Knight, Edwin C. b. 18 Nov 1821 Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA d. 11 Sep 1896 Ambler, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA: WETZEL Extended Family & More

Knight, Edwin C.

1821 - 1896 (74 years)

Name	Knight, Edwin C. [1]
Birth	18 Nov 1821	Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA [2, 3]
	20201204HAv- Edwin Knight in the U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 Name: Edwin Knight Birth: 18 Nov 1821 [Birth: 18 Eleventh 1821] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Res: Byberry Father: Jonathan T Knight Mother: Elisabeth Knight Event: Birth Mo Mtg: Byberry Monthly Meeting Historical Meeting Data: Search for this monthly meeting in the 'Quaker Monthly Meetings Index' Yearly Meeting: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Meeting State: Pennsylvania Meeting County: Philadelphia Knight families, Jonathan & Elizabeth all in Byberry Amy 9th 23rd 1816 Ann Eliza 9th 3rd 1819 Deceased 9th 9th 1820 Edwin 11th 18th 1821 Jefse (Jeßse?) W. 9th 15th 1823 Grace 10th 8th 1828 Wilson 8th 13th 1832 Amos W. 9th 14th 1835 Pauline Jane 11th 15th 1837 Decd 1st 14th 1838 Richard & Rachel Knight, Byberry Jesse 11/10/1839 Rebecca 9/28/1842 Oliver P? 1/30/1844 Jos L & Grace Knight, Byberry Israel 2/22/1804 dec 8/24/1825 Abi 3/21/1807 Rachel 8/19/1809 Townsend 9/2/1811 Susannah P. 6/26/1814 dec 3/31/1848 Joseph Terry 4/29/1816 Joseph L. & Grace Knight Stephen R 6/19/1818 Grace L. 4/13/1820 Isaac C & Lydia Knight, Bensalem, Bucks, Co, PA Isaac 4/3/1826 Evan 11/8/1829 dec 4/1832 Ethan C. 12/6/1833 dec 3/9/1834 Giles & Mary Y. Knight, Bensalem, Bucks Co, PA Thomas Yardley 10/14/1821 Wm G. 5/26/1823 Sarah L. 11/6/1824 Susanna 8/31/1826 Edward D. 8/6/1828 Jonathan & Elizabeth all in Byberry Amy 9th 23rd 1816 Ann Eliza 9th 3rd 1819 Deceased 9th 9th 1820 Edwin 11th 18th 1821 Jefse (Jeßse?) W. 9th 15th 1823 Grace 10th 8th 1828 Wilson 8th 13th 1832 Amos W. 9th 14th 1835 Pauline Jane 11th 15th 1837 Decd 1st 14th 1838 Source Citation Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Births and Burials, 1810; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR-PH-70 Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes. Hege Friends Historical Library, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina. Indiana Yearly Meeting Minutes. Earlham College Friends Collection & College Archives, Richmond, Indiana. Haverford, Quaker Meeting Records. Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania.
Gender	Male
Birth	Abt 18 Nov 1821	Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 3]
	Bucks Co, per son Robert's death certificate.
FSID	KZFM-GQF
Name	Edwin (Edward C) Knight [2]
Name	Edwin Knight [3, 4]
Religion	Church: Presbyterian Church
Residence	Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA [3]
Residence	1860	Upper Makefield, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA [2]
Residence	1863	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA [2]
	ward 5
Residence	1870	Upper Makefield, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA [2]
Residence	1880	Doylestown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA [2]
Death	11 Sep 1896	Ambler, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA [2]
	age 74
Burial	14 Sep 1896	Richboro, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA [2]
Person ID	I74938	WETZEL-SPRING

