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Perry Knight 1796–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Feb 1796

Birth Location: Dummerston, Windham Co., Vermont

Death Date: 30 Oct 1885

Death Location: Putney, Windham Co., Vermont

Father: Jesse Capt

Mother: Bethany Perry

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Fairbank

Children(s): James Knight, Josiah Knight, Mary Knight, Louisa Knight, Lucy Knight, Charles Knight, Laura Knight, Ellen Knight, Henrietta Knight, William Knight, Octavia Knight, Eliza Knight, Lucy Knight

In 1796, Perry Knight entered the world in Dummerston, Windham Co., Vermont, born to Jesse Russell Knight Capt And Bethany Perry. Perry Knight married Elizabeth Eliza Fairbank, and had children including Charles D Knight, Eliza Knight, Ellen Knight, Henrietta Ameilia Nettie Knight, James Hamilton Knight, Josiah Willard Knight, Laura Knight, Louisa M Knight, Lucy Knight, Lucy M Knight, Mary Ann Knight, Octavia Knight, William Perry Knight. Perry Knight passed away in 1885 in Putney, Windham Co., Vermont.

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Biography

  • In 1796, Perry Knight entered the world in Dummerston, Windham Co., Vermont, born to Jesse Russell Knight Capt And Bethany Perry.
  • Perry Knight married Elizabeth Eliza Fairbank, and had children including Charles D Knight, Eliza Knight, Ellen Knight, Henrietta Ameilia Nettie Knight, James Hamilton Knight, Josiah Willard Knight, Laura Knight, Louisa M Knight, Lucy Knight, Lucy M Knight, Mary Ann Knight, Octavia Knight, William Perry Knight.
  • Perry Knight passed away in 1885 in Putney, Windham Co., Vermont.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Capt
1763–1834
Birth Location: Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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Bethany Perry
1766–1810
Birth Location: Dighton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Fairbank
1801–1882
Birth Location: Putney, Windham, Vermont, United States
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Children(s)

James Knight
1821–1893
Birth Location: Putney, Windham, Vermont, USA
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Josiah Knight
1822–
Birth Location: Putney, Windham, Vermont, United States
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Mary Knight
1824–
Birth Location: Putney, Windham, Vermont, United States
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Louisa Knight
1832–1839
Birth Location: Putney, Windham, Vermont, United States
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Lucy Knight
1835–1881
Birth Location: Putney, Windham, Vermont, United States
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Charles Knight
1835–1915
Birth Location: Putney, Windham, Vermont, United States
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Laura Knight
1840–1882
Birth Location: Putney, Windham, Vermont, United States
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Ellen Knight
1843–1919
Birth Location: New York, United States
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Henrietta Knight
1845–1909
Birth Location: Putney, Windham, Vermont, United States
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William Knight
1818–1892
Birth Location: Putney, Windham, Vermont, USA
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Octavia Knight
1840–
Birth Location: Putney, Windham, Vermont
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Eliza Knight
1838–
Birth Location: Putney, Windham, Vermont
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Lucy Knight
1838–1902
Birth Location: Putney, Windham, Vermont
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Perry Knight's Ancestors

Self
Perry Knight
1796–1885
Birth Place: Dummerston, Windham Co., Vermont
Parents
Jesse Russell Knight Capt
1763–1834
Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Bethany Perry
1766–1810
Dighton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts
Grandparents
Jonathan (Knight) Capt.
1731–1819
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Tamar (Russell) Keyes
1732–1803
Boylston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Edward Knight
1677–1762
Elizabeth Russell
1690–1793
Ebenezer Keyes
1700–1747
Tamer Wheelock
1704–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Knight
1624–1687
Hannah Lamb
1633–1695
John Russell
1662–1717
Elizabeth Palmer
1661–1723
John (Maj.)
1668–1753
Sarah Prescott
1674–1757
Samuel Wheelock
1664–1756
Lydia Rice
1668–1756

Perry Knight's Descendants

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Perry Knight (4 Feb 1796–30 Oct 1885) m. Elizabeth (Eliza) Fairbank (31 Dec 1801–15 Dec 1882)
  1. 1. James (Hamilton) Knight 1821–1893
  2. 2. Josiah (Willard) Knight 1822–
  3. 3. Mary (Ann) Knight 1824–
  4. 4. Louisa (M) Knight 1832–1839
  5. 5. Lucy Knight 1835–1881
  6. 6. Charles (D) Knight 1835–1915
  7. 7. Laura Knight 1840–1882
  8. 8. Ellen Knight 1843–1919
  9. 9. Henrietta (Ameilia Nettie) Knight 1845–1909
  10. 10. William (Perry) Knight 1818–1892 m. Samantha Hanan 1822–1914
    1. 1. Robert (Perry) Knight 1860–1933
    2. 2. Allie ("Alice" Elvira) Knight 1865–
    3. 3. Lewis (S.) Knight 1850–1913
    4. 4. Allie Knight 1870–
    5. 5. Marian (Isadora) Knight 1857–1901
    6. 6. Zina (Clark) Knight 1844–1917 m. Marion (Violet) Smith 1850–1931
      1. 1. William (Leonard) Knight 1869–1953 m. Clara ("Carrie" Mae) Ransom 1872–1948
        1. 1. Zina (Clark) Knight 1897–1968
        2. 2. Avery (Ransom) Knight 1900–1965
        3. 3. Orie (Albert) Knight 1902–1981
        4. 4. Harry (Lester) Knight 1905–1967
        5. 5. Arnold (Ray) Knight 1908–1982
        6. 6. Merrill (Glenn) Knight 1913–1959
        7. 7. Robert (Paul) Knight 1916–1987
        8. 8. Caleb (Leonard) Knight 1893–1973
        9. 9. Marion (Nina) Knight 1894–1958
        10. 10. Emma (Leona) Knight 1896–1948
        11. 11. Laurence (Leroy) Knight 1898–1978
        12. 12. Keith (K) Knight 1905–1986
        13. 13. Delivan (Dale) Knight 1910–1966
      2. 2. Clarence (Laverne) Knight 1874–1952
      3. 3. Herbert (Leander "Bert") Knight 1878–1943
      4. 4. Zina (Duane) Knight 1880–1961
      5. 5. Edna Knight 1883–1954
      6. 6. Ruby (Lavina) Knight 1886–1973
      7. 7. Cecil (Harold) Knight 1888–1972
      8. 8. Walter (Leroy) Knight 1878–1952
      9. 9. Chester (Leroy) Knight 1873–1940
      10. 10. Otis Knight 1876–1929
      11. 11. Edna Knight 1878–1930
      12. 12. Hazel Knight 1892–1894
      13. 13. Clara (M.) Knight 1871–1902
      14. 14. Zenias Knight 1854–1946
      15. 15. Mary (Lodica) Knight 1853–1933
      16. 16. Hester (Ann) Knight 1861–1924
    7. 7. Edwin (W) Knight 1850–
    8. 8. Charles (Bering) Knight 1842–1900
  11. 11. Octavia Knight 1840–
  12. 12. Eliza Knight 1838–
  13. 13. Lucy (M.) Knight 1838–1902

Perry Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1796
4 Feb 1796
Birth of Perry Knight in Dummerston, Windham Co., Vermont
Dummerston, Windham Co., Vermont
1885
30 Oct 1885
Age 89
Death of Perry Knight in Putney, Windham Co., Vermont
Putney, Windham Co., Vermont

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1796
    Event Place: Dummerston, Windham Co., Vermont

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1885
    Event Place: Putney, Windham Co., Vermont
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