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Alfred Knight 1812 – 1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Mar 1812

Birth Location: Orange County, New York, USA

Death Date: 26 Oct 1876

Death Location: Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA

Father: Harry Knight

Mother: Margareth Clearwater

Spouse(s): Mary Edsall

Children(s): Emma Knight, Margaret Knight, Morris Knight, Mary Knight

Alfred Knight was born in 1812 in Orange County, New York, USA, the child of Harry (Henry) Knight and Margareth Clearwater. Alfred Knight later married Mary Gray Edsall, and together they raised children including Emma Frances Knight, Margaret Elizabeth Knight, Morris Augustus Knight and Mary Edsin Knight. In 1876, Alfred Knight passed away in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA.

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Parents

Harry Knight
1785 – 1816
Birth Location: New York
HK
Margareth Clearwater
1783 – 1863
Birth Location: DRC, Montgomery, Orange, New York
MC

Spouses(s)

Mary Edsall
1815 – 1886
Birth Location: New York
ME

Children(s)

Emma Knight
1841 –
Birth Location: –
EK
Margaret Knight
1845 –
Birth Location: –
MK
Morris Knight
1847 – 1917
Birth Location: Detroit, Michigan, USA
MK
Mary Knight
1855 –
Birth Location: –
MK

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 16 Mar 1812
    Event Place: Orange County, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Flint Ward 3, Genesee, Michigan; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Flint Ward 3, Genesee, Michigan, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Flint Ward 3, Genesee, Michigan; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 26 Oct 1876
    Event Place: Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Web: Michigan, Find A Grave Index, 1805-2011
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