Father	Knight, Jonathan Thomas, b. 21 Nov 1791, Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA d. 26 Jun 1858, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 66 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Wilson, Elizabeth, b. 11 Nov 1796, Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA d. 8 Apr 1856, Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 59 years)
Relationship	natural
Marriage	2 Jul 1815	Bristol, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Issue, jt	Between 1816 and 1837	Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA [3]
	They had ten children, of whom six are living. Their children were Amy, Ann Eliza, Edwin, Jesse W., Grace, Wilson, Amos W., and Paulina Jane.
	20201204HAv- Edwin Knight in the U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 Name: Edwin Knight Birth: 18 Nov 1821 [Birth: 18 Eleventh 1821] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Res: Byberry Father: Jonathan T Knight Mother: Elisabeth Knight Event: Birth Mo Mtg: Byberry Monthly Meeting Historical Meeting Data: Search for this monthly meeting in the 'Quaker Monthly Meetings Index' Yearly Meeting: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Meeting State: Pennsylvania Meeting County: Philadelphia Knight families, Jonathan & Elizabeth all in Byberry Amy 9th 23rd 1816 Ann Eliza 9th 3rd 1819 Deceased 9th 9th 1820 Edwin 11th 18th 1821 Jefse (Jeßse?) W. 9th 15th 1823 Grace 10th 8th 1828 Wilson 8th 13th 1832 Amos W. 9th 14th 1835 _?_ Jane 11th 15th 1837 Decd 1st 14th 1838 Source Citation Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Births and Burials, 1810; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR-PH-70 Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes. Hege Friends Historical Library, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina. Indiana Yearly Meeting Minutes. Earlham College Friends Collection & College Archives, Richmond, Indiana. Haverford, Quaker Meeting Records. Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania. ___________ 20201204HAv- Jesse Knight Bio from History of Bucks County Posted 30 Oct 2009 by BarkLic_2012 This text was copied from History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania: including an account of its original exploration, by J.H. Battle, published by A. Warner & co., 1887 Jesse W. Knight, retired miller, P. O. Bristol, was born in Philadelphia .September 15, 1823, and is a son of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Wilson) Knight, who were natives of this state, of Welsh and English descent. His father, who was a farmer, was in 1832 elected a member of the legislature from Philadelphia county for two years, afterwards made associate judge, and subsequently was justice of the peace. He died in Philadelphia in 186O, his wife dying in 1856. They had ten children, of whom six are living. The oldest son is a prominent farmer near Doylestown, and has been treasurer of Bucks county. Our subject was educated at the academy in Philadelphia, learned the trade of a miller in New Hope, Bucks county, and in 1837 came to Bristol, and in 1841 accepted the position of superintendent of the large mill of John Dominée. He held this position seven years, when he entered into partnership with Mr. Dorrance, continuing for ten years. He was elected to the state legislature in 18GO, and was again elected in 1870 to the state senate for three years. He has also been director of the poor and a member of the town council of Bristol. He has settled several eslates to the satisfaction of all concerned. Mr. Knight has been twice married, his first wife being Elizabeth Adair, who died in 1808. They had two children : John D., who is now a manufacturer and dealer in carpets in Philadelphia ; and Frank, who is a travelling salesman for David Landretli & Son, seed men. In 1871 Mr. Knight was married to his second wife, who is Sally, daughter of William Fenton, a sea-captain. Mr. Knight is a member of the Society of Friends, a Royal Arch Mason, and a member of the Knights of Pythias. His wife belongs to the Episcopal church. Short bio from A history of the townships of Byberry and Moreland in Philadelphia, Pa Posted 31 Oct 2009 by BarkLic_2012 Text from: A history of the townships of Byberry and Moreland in Philadelphia, Pa: from their earliest settlement by the whites to the present time / by Joseph C. Martindale. published by T. Ellwood Zell, 1867, pg. 317 Jonathan T., born llth mo. 21st, 1791, married Elizabeth, daughter of Jesse Wilson, and settled in Byberry. He was a prominent politician, and served several terms in the Pennsylvania Legislature. He was afterwards an Associate Judge in Philadelphia. During the latter part of his life he was of full habit, and took but little part in public affairs. He died in Philadelphia in 1858, aged 67 years. Their children were Amy, Ann Eliza, Edwin, Jesse W., Grace, Wilson, Amos W., and Paulina Jane. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 Jesse Knight Bio from History of Bucks County BarkLic_2012 BarkLic_2012 originally shared this on 30 Oct 2009 Linked To Jonathan T Knight Jesse Wilson Knight Saved by (10 of 13) Saved byJeremy Tyson Saved bypeakkathy Saved bypeanut6770 Saved byjsjohnson55 Saved bynancywalker0214 Saved byJennifer Kaufman Saved byskeaton63 Saved bySharonLouiseMcClain Saved byJuliEckmeier Saved byaheb13 Comments
Family ID	F51719	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Bodine, Anna Lewis, b. 3 Aug 1829, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 30 Sep 1888, Pineville, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 59 years)

Married 6 Apr 1848 Newtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA [2]

Marriage 11 May 1848 Northampton, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA [4]

20201204HAv-
Edwin & Anna Bodaine Knight in the U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970
Name: Edwin Knight
Gender: Male
Marriage: 11 May 1848
Newtown, Pennsylvania, USA
Church: Presbyterian Church
Spouse: Anna L. Knight

1848
No. 77 at Sunbury Lodge, on thursday morning May 11, 1848. Edwin Knight, of North ampton - formerly of Philadelphia Co. to Anna L. Eldest daughter of John Bodine, 23 yrs(?) at Northampton, Bucks Co, Pa.

