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George Westbrook Knight 1785–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Oct 1785

Birth Location: Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA

Death Date: Feb 1864

Death Location: Fulton, Whiteside, Illinois, USA

Father: Thomas Knight

Mother: Abigail Seeley

Spouse(s): Lydia ♦

Children(s): Lydia Knight, Rachel Knight, F. Knight, Lydia Knight, John Knight, George Knight, Hannah Knight, Charles Knight, William Knight

The story of George Westbrook Knight began in 1785 in Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA. In 1810, George Westbrook Knight resided in Northport, Waldo, Maine, USA. George Westbrook Knight married Lydia Abigail Duncan, and had children including Charles Crooker Knight, F Porter Knight, George W Knight, Hannah Elizabeth Knight, John Leland Knight, Lydia D Knight, Lydia H Knight, Rachel Knight, William Henry Knight. George Westbrook Knight passed away in 1864 in Fulton, Whiteside, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of George Westbrook Knight began in 1785 in Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA.
  • In 1810, George Westbrook Knight resided in Northport, Waldo, Maine, USA.
  • George Westbrook Knight married Lydia Abigail Duncan, and had children including Charles Crooker Knight, F Porter Knight, George W Knight, Hannah Elizabeth Knight, John Leland Knight, Lydia D Knight, Lydia H Knight, Rachel Knight, William Henry Knight.
  • George Westbrook Knight passed away in 1864 in Fulton, Whiteside, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Knight
1741–1818
Birth Location: Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA
TK
Abigail Seeley
1746–1791
Birth Location: Biddeford, York, Maine, USA
AS

Spouses(s)

Lydia ♦
1789–1829
Birth Location: Boothbay, Lincoln, Maine, USA
L♦

Children(s)

Lydia Knight
1814–1814
Birth Location: Northport, Waldo, Maine, USA
LK
Rachel Knight
1812–1853
Birth Location: Northport, Waldo, Maine, USA
RK
F. Knight
1822–1888
Birth Location: Northport, Waldo, Maine, USA
FK
Lydia Knight
1818–1852
Birth Location: Northport, Waldo, Maine, USA
LK
John Knight
1827–1913
Birth Location: Belfast, Waldo, Maine, USA
JK
George Knight
1810–1892
Birth Location: Northport, Waldo, Maine, USA
GK
Hannah Knight
1821–1895
Birth Location: Northport, Waldo, Maine, USA
HK
Charles Knight
1825–1916
Birth Location: Belfast, Waldo, Maine, USA
CK
William Knight
1816–1901
Birth Location: Northport, Waldo, Maine, USA
WK

George Knight's Ancestors

Self
George Knight
1785–1864
Birth Place: Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Parents
Thomas Knight
1741–1818
Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Abigail Seeley
1746–1791
Biddeford, York, Maine, USA
Grandparents
Westbrook Knight
1708–1751
Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Abigail Munson
1720–1761
Wells, York, Maine, USA
John Cilley
1699–1765
Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Hannah (Knight) ♥
1700–1799
Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Knight
1667–1746
Mary Westbrook
1671–1749
Robert Munson
1687–1758
Abigail Littlefield
1698–1762
Thomas ✔️
1670–1718
Ann ✔️
1677–1710
Nathaniel Knight
1667–1746
Mary Westbrook
1671–1749
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Knight
–1671
Eleanor Westbrook
1641–1671
John Westbrook
1645–1697
Martha Westbrook
1635–1702
Robert Sr.
1660–
Sarah Tileston
1662–1747
Jonathan Littlefield
1662–1734
Abigail Simpson
1675–1759
Thomas Cilley
1638–1686
Martha Blaisdell
1641–1694
John Stanyan
1642–1718
Mary Bradbury
1643–1724
George Knight
–1671
Eleanor Westbrook
1641–1671
John Westbrook
1645–1697
Martha Westbrook
1635–1702

