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Sarah <I>Kemble</I> Knight

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Sarah Kemble Knight

Birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
25 Sep 1727 (aged 61)
New London, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
New London, New London County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
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Diarist, Schoolteacher, Innkeeper. In 1702 she traveled round trip on horseback from Boston to New York. She chronicled her five-month adventure in a diary that was discovered and published in 1825 as "Private Journal of a Journey from Boston to New York in the Year 1704." It is still read for authentic information on colonial times and customs. Daughter of Thomas Kemble, wife of Richard Knight with whom she had one daughter, Elizabeth.
Diarist, Schoolteacher, Innkeeper. In 1702 she traveled round trip on horseback from Boston to New York. She chronicled her five-month adventure in a diary that was discovered and published in 1825 as "Private Journal of a Journey from Boston to New York in the Year 1704." It is still read for authentic information on colonial times and customs. Daughter of Thomas Kemble, wife of Richard Knight with whom she had one daughter, Elizabeth.

Bio by: Jan Franco

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Here Lyeth
The Body of
Mrs. Sarah Knight
Who Died Sept. The 25th
1727 In The 62d Year
of Her Age.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Jan Franco
  • Added: Jul 17, 2005
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11366960/sarah-knight: accessed ), memorial page for Sarah Kemble Knight (19 Apr 1666–25 Sep 1727), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11366960, citing Ancient Cemetery, New London, New London County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.