Source Citation
Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1907; Book Title: 1838 - 1888

Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
Original data: Church Registers. Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Presbyterian Historical Society
in Newton, Bucks, Penna?? At 'Sunbury'? Lodge- No. 77 at Sunbury Lodge, on thursday morning May 11, 1848. Edwin Knight, of North ampton - formerly of Philadelphia Co. to Anna L. Eldest daughter of John Bodine, 23 yrs(?) at Northampton, Bucks Co, Pa.

Children

	1. Knight, Robert B. MD, b. 15 Feb 1856, Spring Garden Mills, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA d. 8 Jan 1925, Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 68 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Knight, Henry M, b. 21 Jun 1851, Pennsylvania, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Knight, Jonathan Thomas, b. 27 Apr 1855, Pennsylvania, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Knight, Caroline B., b. 23 Mar 1857, Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA d. 28 Feb 1917, Thayer, Newton, Indiana, USA (Age 59 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F48853 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Birth - 18 Nov 1821 - Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
	Birth - Bucks Co, per son Robert's death certificate. - Abt 18 Nov 1821 - Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
	Residence - - Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
	Married - 6 Apr 1848 - Newtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
	Marriage - 11 May 1848 - Northampton, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
	Residence - 1860 - Upper Makefield, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
	Residence - ward 5 - 1863 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
	Residence - 1870 - Upper Makefield, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
	Residence - 1880 - Doylestown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
	Death - 11 Sep 1896 - Ambler, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
	Burial - 14 Sep 1896 - Richboro, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA

= Link to Google Earth

Photos		US, Presbyterian Church 18480511 mar Edwin_Anna Bodaine Knight.jpg 20201204HAv- Edwin & Anna Bodaine Knight in the U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970 Name: Edwin Knight Gender: Male Marriage: 11 May 1848 Newtown, Pennsylvania, USA Church: Presbyterian Church Spouse: Anna L. Knight 1848 No. 77 at Sunbury Lodge, on thursday morning May 11, 1848. Edwin Knight, of North ampton - formerly of Philadelphia…
Photos		US, Quaker Meeting Records 18211118 Knight fam, Edwin.jpg 20201204HAv- Edwin Knight in the U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 Name: Edwin Knight Birth: 18 Nov 1821 [Birth: 18 Eleventh 1821] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Res: Byberry Father: Jonathan T Knight Mother: Elisabeth Knight Event: Birth Mo Mtg: Byberry Monthly Meeting Historical Meeting Data: Search for this monthly meeting in the 'Quaker…

Sources

[S1127] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Knight, Robert B MD - Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1967; Certificate Number Range: 003001-006000.
Record for Dr Robert B Knight (11) facts

20191229CenterPark-
Dr Robert B Knight in the Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967
Name: Dr Robert B Knight
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 69
married
occuptn: Physician
residence: Coudersport
Birth: abt 1856
Spring Garden Mills Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Death: 8 Jan 1925 1340h
Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
cause: Apoplexy
74a
signed: Ron H. Jones MD
Coudersport
Father: Edwin Knight
born: Bucks Co, PA
Mother: Annie Lewis Bodaine
born: Bucks Co, PA
inform: Mrs. R.B. Knight
Coudersport
burial: 11 Jan 1925
Eulalia Cem
Coudersport
Certificate Number: 5528

Source Citation
Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906-1967; Certificate Number Range: 003001-006000

Source Information
Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906-1963. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
20191229CenterPark-
Dr Robert B Knight in the Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967
Name: Dr Robert B Knight
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 69
married
occuptn: Physician
residence: Coudersport
Birth: abt 1856
Spring Garden Mills Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Death: 8 Jan 1925 1340h
Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA
cause: Apoplexy
74a
signed: Ron H. Jones MD
Coudersport
Father: Edwin Knight
born: Bucks Co, PA
Mother: Annie Lewis Bodaine
born: Bucks Co, PA
inform: Mrs. R.B. Knight
Coudersport
burial: 11 Jan 1925
Eulalia Cem
Coudersport
Certificate Number: 5528

Source Citation
Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906-1967; Certificate Number Range: 003001-006000

Source Information
Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906-1963. Series 11.90 (1,905 cartons). Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

