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Olive Knight 1782–1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 JUN 1782

Birth Location: Bennington, Vermont

Death Date: 18 JUL 1858

Death Location: Peru, Clinton, New York, USA

Father: John Jr.

Mother: Abigail TOWNE

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Children(s): John Wescott, Anson Wescott, Ira Wescott

Olive Knight was born in 1782 in Bennington, Vermont, the child of John Knight Jr And Abigail Nabby Towne. Olive Knight married Joseph Westcott, and had children including Anson Wescott, Ira Lewis Wescott, John Knight Wescott. Olive Knight passed away in 1858 in Peru, Clinton, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Olive Knight was born in 1782 in Bennington, Vermont, the child of John Knight Jr And Abigail Nabby Towne.
  • Olive Knight married Joseph Westcott, and had children including Anson Wescott, Ira Lewis Wescott, John Knight Wescott.
  • Olive Knight passed away in 1858 in Peru, Clinton, New York, USA.

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Olive Knight's Ancestors

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Olive Knight
1782–1858
Birth Place: Bennington, Vermont
Parents
John Knight Jr.
1754–1833
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Abigail ("Nabby") TOWNE
1755–1833
Bennington, Vermont
Grandparents
John (Knight) Sr.
1727–
Windham, Windham, Connecticut
Eleanor Wood
1730–
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachussetts
Edmund Towne
1724–1779
Oxford, Suffolk, Massachusets
Abigail Brewer
1724–1772
Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Jr.
1704–1769
Abigail Crane
1703–1790
Josiah WOOD
1708–1767
Eleanor Barrett
1710–
Ephraim Towne
1688–1779
Sarah Kenny
1694–1727
Jonathan Brewer
1698–1758
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Knight
1656–1744
Sarah Backus
1663–1732
Jonathan Crane
1658–
Deborah Griswold
1661–
John WOOD
1657–1738
Isabel HAZEN
1662–1726
John Towne
1658–1740
Mary Smith
1660–1726
John Kenny
1651–1718
Elizabeth Look
1656–1695
Jonathan Brewer
1669–
Hannah Jones
1672–

Olive Knight's Descendants

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Olive Knight (22 JUN 1782–18 JUL 1858)
  1. 1. John (Knight) Wescott 1809–1881 m. Elizabeth Dunlap 1817–1896
    1. 1. Joseph (B.) Wescott 1847–1902
      1. 1. Louisa (Abigail) WESCOTT 1875–1946
      2. 2. Curtis Wescott 1872–1936
    2. 2. Joseph (B.) Wescott 1847–1902 m. Mary (E.) Turner 1852–1879 m. Amanda Albright 1857–1927
      1. 1. Curtis Wescott 1872–1936
      2. 2. Minnie (E.) Wescott 1877–1900
      3. 3. Oscar (Winfred) Wescott 1872–1967
      4. 4. Louisa (Abigail) Wescott 1875–1946
      5. 5. Nelly (Ethel) Wescott 1891–
      6. 6. Lewis Wescott 1887–1961
      7. 7. John (Willis) Wescott 1884–1915
      8. 8. Elizabeth Williams 1877–1900
    3. 3. Samuel (Whitmer) Wescott 1842–1874
    4. 4. Abigail (Towne) Wescott 1838–1923
    5. 5. Rebecca (Olive) Wescott 1841–1923
    6. 6. Hannah (A) Wescott 1844–1882
    7. 7. Daniel (Kinsley) Wescott 1850–1924
    8. 8. Joanna (Wealthy) Wescott 1855–1915
    9. 9. Joseph (B.) Wescott 1847–1902
      1. 1. Curtis Wescott 1872–1936
      2. 2. Louisa (Abigail) WESCOTT 1875–1946 m. Jesse (E.) Dupler 1875–
    10. 10. Joseph (B.) Wescott 1847–1902
      1. 1. Curtis Wescott 1872–1936
        1. 1. Curtis Wescott 1922–2004
  2. 2. Anson Wescott 1800–1877
  3. 3. Ira (Lewis) Wescott 1806–1879

Olive Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1782
22 JUN 1782
Birth of Olive Knight in Bennington, Vermont
Bennington, Vermont
1858
18 JUL 1858
Age 76
Death of Olive Knight in Peru, Clinton, New York, USA
Peru, Clinton, New York, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 JUN 1782
    Event Place: Bennington, Vermont

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 JUL 1858
    Event Place: Peru, Clinton, New York, USA

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