Elizabeth (Mason) Knight (1805 - 1873)

Born 29 Jan 1805 in Ohio Township, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA

Ancestors

Wife of David Knight — married 26 May 1825 in Ohio Township, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States

Died 27 Dec 1873 at age 68 in Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

Elizabeth was born in 1805. She was the daughter of George Mason and Catherine Debolt. She passed away in 1873. ^[1]

Elizabeth married David Knight. Their son Amos was a farmer in Industry TWP of Beaver Co. PA. The Amos Knight biography appears in "History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania: Including its Early Settlement..." page 675.

Elizabeth's father, George Mason and David's father John Knight were among the first settlers of Beaver County. David and Elizabeth had thirteen children six of whom survived to the time of the county history. Those were Louis (in Industry Twp), Amos, Emanuel, Cynthia, Elmira and Elizabeth. Amos was married April 30, 1863 to Matilda, daughter of Michael and Ella Mason. Mrs. Knight was a member of the United Brethren Church.

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 13 September 2020), memorial page for Elizabeth Mason Knight (29 Jan 1805–27 Oct 1873), Find A Grave: Memorial #64207548, citing Oak Grove Cemetery, Industry, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA; maintained by Deborah Wall (contributor 46976690).

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M44N-793 : 5 April 2020), Elizabeth Knight in household of David Knight, Ohio, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family 223, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXPM-JK2 : 19 March 2020), Elisabeth Knight, 1860.