PA Death cert 19250108 Robert B Knight MD.jpg
20191229CenterPark-
Dr Robert B Knight in the Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1967
Name: Dr Robert B Knight
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 69
married
occuptn: Physician
residence: Coudersport
Birth: abt 1856
Spring Garden Mills Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Death: 8 Jan 1925 1340h
Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania,…

[S2325] Public Member Trees 2020, Bodine Family Tree - John_Faddis / Edwin (Edward C) Knight (55) facts 20201204HAv- h=132198315157&indiv=try.
Record for Edwin (Edward C) Knight (55) facts
20201204HAv- Bodine Family Tree - John_Faddis / Edwin (Edward C) Knight
Edwin (Edward C) Knight 1821–1896
BIRTH 18 NOV 1821 • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
DEATH 11 SEP 1896 • Ambler, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
h=132198315157&indiv=try

Record for Edwin (Edward C) Knight (55) facts
20201204HAv- Bodine Family Tree - John_Faddis / Edwin (Edward C) Knight
Edwin (Edward C) Knight 1821-1896
BIRTH 18 NOV 1821 • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
DEATH 11 SEP 1896 • Ambler, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA

[S1223] Ancestry.com, U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Births and Burials, 1810; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR-PH-70.
Record for Edwin Knight (5) facts
Knight family birth enumerations, Quaker Meeting notes
20201204HAv-
20201204HAv-
Edwin Knight in the U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
Name: Edwin Knight
Birth: 18 Nov 1821
[Birth: 18 Eleventh 1821]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Res: Byberry
Father: Jonathan T Knight
Mother: Elisabeth Knight
Event: Birth
Mo Mtg: Byberry Monthly Meeting
Historical Meeting Data: Search for this monthly meeting in the 'Quaker Monthly Meetings Index'
Yearly Meeting: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
Meeting State: Pennsylvania
Meeting County: Philadelphia

Knight families,
Jonathan & Elizabeth all in Byberry
Amy 9th 23rd 1816
Ann Eliza 9th 3rd 1819 Deceased 9th 9th 1820
Edwin 11th 18th 1821
Jefse (Jeßse?) W. 9th 15th 1823
Grace 10th 8th 1828
Wilson 8th 13th 1832
Amos W. 9th 14th 1835
Pauline Jane 11th 15th 1837 Decd 1st 14th 1838

Source Citation
Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Births and Burials, 1810; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR-PH-70

Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data:
Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.
North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes. Hege Friends Historical Library, Guilford College, Greensboro, North Carolina.
Indiana Yearly Meeting Minutes. Earlham College Friends Collection & College Archives, Richmond, Indiana.
Haverford, Quaker Meeting Records. Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania.

US, Quaker Meeting Records 18211118 Knight fam, Edwin.jpg
20201204HAv-
Edwin Knight in the U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
Name: Edwin Knight
Birth: 18 Nov 1821
[Birth: 18 Eleventh 1821]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Res: Byberry
Father: Jonathan T Knight
Mother: Elisabeth Knight
Event: Birth
Mo Mtg: Byberry Monthly Meeting
Historical Meeting Data: Search for this monthly meeting in the 'Quaker…

[S1525] Ancestry.com, U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1907; Book Title: 1838 - 1888.
Record for Edwin Knight (8) facts
20201204HAv-
20201204HAv-
Edwin & Anna Bodaine Knight in the U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970
Name: Edwin Knight
Gender: Male
Marriage: 11 May 1848
Newtown, Pennsylvania, USA
Church: Presbyterian Church
Spouse: Anna L. Knight

1848
No. 77 at Sunbury Lodge, on thursday morning May 11, 1848. Edwin Knight, of North ampton - formerly of Philadelphia Co. to Anna L. Eldest daughter of John Bodine, 23 yrs(?) at Northampton, Bucks Co, Pa.

Source Citation
Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1907; Book Title: 1838 - 1888

Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
Original data: Church Registers. Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Presbyterian Historical Society

US, Presbyterian Church 18480511 mar Edwin_Anna Bodaine Knight.jpg
20201204HAv-
Edwin & Anna Bodaine Knight in the U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970
Name: Edwin Knight
Gender: Male
Marriage: 11 May 1848
Newtown, Pennsylvania, USA
Church: Presbyterian Church
Spouse: Anna L. Knight

1848
No. 77 at Sunbury Lodge, on thursday morning May 11, 1848. Edwin Knight, of North ampton - formerly of Philadelphia…

TEST MARKER

TNG ID: I74938

Webmaster Message

We make every effort to document our research. If you have something you would like to add, please contact us.

Knight, Edwin C.

Quick Links

Contact Us

Webmaster Message