Amanda Inez Knight
Born in Payson, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
1876 September 8
Mother
Amanda M. McEwan
Father
Jesse Knight
Date Details
Occurred On 1876 September 8
Baptized by Thomas Daniels
1888 July (Age 11)
Served in British Mission
1898 April 1 – 1900 May 19 (Age 21) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Missionary Activity Notes
She was one of the first two single women to serve full-time missions. She had planned to travel to England in 1898 to sight-see and to visit her brother Ray, who was serving a mission there, with her friend Lucy Jane Brimhall. Their bishop recommended that the two young women be called to serve as missionaries.
Residence When Called
Provo, Utah, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Edward Partridge
Location Served
Cheltenham Conference
Date Details
Started On 1898 April 1
Set Apart
On 1898 April 21
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1900 May 19
Departed from Field
On 1900 June 11
Arrived at Home
Images
Manchester Conference
Mission Photo
Sister Holbrook and Knight
London Conference Missionaries
Nottingham Conference, England
Married Robert Eugene Allen
1902 June 11 (Age 25)
Died
1937 June 5 (Age 60)
Media
Amanda Inez Knight (1876 - 1937) Profile
Manchester Conference
Mission Photo
Sister Holbrook and Knight
London Conference Missionaries, Circa 1899 April
Nottingham Conference, England, 1898 October 30