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Joseph Knight Jr.


Birth21 June 1808Halifax, Windham, Vermont, United States
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     "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Joseph Knight Jr., ID: KWJC-1S1.

    Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946, Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah), database with images, FamilySearch, entry for Joseph Knight (4 November 1866); citing Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, Office of Vital Statistics, "Salt Lake City Utah Death Records book 1848 to 1884," p. 27, FHL microfilm 26553.
Death4 November 1866Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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     Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for Joseph Knight (1808-1866), memorial # 24914946.

    Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946, Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah), database with images, FamilySearch, entry for Joseph Knight (4 November 1866); citing Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, Office of Vital Statistics, "Salt Lake City Utah Death Records book 1848 to 1884," p. 27, FHL microfilm 26553.
Burial1866Salt Lake City Cemetery, Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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     Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for Joseph Knight (1808-1866), memorial # 24914946.

    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Joseph Knight Jr., ID: KWJC-1S1.
FatherJoseph Knight
MotherPolly Peck
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   • Betsy Covert
Married22 March 1832Jackson County, Missouri, United States
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    FamilySearch, Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah), database with images, FamilySearch, entry for Joseph Bright and Betsy Covent (22 March 1832); citing Independence, Jackson, Missouri, Recorder of Deeds, "Marriage Record of Independence Jackson Co. Missouri 1827-1860, Vol. 1," p. 15, FHL microfilm 1019759.
          Children:
               Martha Ann Knight
               Mary Elizabeth Knight
               Rhoda Caroline Knight
               Joseph James Knight
               Orpha Florialla Knight
               Ellen Rebecca Knight


   • Adeline Johnson
Married19 November 1847Winter Quarters, US Federal Territory (now Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States)
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Adeline Johnson and Joseph Knight, ID: LHV7-LYD and ID: KWJC-1S1.

   • Mary Woolerton
Married14 November 1852Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Joseph Knight Jr. and Mary Woolerton, ID: KWJC-1S1 and ID: KWJC-13M.
          Children:
               Hyrum Knight
               Katherine Knight
               Miland Knight
               Joseph Knight III

   • Abbey Jane Weldon
Married5 April 1852Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Joseph Knight Jr. and Abbey Jane Weldon, ID: KWJC-1S1 and ID: KWV9-C6K.
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• 1840Hancock County, Illinois, United States
• 1842Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
• 1850Great Salt Lake County, Utah Territory, United States
• 1860Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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• 1840 Population CensusHancock County, IllinoisExtractImage
• 1842 Population CensusNauvoo, Hancock, IllinoisExtractImage
• 1850 Population CensusGreat Salt Lake County, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
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• 1860 Population Census19th Ward Grt Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
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Crossing the Plains

• Benjamin Hawkins CompanyView Source
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
       Departure5 Jun 1850
       Arrival9 Sept 1850
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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
       Departure7 Oct 1856
       Arrival15 Dec 1856

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