Lois Knapp (1790 - abt. 1845)

Born 25 Jan 1790 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Alexander Walker — married 30 Sep 1808 in Brandon, Rthldg, Vt

Descendants

Died about 11 Aug 1845 at about age 55 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Lois Knapp was born January 25, 1790 at Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts the daughter of Nathaniel Knapp and his wife Mary Ball Knapp.

On September 30, 1808 Lois married Alexander Walker the son of James Walker and Sarah Field Walker. The marriage took place at Brandon, Rutland, Vermont. Eight children were born to this couple.

Lois died in August of 1845 at Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois and on August 5th, 1845 was buried in the Old Nauvoo Burial Ground, Block 7, Lot 2, Grave 30. ^[1]

The death of Lois Knapp Walker was listed in the paper "Nauvoo Neighbor". It states that she died the week ending 11 August 1845 in Nauvoo, Illinois, age 55 yrs, 6 months, 11 days. Information from the Patriarchal Blessings was copied from Volume 5 page 110. It shows that Lois Walker was born 25 January 1790 in Bristol County, Massachusetts, the daughter of Nathaniel and Mary. (Copy of this letter in in the DAR file of James Walker)

Birth

Early Later-Day Saints database

DAR file James Walker

History of winona, Olmsted & Dodge Counties published by HHHill & Co 1884

Marriage

Vital Records State of Vermont

Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848, Ancestry.com.

Death and Burial

Early Later-Day Saints database

Nauvoo Neighbor, edition 11 August 1845

Patriarchal Blessings Vol 5, Page 110.

"Old Nauvoo Burial Ground Deaths" LDS records from Tucson, Arizona.

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #43592056:accessed 28 July 2019), memorial page for Lois Louise Knapp Walker (25 Jan 1790–11 Aug 1845), citing Old Nauvoo Burial Grounds, Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Stacey Lovelock (contributor 48087766) .

• 5th Cousin relationship, GEDmatch: Gary Kent Kit T346635 and Dennis Bartholomew Kit M715007, Largest segment = 35.6 cM, Chr.6 from (162,956,501 to 166,671,406), 7.2 cM, 610 SNPs, Chr.10 from (119,574,851 to 135,280,033), 35.6 cM, 2,667 SNPs. Total of segments > 7 cM = 42.8 cM, 2 matching segments. Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 4.2. 298034 SNPs used for this comparison. [The common ancestors are Alexander Walker(1791 - abt. 1856) and Lois Knapp(1790 - abt. 1845), unconfirmed without a third Cousin triangulation.].
• Source: S3 Ancestral File (R) Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998

• WikiTree profile Knapp-601 created through the import of family tree.ged on Oct 16, 2011 by Michael Cox.