Philip R. Bunnelle Santa Clara, California 1998 Published by PB Press - Santa Clara, Ca Page 24 Zilpha Knight - wife of Stephen Sheldon and daughter of Nehemiah and Eleanor (Hudson) Knight. She was born 17 March 1773, presumably in Cranston. The 1820 census shows her heading a household of six in Scituate, with four engaged in agriculture. Her son Jeremiah was also living there. She married second Zadoc Young. The 1830 and 1840 cesuses both show him heading a household of two in Scituate. Zilpha died 18 March 1842 in her 70th year.

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