Capt.
Alexander
"Alex"
McKnight
Born about in Centre Napan, Glenelg, Northumberland, New Brunswick
Ancestors 
Son of William McKnight
and Ann (McDonald) McKnight
Brother of
William McKnight, Samuel McKnight, Henison McKnight, Elisabeth McKnight, Grace McKnight, Jane McKnight, Annabella McKnight, Margasas McKnight, William McKnight and James McKnight
Husband of
Mary (Forrest) McKnight
— married
19 Sep 1883 in Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
Descendants 
Died
at about age 66
in Napan, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Jan 2015
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Biography
Alexander was born about 1841 in Centre Napan, New Brunswick to William McKnight and Anabelle (Ann) McDonald.
He was a farmer. He also was a Captain in the New Brunswick's volunteer militia, serving in the 73rd Northumberland Batallion of Infantry in Chatham.[1]
Alexander married Mary Forrest in 1883 in Chatham.[2] They had 7 known children together.
Alexander passed away in 1907 in Napan.[3]
Sources
- ↑ Ancestry.com. Canada, Nominal Rolls and Paylists for the Volunteer Militia, 1857-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original Data: Department of Militia and Defence, Accounts and Pay Branch, Nominal Rolls and Paylists for the Volunteer Militia, 1885-1914. R180-100-9-E, formerly RG9-II-F-6, 138 rolls. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1708040:1935
- ↑ "Canada, New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBF-VV4V : Tue Oct 24 05:22:41 UTC 2023), Entry for Alexander McKnight and Mary D Forrest, 19 Sep 1883.
- ↑ New Brunswick Death Registrations: 1815-1972. Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. https://archives.gnb.ca/Search/VISSE/141C4.aspx?culture=en-CA&guid=11d32330-25d6-49ef-a42a-3aa543e8e4ef
- FamilySearch profile L1JW-BC8 : https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/L1JW-BC8
- Census of New Brunswick, 1851. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa. https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=census&IdNumber=23394297
- Census of New Brunswick, 1861. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa. https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=census&IdNumber=45293477
- Census of Canada, 1871. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa. https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=census&IdNumber=41421281
- Census of Canada, 1881. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa. https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=census&IdNumber=21047994
- Census of Canada, 1891. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa. https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=census&IdNumber=24282776
- Census of Canada, 1901. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa. https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=census&IdNumber=34100728
- Census Year: 1851
Item Number: 970987 Surname: Mcknight Given Name(s): Alex Age: 10 Province: New Brunswick District Name: Northumberland (county) Sub-District Name: Chatham
View digitized page of Census of 1851 (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia) for Image No.: e002293664
Geni: https://www.geni.com/people/Capt-Alexander-Mcknight/6000000095354503864
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alexander by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alexander:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alexander by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alexander:
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~12.50%
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McKnight-1198 and McKnight-1024 appear to represent the same person because: Same ages, locations, father, etc
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Sheena (Templeton) Tait
You might want to check Alexander's father and his first listed half-brother William - at the moment they're the same person :-)
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Rejected matches › Alexander McKnight (abt.1835-1871)
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