Colonel
KNIGHT
(b.
21 August 1796
,
Rhode Island, USA
d.
14 May 1879
,
Glocester, Rhode Island, USA
)
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Colonel KNIGHT was born 21 August 1796 in Rhode Island, USA
Colonel KNIGHT was the child of ? and ?Colonel KNIGHT died 14 May 1879 in Glocester, Rhode Island, USA .
Father: Reuben Knight
Mother: Rachel
m. Elizabeth Wilcox
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1796 Birth 21 August 1796
Rhode Island, USA
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.Death
Name: Colonel Knight
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Death Date: 14 May 1879
Death Place: Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, Us
Age: 83
Birth Date: 1796
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Father's Name: Reuben Knight
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Mother's Name: Rachel
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09899-5
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
GS Film number: 941851
Reference ID: p29
'Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F8JG-8PN : 6 December 2014), Colonel Knight, 14 May 1879; citing Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, Us, reference p29; FHL microfilm 941,851.'
Name: Colonel Knight
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 14 May 1879
Death Place: Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, Us
Age: 83
Birth Date: 1796
Birth Place:
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Reuben Knight
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Rachel
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09899-5
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
GS Film number: 941851
Reference ID: p29
'Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F8JG-8PN : 6 December 2014), Colonel Knight, 14 May 1879; citing Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, Us, reference p29; FHL microfilm 941,851.'
Colonel is buried at: Knight Lot Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Added: 4/16/2017 1:11:46 PM
- Updated: 2/16/2018 3:25:30 PM
The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state
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