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Sarah Gillett Fanning McKnight

Birth
Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
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Buffalo, Erie County, New York, USA
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Sarah Gillett Fanning of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, is listed as a subscriber to Sarah Pierce's text, "Universal History" in 1811; source: Litchfield Historical Society, The Ledger."

Sarah G. Fanning McKnight died sometime between 1865 and 1870; source: Sarah G. McKnight is listed in the 1865 NY State Census; there is no listing for her in 1870 US Census.

Sarah G. McKnight's burial unknown but possibly at Forest Lawn, Buffalo.

Sarah Gillett Fanning, daughter of Oramel Fanning (source (1) and The Litchfield Historical Society, The Ledger) and Sylvia Crofoot, married James McKnight, III sometime before 1814 (year of birth of their first child).

James McKnight, III, son of James McKnight, Jr. and Mary Taggert, born 16 August 1787 Washington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA; source: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.
Note: Washington is a part of the Pittsfield metropolitan area.
James McKnight, III died sometime between 1850 and 1860, presumably in Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA; source: 1860 US Census, Sarah G. McKnight is a widow; burial unknown.

James McKnight, III is a son of James McKnight, Jr. married Mary Taggert (no intention recorded) on 07 January 1781 Washington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA; source: Berkshire County GenWeb Project, Washington Marriages to 1850.

James, III and Sarah Gillett had (Source for 1 through 4 as children of James and Sarah McKnight of Pittsfield, and birth data; and source for 1 and 3 death data: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988; Source for genealogical connection to James, III and Sarah McKnight for 4-7: 1850 US Census, residing with James and Sarah McKnight):

1 Mary Pettibone McKnight born 03 December 1814 Pittsfiled, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA; died (age 3y 5m 5d) on 08 May 1818 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA.

2 James Edward McKnight born 22 August 1816 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA; no identifiable US Census data; James Edward McKnight may have died after the family moved to Buffalo, New York, sometime after 1823 but before 1825.

3 Mary Elizabeth McKnight born 16 March 1819 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA; died (age 2y 8m 13d) on 29 November 1821 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA.

4 Frederick Augustus McKnight born 11 June 1821 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA; died 31 July 1882 Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA; buried Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo; Frederick Augustus McKnight married Lucia Williams Seymour, daughter of Henry Roderick Seymour and Lucia Mary Grosvenor, born May 1823 New York, USA; source: 1900 US Census and 1905 NY State Census; Lucia W. Seymour McKnight, wife of Frederick A. McKnight, died (of dysentery and senility) on 02 September 1906 Rockland, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; source: gravestone and 1906 Massachusetts Return of Death for Lucia W. Seymour McKnight; buried Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo.

Lucia Williams Seymour 1823, wife of Frederick Augustus McKnight, is a daughter of Henry Roderick Seymour born 03 April 1784; source for year: 1850 US Census and family records (year listed as 1795 on tombstone) in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; source for birth place: Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 15 February 1851; died 11 February 1851 Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA; source ibid; buried Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, and Lucia Mary Grosvenor born 31 October 1801 Connecticut, USA; source for birth date: gravestone; source for Connecticut: 1850 and 1860 US Census; died 24 June 1882 Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA; source: New York Evening Post, 11 July 1882; buried Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo.

5 Katharine W. "Kate" McKnight born 1823 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA; source for Massachusetts: US Census data; Katharine W. McKnight Barry died December 1879 Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA; source for December: obituary lists death "the week before", 08 January 1880; source for 1879; tombstone; buried Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo; FAG # 75325491; Katharine W. McKnight married William F. Barry on 01 June 1840 in Baltimore county, Maryland, USA; source: Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850; Major-General William Farquhar Barry, see findagrave.com., FAG # 5892204.

6 Theodore W. McKnight born 15 September 1825 Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA; source for birth date and place: 1894 US Passport Applications, 1799-1925; in 1870 US Census, Theo McKnight (born 1825 NY) was a grain dealer residing in Buffalo, New York, and had one domestic servant; died 11 November 1905 Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA; source: gravestone; buried Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo; bachelor; no issue.

7 Julia E. McKnight born 1834 Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA; source: US Census data; in 1880 US Census, Julia McKnight (born 1834 NY, single) resided with her married niece, Katherine Barry MacNutt and her family; and her nieces Elizabeth Barry and Sarah Barry Howe, at the Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, Illinois; Julia E. McKnight died 03 November 1887 Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA; source: tombstone; buried Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo; spinster; no issue.