George Knight's Descendants

1.
GK
George (Westbrook) Knight (18 Oct 1785–Feb 1864) m. Lydia (Abigail Duncan) ♦ (1789–05 Mar 1829)
  1. 1. Lydia (D) Knight 1814–1814
  2. 2. Rachel Knight 1812–1853 m. Jacob (Elwell) ♦ 1808–1887
    1. 1. Emma (A) Elwell 1848–
    2. 2. Rachel (F) Elwell 1835–
    3. 3. Jacob (Hudson) Elwell 1842–1905
  3. 3. F. (Porter) Knight 1822–1888
    1. 1. Francis (Porter) Knight 1862–
  4. 4. Lydia (H) Knight 1818–1852 m. Dixon (Pyrhus Gay) ♦ 1814–1877
    1. 1. Albert (Porter) Gay 1840–1911
    2. 2. George (Lewis) Gay 1845–1852
    3. 3. Charles (Volney) Gay 1844–1932
    4. 4. Sophronia (Abigail) Gay 1850–1940 m. Clayton (Webber McGill) ♦ 1842–1895
      1. 1. Etta (Abigail) McGill 1878–1958
      2. 2. Harriet (Hattie Sophronia) McGill 1878–1974 m. Henry (Walter Dickhut) ♦ 1874–1949
      3. 3. Eva McGill 1870–1871
      4. 4. Fay (M) McGill 1891–1976 m. Harry (Hardesty Kemper) ♦ 1873–1957
      5. 5. Ava McGill 1888–1979 m. Joe (T. Head) ♦ 1878–1968
        1. 1. Joe (T) Head 1921–2000
      6. 6. Eunice (Emily) McGill 1886–1944 m. Albert (A Holmes) ♦ 1884–1962
        1. 1. Horace (McGill) Holmes 1914–1915
        2. 2. Walter (Robert) Holmes 1916–1998
        3. 3. Ralph (Clayton) Holmes 1918–1982
        4. 4. Harriet (Sophronia) Holmes 1924–1991 m. Robert (Edward Wandrey) Jr 1923–
        5. 5. John (Ernest) Holmes 1921–1998
      7. 7. Vianna McGill 1882–1973 m. Louis (Cook Marguet) ♦ 1882–1972
      8. 8. Lola McGill 1876–1937
      9. 9. Sydney (A.) McGill 1873–1955 m. Eva (Pearl Harris) ♦ 1879–1969
        1. 1. Gay (H) McGill 1903–1982 m. Ruth (Alina Zweifel) ✔️ 1908–2009
        2. 2. Harold (S) McGill 1906–1976 m. Barbara (Marie Harvell) ♦ 1921–1983 m. Anne (F.) —?— 1909–1984
  5. 5. John (Leland) Knight 1827–1913 m. Lucy (Anne Exley) ♦ 1827–1915
    1. 1. Alice (E) Knight 1858–
    2. 2. Josephine (E) Knight 1856–
    3. 3. Helen Knight 1866–
    4. 4. Ellen (M) Knight 1870–
  6. 6. George (W.) Knight 1810–1892
  7. 7. Hannah (Elizabeth) Knight 1821–1895 m. Alvaro (Humphrey) ♦ –1847
    1. 1. George (O) Humphrey 1839– m. Lucy (A Van Demas) ♦ 1856–
      1. 1. Carrie Humphrey 1892–
      2. 2. Fred Humphrey 1889–
      3. 3. George Humphrey 1887–
      4. 4. Lizzie Humphrey 1883–
      5. 5. Ronzo Humphrey 1881–
      6. 6. Earl Humphrey 1879–
      7. 7. Pauline (A) Humphrey 1899–
  8. 8. Charles (Crooker) Knight 1825–1916 m. Julia (Ann Hollingshead) ♦ 1829–1883
    1. 1. John (Henry) Knight 1851–1853
    2. 2. Mary (Adelia) Knight 1857–1863
    3. 3. Marian (Amanda) Knight 1865–1944
    4. 4. John (Elmer) Knight 1854–1945
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Lydia) Knight 1849–1935
  9. 9. William (Henry) Knight 1816–1901 m. Sarah (R. Johnson) ♦ 1824–1864 m. Susan (M Jerald) ♦ 1834–1923
    1. 1. Bernard Knight 1846–1847
    2. 2. Sarah (Frances) Knight 1849–1850
    3. 3. Bernice (B) Knight 1846–
    4. 4. Charles Knight 1858–1859
    5. 5. Franklin Knight 1842–1844
    6. 6. Lydia (Abigail) Knight 1844–1876
    7. 7. E (Everett) Knight 1871–
    8. 8. Charles (D.) Knight 1862–
    9. 9. Sarah (F.) Knight 1859–1922 m. Frank (S Kilson) ♦ 1853–1944
      1. 1. Carie (G) Kilson 1888–1955
      2. 2. Lanta (Dale Kilson) ♦ 1896–1972 m. Elma (Olive Cross) ♦ 1898–1989
        1. 1. Dorothy (Pauline Kilson) ✔️ 1918–2012 m. Paul (Frederick Voss) ♦ 1915–2003
        2. 2. Charmian (Kilson) ♥ 1924–2011 m. Paul (Edward Yost) ✔️ 1919–2007
        3. 3. Karen (Lee Kilson) ✔️ 1938–2005 m. George (Lee Severson) ✔️ 1940–2004
    10. 10. William (Franklin) Knight 1855–1934 m. Mary (Elizabeth Rush) ♦ 1857–1932
      1. 1. Earl (W) Knight 1888–1952 m. Julia (Elizabeth Ness) ♦ 1899–1968
        1. 1. Eva (L) Knight 1924–
        2. 2. Marie (Elizabeth Knight) ✔️ 1920–1997 m. Ordway (Buchholz) ✔️ 1915–2008
        3. 3. Beatrice (Jeanette) Knight 1922–1998
    11. 11. George (H.) Knight 1841–1910 m. Catherine (Connolly) ♦ 1839–1898 m. Anna (Wills) ♦ 1856–1925
      1. 1. Sarah Knight 1867–1921
      2. 2. Thomas (H) Knight 1873–
      3. 3. George (Arthur) Knight 1864–1939 m. Honora (Coffey) ♦ 1868–1926
        1. 1. Joseph (Harold WHITEY Knight) ♥ 1897–1982 m. Lucilla (Catherine Miller) ♦ 1904–
        2. 2. Margaret Knight 1903–1991
        3. 3. Charles (Basil) Knight 1901–1993
        4. 4. Catherine (Isadora) Knight 1899–1899
        5. 5. Leonard (Arthur) Knight 1895–1971 m. Rose (Lendsey) ♦ 1892–
        6. 6. William Knight 1906–1995 m. Meinard (Josephine Mooney) ♦ 1915–1997
      4. 4. Francis (J) Knight 1868–1906
      5. 5. Charles (Henry) Knight 1878–1956 m. Mary (Bernadine Cribbens) ♦ 1883–1957
        1. 1. Margaret (Ann) Knight 1914–1963 m. Raymond (Nelson Smith) ♦ 1913–1997
        2. 2. Mary (Catherine) Knight 1912–1961 m. Charles (Raymond Houser) ♦ 1919–1984
        3. 3. Rose (Elizabeth) Knight 1916–1991 m. Leo (Joseph Heun) ♦ 1912–1990
        4. 4. Dorothy (Jane) Knight 1918–1982 m. Cleo (E. Bowman) ♦ 1921–1981
        5. 5. Donald (Edward) Knight 1918–1990 m. Idalynn (June Leonard) ♦ 1933–1992 m. Mary (Louise Hignutt) ♦ 1925–
      6. 6. Thomas (E.) Knight 1871–1872
      7. 7. Cyrus (Raymond) Knight 1901–1987 m. Ellah (Alvaretta Moore) ♦ 1897–1976
        1. 1. George (Allen) Knight 1934–1983 m. Vivian (Jean Holmes) ♦ 1936–1994

