Church History Biographical Database
Joseph Knight, Jr.
Born
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Occurred On 1808 June 21
Married Adeline Johnson
Joined Benjamin Hawkins Company
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Ended On 1850 September 9
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Joseph initially traveled to the Salt Lake Valley as a part of Thomas Johnson's Fifty in the Benjamin Hawkins Company in 1850.
From family histories of Joseph Knight, Jr. on FamilySearch, family tradition says that Joseph Knight was asked to marry Adeline Johnson and Abbie Weldon as plural wives to provide temporal support for these "single" women. We do not find a death date for Adeline's first husband, Isaac Butterfield, so she was probably a young widow. It is likely that Joseph Knight brought Adeline to Utah with him in the 1850 Benjamin Hawkins pioneer company.
Joined Rescue Companies
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Ended On 1856 December 15
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Participated as one of the rescuers that were sent out in the winter of 1856 to assist the members of the Church stranded in Wyoming.
Died
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Occurred On 1866 November 4
