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Francis Knight 1865 – 1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1865

Birth Location: Roch, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 1914

Death Location: San Diego, San Diego, California, USA

Father: David Knight

Mother: Mary Knight

Spouse(s): Mary West

Children(s): Basil Knight

1865 marked the beginning of Francis Knight's life in Roch, Cornwall, England, to parents David Knight and Mary A Knight. Eventually, Francis Knight married Mary E West, and they welcomed Basil E Knight. Francis Knight passed in 1914 at San Diego, San Diego, California, USA.

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Parents

David Knight
1835 – 1917
Birth Location: Roche, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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Mary Knight
1836 –
Birth Location: Larivet, Cornwall, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary West
1866 – 1945
Birth Location: St Austell, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Basil Knight
1911 – 1978
Birth Location: Colorado
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1865
    Event Place: Roch, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1871
    Event Place: Cuggan Down, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1914
    Event Place: San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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