Born in Chaddesley Corbett, Worcestershire, England
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
James Knight
— married
26 Jul 1818 in Elmbridge, Worcestershire, England
Descendants 
Mother of
George Knight and Olive Mary (Knight) Benson
Died
at age 75
in Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Jan 2015
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Biography
Maria Wallace was born 3 Mar 1795; parents James Wallace and Sarah Potter
26 Jul 1818 Elmbridge, Worcestershire - marriage of James Knight and Maria Wallis [1]
Their son George Knight was born in Elmbridge in 1819 [2]
28 Feb 1830 Elmbridge, Worcs - baptism of daughter Mary Knight, parents James & Maria Knight [3]
George's father James Knight died 22 July 1849, and was buried at St. Joseph Missouri en route to Salt Lake City from England. His mother Maria Wallice Knight died 31 March 1870, and was buried in the Salt Lake Cemetery. [4]
Maria died in Salt Lake City in 1870. Gravestone: Maria Wallace wife of James Knight born in ... Chaddesley Corbett, Worcestershire England Mar 3 1795; died Mar 31 1870 [5][6]
Sources
- Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in record of son George Knight
- ↑ England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N295-L6G
- ↑ Utah, Latter-Day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WGFY-PMZM
- ↑ England, Select Births and Christenings
- ↑ The History of George Knight from his Journal, Historians Library, Walter Blackwell; was complied by Charles L Knight, grandson
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24967352/maria-knight
- ↑ Salt Lake City, Utah, Cemetery Records, 1848-1992
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