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David Sterrett McKnight 1800 – 1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Apr 1800

Birth Location: Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 1878

Death Location: Mead, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: James Mcknight

Mother: Mary Sterrett

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Wageley

Children(s): Sarah McNight, Sarah McKnight, David McKnight, Robert McKnight, Harriet McKnight, Infant McKnight, Emma McKnight, Margaret McKnight, Eliza McKnight, Mary Mcknight, John McKnight, William McKnight, Anna McKnight, Infant McKnight, Joseph B., Infant McKnight

In 1800, David Sterrett McKnight Sr entered the world in Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States, born to James W Mcknight and Mary Polly Sterrett. David Sterrett McKnight Sr married Elizabeth Wageley, and had children including Sarah Clara McNight, Sarah Catherine McKnight, David Sterrett McKnight, Robert Prime McKnight, Harriet Melissa McKnight, Infant McKnight, Emma McKnight, Margaret Emily McKnight, Eliza Ann Lydia Campbell McKnight, Mary Elisabeth Mcknight, John Albert McKnight, William Wagley McKnight, Anna Eliza McKnight, Infant McKnight, Joseph B., Infant Daughter McKnight. David Sterrett McKnight Sr passed away in 1878 in Mead, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1800, David Sterrett McKnight Sr entered the world in Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States, born to James W Mcknight and Mary Polly Sterrett.
  • David Sterrett McKnight Sr married Elizabeth Wageley, and had children including Sarah Clara McNight, Sarah Catherine McKnight, David Sterrett McKnight, Robert Prime McKnight, Harriet Melissa McKnight, Infant McKnight, Emma McKnight, Margaret Emily McKnight, Eliza Ann Lydia Campbell McKnight, Mary Elisabeth Mcknight, John Albert McKnight, William Wagley McKnight, Anna Eliza McKnight, Infant McKnight, Joseph B., Infant Daughter McKnight.
  • David Sterrett McKnight Sr passed away in 1878 in Mead, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Mcknight
1754 – 1835
Birth Location: Down, Ulster, Ireland
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Mary Sterrett
1760 – 1816
Birth Location: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Wageley
1815 – 1897
Birth Location: Brookville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
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Children(s)

Sarah McNight
1823 –
Birth Location: New York, United States
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Sarah McKnight
1833 – 1908
Birth Location: West Deer Twp., Allegheny Co., PA
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David McKnight
1835 –
Birth Location: West Deer Twp., Allegheny Co., PA
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Robert McKnight
1838 – 1916
Birth Location: West Deer Twp., Allegheny Co., PA
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Harriet McKnight
1840 – 1858
Birth Location: –
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Infant McKnight
1842 – 1842
Birth Location: West Deer Twp., Allegheny Co., PA
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Emma McKnight
1845 –
Birth Location: –
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Margaret McKnight
1845 – 1932
Birth Location: West Deer Twp., Allegheny Co., PA
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Eliza McKnight
1848 – 1919
Birth Location: West Deer Twp., Allegheny Co., PA
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Mary Mcknight
1851 – 1910
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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John McKnight
1853 – 1909
Birth Location: West Deer Twp., Allegheny Co., PA, USA
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William McKnight
1855 – 1917
Birth Location: West Deer, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
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Anna McKnight
Birth Location: –
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Infant McKnight
Birth Location: –
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Joseph B.
Birth Location: –
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Infant McKnight
– 1842
Birth Location: –
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David McKnight's Ancestors

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David McKnight
1800 – 1878
Birth Place: Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
James W Mcknight
1754 – 1835
Down, Ulster, Ireland
Mary (Polly) Sterrett
1760 – 1816
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
James Mcknight
1730 – 1823
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Mary Clements
1732 – 1796
Augusta, Virginia, United States
William Sterrett
1727 – 1801
Ulster, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Jean Morrow
1727 – 1794
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Mcknight
1700 – 1759
Jane Morton
1717 – 1755
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander McKNIGHT
1680 – 1735
Mary Black
1682 – 1750

David McKnight's Descendants

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David (Sterrett) McKnight (1 Apr 1800 – 1878) m. Elizabeth Wageley (13 March 1815 – 18 April 1897)
  1. 1. Sarah (Clara) McNight (30 Jan 1823 – )
  2. 2. Sarah (Catherine) McKnight (19 May 1833 – 25 Apr 1908)
  3. 3. David (Sterrett) McKnight (Mar21,1835 – )
  4. 4. Robert (Prime) McKnight (Jan18,1838 – Nov11,1916)
  5. 5. Harriet (Melissa) McKnight (26 June 1840 – 21 November 1858)
  6. 6. Infant McKnight (Mar4,1842 – Mar8,1842)
  7. 7. Emma McKnight (24 JUN 1845 – )
  8. 8. Margaret (Emily) McKnight (Jun24,1845 – May6,1932)
  9. 9. Eliza (Ann Lydia Campbell) McKnight (Oct6,1848 – 1919)
  10. 10. Mary (Elisabeth) Mcknight (Feb 1851 – Aft. 1910)
  11. 11. John (Albert) McKnight (Jan18,1853 – 27 Nov 1909)
  12. 12. William (Wagley) McKnight (Oct12,1855 – 23 Apr 1917)
  13. 13. Anna (Eliza) McKnight
  14. 14. Infant McKnight
  15. 15. Joseph B.
  16. 16. Infant (Daughter) McKnight ( – 8 March 1842)

David McKnight's Timeline

4 Records

1800
1 April 1800
Birth of David Sterrett McKnight Sr in Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
1800
1 Apr 1800
Birth of David Sterrett McKnight Sr in Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States
Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States
1874
10 Nov 1874
Age 74
Death of David Sterrett McKnight Sr in West Deer, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
West Deer, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
1878
1878
Age 78
Death of David Sterrett McKnight Sr in Mead, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States
Mead, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 April 1800
    Event Place: Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1800
    Event Place: Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1874
    Event Place: West Deer, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1878
    Event Place: Mead, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States
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