James Arthur McKnight
Birth Date
On 1828 December 11 (Born)
Death Date
On 1906 April 6 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
1
Born in Ráth Maoláin, County Donegal, Ireland, United Kingdom
1828 December 11
Mother
Rebecca Henderson
Father
John McKnight
Date Details
Occurred On 1828 December 11
Baptized by
Thomas Wilson
1851 February 23 (Age 22)
Married
Cornelia Stilson
1854 March 7 (Age 25)
Married
Alvina Mackley
1857 March 5 (Age 28)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1860 September 23 – 1862 September (Age 31)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
19th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
John Taylor
Location Served
United States
Date Details
On 1860
Departed from Home
Started On 1860 September 23
Set Apart
Ended On 1862 September
Released
Traveled in
Isaac A. Canfield Company (1862)
1862 July 30 – October 17 (Age 33)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1862 July 30
Joined Company
Ended Between 1862 October 16 – 17
Company Arrived
Married
Harriet Painter
1862 December 20 (Age 34)
Married
Mary Ann Fielding
1863 July 18 (Age 34)
Died in Port Townsend, Jefferson, Washington, United States
1906 April 6 (Age 77)
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James McKnight (1828 - 1906) Profile
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Person
1860 Utah Census
1860 Utah Census.
A transcription of Rosalthe Canfield's "Crossing the Plains" Diary, 5 May 1862 - 16 Oct 1862 (Beatrice Wood Collection)
"Rosalthe Canfield", A transcription of Rosalthe Canfield's "Crossing the Plains" Diary, 5 May 1862 - 16 Oct 1862 (Beatrice Wood Collection).
Mission
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 23 September 1860, Vol. B, Page 2, Line 76.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 23 September 1860, Vol. A, Page 2, Line 76.
Pioneer
Collected information concerning the Charles Dixon family, circa 1931-1984
Collected information concerning the Charles Dixon family, circa 1931-1984, Item 3.
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Deseret News
"Arrival of Trains", Deseret News, (22 October 1862), Page 4.
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 16 October 1862, Page 1-12.
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Isaac A. Canfield Emigrating Company, Journal
Isaac A. Canfield Emigrating Company, Journal, July, Page 1-35.
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Lucy C. Margetts diary, 1862 July-October
Lucy C. Margetts diary, 1862 July-October, July.
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PERPETUAL Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886
PERPETUAL Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. A, Page 3-364.