Joel Blakeslee Knapp was born about 1822 in New York. He was the son of Abraham Knapp and Elizabeth Drake.
He married Arabella "Belle" Eagar about 1850; they had at least seven children together (Some sources say they had 13 children.):
James Reese Knapp (Abt 1851 - 1884)
Ada Mary Knapp (Abt 1853 - 1854)
Joel Blakeslee Knapp, Jr. (1855 - 1874)
Frederick Edward Knapp (1857 - )
Frank W. Knapp (Abt 1858 - 1863)
Hattie Knapp (Abt 1865 - )
Valeria Knapp (1875 - 1952)
Joel and Arabella divorced in December of 1869 in San Francisco, California.
Joel was an artist who specialized in portraiture. He went to the Hawaiian Islands several times, starting in 1847. He opened a studio, to which he invited the public to come to see his work and commission him to do portraits of themselves and family members.
He also worked as a bookkeeper and miner. He was the mayor of Monterey, California in 1852.
He lived for a short time in Hawaii in 1847 and the early 1850s, but spent much of his life in California.
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San Mateo County Death Records
Knapp, Joel
Death place: Menlo Park
Cemetery: Union Cemetery
Date of burial: April 15, 1883
Mortuary: James Crowe
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April 19, 1883 - Sacramento Daily Union
Pacific Coast Items
Joel Knapp fell down the stairs of a hotel at Menlo Park yesterday and broke his neck.
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California Cemetery transcriptions: Joel Knapp; Cemetery: Union, Redwood City, San Mateo County, Cal.
He married Arabella "Belle" Eagar about 1850; they had at least seven children together (Some sources say they had 13 children.):
James Reese Knapp (Abt 1851 - 1884)
Ada Mary Knapp (Abt 1853 - 1854)
Joel Blakeslee Knapp, Jr. (1855 - 1874)
Frederick Edward Knapp (1857 - )
Frank W. Knapp (Abt 1858 - 1863)
Hattie Knapp (Abt 1865 - )
Valeria Knapp (1875 - 1952)
Joel and Arabella divorced in December of 1869 in San Francisco, California.
Joel was an artist who specialized in portraiture. He went to the Hawaiian Islands several times, starting in 1847. He opened a studio, to which he invited the public to come to see his work and commission him to do portraits of themselves and family members.
He also worked as a bookkeeper and miner. He was the mayor of Monterey, California in 1852.
He lived for a short time in Hawaii in 1847 and the early 1850s, but spent much of his life in California.
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San Mateo County Death Records
Knapp, Joel
Death place: Menlo Park
Cemetery: Union Cemetery
Date of burial: April 15, 1883
Mortuary: James Crowe
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April 19, 1883 - Sacramento Daily Union
Pacific Coast Items
Joel Knapp fell down the stairs of a hotel at Menlo Park yesterday and broke his neck.
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California Cemetery transcriptions: Joel Knapp; Cemetery: Union, Redwood City, San Mateo County, Cal.
Joel Blakeslee Knapp was born about 1822 in New York. He was the son of Abraham Knapp and Elizabeth Drake.
He married Arabella "Belle" Eagar about 1850; they had at least seven children together (Some sources say they had 13 children.):
James Reese Knapp (Abt 1851 - 1884)
Ada Mary Knapp (Abt 1853 - 1854)
Joel Blakeslee Knapp, Jr. (1855 - 1874)
Frederick Edward Knapp (1857 - )
Frank W. Knapp (Abt 1858 - 1863)
Hattie Knapp (Abt 1865 - )
Valeria Knapp (1875 - 1952)
Joel and Arabella divorced in December of 1869 in San Francisco, California.
Joel was an artist who specialized in portraiture. He went to the Hawaiian Islands several times, starting in 1847. He opened a studio, to which he invited the public to come to see his work and commission him to do portraits of themselves and family members.
He also worked as a bookkeeper and miner. He was the mayor of Monterey, California in 1852.
He lived for a short time in Hawaii in 1847 and the early 1850s, but spent much of his life in California.
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San Mateo County Death Records
Knapp, Joel
Death place: Menlo Park
Cemetery: Union Cemetery
Date of burial: April 15, 1883
Mortuary: James Crowe
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April 19, 1883 - Sacramento Daily Union
Pacific Coast Items
Joel Knapp fell down the stairs of a hotel at Menlo Park yesterday and broke his neck.
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California Cemetery transcriptions: Joel Knapp; Cemetery: Union, Redwood City, San Mateo County, Cal.
He married Arabella "Belle" Eagar about 1850; they had at least seven children together (Some sources say they had 13 children.):
James Reese Knapp (Abt 1851 - 1884)
Ada Mary Knapp (Abt 1853 - 1854)
Joel Blakeslee Knapp, Jr. (1855 - 1874)
Frederick Edward Knapp (1857 - )
Frank W. Knapp (Abt 1858 - 1863)
Hattie Knapp (Abt 1865 - )
Valeria Knapp (1875 - 1952)
Joel and Arabella divorced in December of 1869 in San Francisco, California.
Joel was an artist who specialized in portraiture. He went to the Hawaiian Islands several times, starting in 1847. He opened a studio, to which he invited the public to come to see his work and commission him to do portraits of themselves and family members.
He also worked as a bookkeeper and miner. He was the mayor of Monterey, California in 1852.
He lived for a short time in Hawaii in 1847 and the early 1850s, but spent much of his life in California.
*************************
San Mateo County Death Records
Knapp, Joel
Death place: Menlo Park
Cemetery: Union Cemetery
Date of burial: April 15, 1883
Mortuary: James Crowe
*************************
April 19, 1883 - Sacramento Daily Union
Pacific Coast Items
Joel Knapp fell down the stairs of a hotel at Menlo Park yesterday and broke his neck.
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California Cemetery transcriptions: Joel Knapp; Cemetery: Union, Redwood City, San Mateo County, Cal.
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