George Knight's Timeline

5 Records

1785
18 Oct 1785
Birth of George Westbrook Knight in Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA
1810
1810
Age 25
George Westbrook Knight resided here in Northport, Waldo, Maine, USA
Northport, Waldo, Maine, USA
1820
1820
Age 35
George Westbrook Knight resided here in Hancock, Maine, USA
Hancock, Maine, USA
1864
20 Feb 1864
Age 79
Death of George Westbrook Knight in Fulton, Whiteside, Illinois, USA
Fulton, Whiteside, Illinois, USA
1864
Feb 1864
Age 79
Burial of George Westbrook Knight in Fulton, Whiteside, Illinois, USA
Fulton, Whiteside, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1785
    Event Place: Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, USA
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," Database, \i FamilySearch\i0 �, accessed 20 Sep 2018), entry for Abigail Cilley Sealey, person ID LCYS-3C2.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 05 Aug 1787
    Event Place: Lincolnville, Waldo, Maine, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Northport, Waldo, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1810 USA Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Northport, Hancock, Maine; Roll: 11;Page:592; Family History Number: 0218682; Image: 00587.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Hancock, Maine, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1820 USA Federal Census, Year: 1820; Census Place: , Hancock, Maine; Roll: M33_34; Page:;Image: .
    [2] 1820 USA Federal Census, Year: 1820; Census Place: , Hancock, Maine; Roll: M33_34; Page:;Image: .
    [3] 1810 USA Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Northport, Hancock, Maine; Roll: 11;Page:592; Family History Number: 0218682; Image: 00587.
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1864
    Event Place: Fulton, Whiteside, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1864
    Event Place: Fulton, Whiteside, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," Database, \i FamilySearch\i0 �, accessed 20 Sep 2018), entry for Abigail Cilley Sealey, person ID LCYS-3C2.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Feb 1864
    Event Place: Fulton, Whiteside, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," Database, \i FamilySearch\i0 �, accessed 20 Sep 2018), entry for Abigail Cilley Sealey, person ID LCYS-3C2.
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