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Stephen Albert Knight

Birth	:	5 Jun 1828 Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Death	:	10 Aug 1907 Rhode Island, USA
Burial	:	Mount Olive Cemetery, Norfolk, Norfolk City, USA
Coordinate	:	36.8286018, -76.2739029
Description	:	The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans: Volume VI page 279 KNIGHT, Stephen Albert, manufacturer, was born in Cranston, R.I., June 5, 1828; son of Stephen and Welthan (Brayton) Knight. He removed with his parents to Coventry, R.I., in 1835, and was employed in a cotton mill, 1835-46. He became a clerk in a Providence grocery store in 1847 and in 1849 engaged with Parker & Knight at Arnold's Bridge as overseer of the spinning-room. He attended Fruit Hill academy in 1850, and in 1853, with his brothers Benjamin B. and Robert, purchased the cotton mill property at Hebronville, Mass. He... Read More	The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans: Volume VI page 279 KNIGHT, Stephen Albert, manufacturer, was born in Cranston, R.I., June 5, 1828; son of Stephen and Welthan (Brayton) Knight. He removed with his parents to Coventry, R.I., in 1835, and was employed in a cotton mill, 1835-46. He became a clerk in a Providence grocery store in 1847 and in 1849 engaged with Parker & Knight at Arnold's Bridge as overseer of the spinning-room. He attended Fruit Hill academy in 1850, and in 1853, with his brothers Benjamin B. and Robert, purchased the cotton mill property at Hebronville, Mass. He was married, May 5, 1851, to Ellen, daughter of Zachariah and Eliza Parker of Pontiac, R.I. In 1866 he removed to Providence as agent of the Hebron Manufacturing company, which in that year had purchased the Dodgeville mills. In 1868 he purchased a fourth interest in the Grant mill in Providence, and in 1870, on the death of his father-in-law, Zachariah Parker, the Hebron Manufacturing company became owner of the entire property, Mr. Knight [p.279] being agent, the business forming a part of the system of B. B. & R. Knight. In 1899 he was elected president of the Hebron Manufacturing company. He was director on the board of government of the New England Cotton Manufacturers' association, 1895-98, and president of that association, 1898-99.

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Stephen Albert Knight's memorial is located at: Mount Olive Cemetery, Norfolk, Norfolk City, USA.
When did Stephen Albert Knight death?
Stephen Albert Knight death on 10 Aug 1907 in Rhode Island, USA
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Latitude: 36.8286018
Longitude: -76.2739029

Family Members:

Parent

Stephen Knight

(1780 - 1848)

Wealtha Brayton Knight

(1794 - 1871)

Spouse

Siblings

Sophia Amelia Knight Harris

(1812 - 1887)

Benjamin Brayton Knight

(1813 - 1898)

Jeremiah Knight

(1816 - 1890)

Annah Knight

(1824 - 1878)

Robert Brayton Knight

(1826 - 1912)

Elizabeth Brayton Knight Battey

(1826 - 1868)

Dexter Newton Knight

(1832 - 1893)

Children

Florentine Augustine Knight Angell

(1852 - 1884)

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Coordinate: 36.8286018, -76.2739029

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