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Chester Leroy Knight 1873–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 August 1873

Birth Location: San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States

Death Date: 10 May 1940

Death Location: San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States

Father: Zina Knight

Mother: Marion Smith

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Chester Leroy Knight was born in 1873 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States, the child of Zina Clark Knight And Marion Violet Smith. Chester Leroy Knight passed away in 1940 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States.

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Biography

  • Chester Leroy Knight was born in 1873 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States, the child of Zina Clark Knight And Marion Violet Smith.
  • Chester Leroy Knight passed away in 1940 in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States.

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Chester Knight's Ancestors

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Chester Knight
1873–1940
Birth Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
Parents
Zina Clark Knight
1844–1917
Erie, New York, USA
Marion (Violet) Smith
1850–1931
Riley, McHenry Co., Illinois
Grandparents
William (Perry) Knight
1818–1892
Putney, Windham, Vermont, USA
Samantha Hanan
1822–1914
Freedom, Cattaraugus, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Perry Knight
1796–1885
Elizabeth Fairbank
1801–1882
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jesse Capt
1763–1834
Bethany Perry
1766–1810

Chester Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1873
16 August 1873
Birth of Chester Leroy Knight in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
1940
10 May 1940
Age 67
Death of Chester Leroy Knight in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States
San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 August 1873
    Event Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1940
    Event Place: San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States

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