DESCENDENTS OF RICHARD AND SARAH ROGERS KNIGHT
Updated on 18 March 2012
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William Henry, son of William Knight, was born in Harmony, Chautauqua county, New York, April 19, 1835, and removed to Los Angeles, California. He was educated in the Jamestown public school, which he
attended from 1843 to 1848, and Jamestown Academy, which he attended from 1848 to 1851. He compiled "Bancroft's Handbook of the Pacific States," 1862; "Bancroft's Map of the Pacific States," 1863; was manager of Bancroft
's Publishing Department, San Francisco, California, from 1864 to 1869; was partner in Bancroft, Knight & Company, publishers of music, from 1870 to 1879; was buyer for the Emerson & Fisher Carriage Company, Cincinnati,
Ohio, from 1879 to 1891, and auditor of Mt. Lowe Railway Company, Pasadena, California, from 1893 to 1896. He was also a writer and lecturer on astronomical and other scientific subjects, and a liberal contributor to
leading scientific journals. He served in the capacity of president of the Southern California Academy of Sciences from 1894 to 1897, and from 1899 to 1902; secretary of the Forest and Water Society of Southern California from 1898 to 1903; secretary of the Highway Commission, Los Angeles county, California, from 1901 to 1903; secretary of the Merchants' and Manufacturers' Association, Los Angeles, 1896-97; honorary member of Cincinnati Society of Natural History from 1891; president of Unity Club, Cincinnati, 1885-87, and president of Unity Club, Los Angeles, 1893-95. In addition to all these he was an editorial writer on the Los Angeles Times.
Mr. Knight married Ella Joana WATERS, born April 3, 1846, at Woodford, near Bennington, Vermont, daughter of Elijah Dewey and Eliza Ann (Hinsdale) WATERS Seven children were born to them, four of whom surviving namely:
Alfred,b 1874 Mrs. Christopher Ruess, of Oakland, California; Emerson, a resident of Los Angeles, California; Bertha, a resident of New York.
New England Families Genealogical and Memorial: Third Series, Volume III
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William Henry, son of William Knight, was born in Harmony, Chautauqua county, New York, April 19, 1835, and removed to Los Angeles, California. He was educated in the Jamestown public school, which he
attended from 1843 to 1848, and Jamestown Academy, which he attended from 1848 to 1851. He compiled "Bancroft's Handbook of the Pacific States," 1862; "Bancroft's Map of the Pacific States," 1863; was manager of Bancroft
's Publishing Department, San Francisco, California, from 1864 to 1869; was partner in Bancroft, Knight & Company, publishers of music, from 1870 to 1879; was buyer for the Emerson & Fisher Carriage Company, Cincinnati,
Ohio, from 1879 to 1891, and auditor of Mt. Lowe Railway Company, Pasadena, California, from 1893 to 1896. He was also a writer and lecturer on astronomical and other scientific subjects, and a liberal contributor to
leading scientific journals. He served in the capacity of president of the Southern California Academy of Sciences from 1894 to 1897, and from 1899 to 1902; secretary of the Forest and Water Society of Southern California from 1898 to 1903; secretary of the Highway Commission, Los Angeles county, California, from 1901 to 1903; secretary of the Merchants' and Manufacturers' Association, Los Angeles, 1896-97; honorary member of Cincinnati Society of Natural History from 1891; president of Unity Club, Cincinnati, 1885-87, and president of Unity Club, Los Angeles, 1893-95. In addition to all these he was an editorial writer on the Los Angeles Times.
Mr. Knight married Ella Joana WATERS, born April 3, 1846, at Woodford, near Bennington, Vermont, daughter of Elijah Dewey and Eliza Ann (Hinsdale) WATERS Seven children were born to them, four of whom surviving namely:
Alfred,b 1874 Mrs. Christopher Ruess, of Oakland, California; Emerson, a resident of Los Angeles, California; Bertha, a resident of New York.
New England Families Genealogical and Memorial: Third Series, Volume III
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I have put the photo's back up on the website, there are 6101+ photos for 22320 individuals. For some individuals there are more than one photo,
look in the notes, if there are some labeled (MEDIA) and there is more than one number listed then there are more photos, email me direct and
I will be glad to email them to you. If you find a broken link to a photo, email me so I can fix-it. Due to the 7 1/2 hours of uploading it takes to update the web-site, I am only going to update it once a month. Enjoy the site your welcome to any of the information contained in the website. If you have any information that you would like to add or to correct a error, either email me or leave a message in the questbook.
williamknight57@yahoo.com.
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