Sarah Gillett Fanning of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, is listed as a subscriber to Sarah Pierce's text, "Universal History" in 1811; source: Litchfield Historical Society, The Ledger."

Sarah G. Fanning McKnight died sometime between 1865 and 1870; source: Sarah G. McKnight is listed in the 1865 NY State Census; there is no listing for her in 1870 US Census.

Sarah G. McKnight's burial unknown but possibly at Forest Lawn, Buffalo.

Sarah Gillett Fanning, daughter of Oramel Fanning (source (1) and The Litchfield Historical Society, The Ledger) and Sylvia Crofoot, married James McKnight, III sometime before 1814 (year of birth of their first child).

James McKnight, III, son of James McKnight, Jr. and Mary Taggert, born 16 August 1787 Washington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA; source: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.
Note: Washington is a part of the Pittsfield metropolitan area.
James McKnight, III died sometime between 1850 and 1860, presumably in Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA; source: 1860 US Census, Sarah G. McKnight is a widow; burial unknown.

James McKnight, III is a son of James McKnight, Jr. married Mary Taggert (no intention recorded) on 07 January 1781 Washington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA; source: Berkshire County GenWeb Project, Washington Marriages to 1850.

James, III and Sarah Gillett had (Source for 1 through 4 as children of James and Sarah McKnight of Pittsfield, and birth data; and source for 1 and 3 death data: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988; Source for genealogical connection to James, III and Sarah McKnight for 4-7: 1850 US Census, residing with James and Sarah McKnight):

1 Mary Pettibone McKnight born 03 December 1814 Pittsfiled, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA; died (age 3y 5m 5d) on 08 May 1818 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA.

2 James Edward McKnight born 22 August 1816 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA; no identifiable US Census data; James Edward McKnight may have died after the family moved to Buffalo, New York, sometime after 1823 but before 1825.

3 Mary Elizabeth McKnight born 16 March 1819 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA; died (age 2y 8m 13d) on 29 November 1821 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA.

4 Frederick Augustus McKnight born 11 June 1821 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA; died 31 July 1882 Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA; buried Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo; Frederick Augustus McKnight married Lucia Williams Seymour, daughter of Henry Roderick Seymour and Lucia Mary Grosvenor, born May 1823 New York, USA; source: 1900 US Census and 1905 NY State Census; Lucia W. Seymour McKnight, wife of Frederick A. McKnight, died (of dysentery and senility) on 02 September 1906 Rockland, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; source: gravestone and 1906 Massachusetts Return of Death for Lucia W. Seymour McKnight; buried Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo.

Lucia Williams Seymour 1823, wife of Frederick Augustus McKnight, is a daughter of Henry Roderick Seymour born 03 April 1784; source for year: 1850 US Census and family records (year listed as 1795 on tombstone) in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; source for birth place: Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 15 February 1851; died 11 February 1851 Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA; source ibid; buried Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, and Lucia Mary Grosvenor born 31 October 1801 Connecticut, USA; source for birth date: gravestone; source for Connecticut: 1850 and 1860 US Census; died 24 June 1882 Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA; source: New York Evening Post, 11 July 1882; buried Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo.

5 Katharine W. "Kate" McKnight born 1823 Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA; source for Massachusetts: US Census data; Katharine W. McKnight Barry died December 1879 Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA; source for December: obituary lists death "the week before", 08 January 1880; source for 1879; tombstone; buried Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo; FAG # 75325491; Katharine W. McKnight married William F. Barry on 01 June 1840 in Baltimore county, Maryland, USA; source: Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850; Major-General William Farquhar Barry, see findagrave.com., FAG # 5892204.

6 Theodore W. McKnight born 15 September 1825 Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA; source for birth date and place: 1894 US Passport Applications, 1799-1925; in 1870 US Census, Theo McKnight (born 1825 NY) was a grain dealer residing in Buffalo, New York, and had one domestic servant; died 11 November 1905 Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA; source: gravestone; buried Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo; bachelor; no issue.

7 Julia E. McKnight born 1834 Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA; source: US Census data; in 1880 US Census, Julia McKnight (born 1834 NY, single) resided with her married niece, Katherine Barry MacNutt and her family; and her nieces Elizabeth Barry and Sarah Barry Howe, at the Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, Illinois; Julia E. McKnight died 03 November 1887 Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA; source: tombstone; buried Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo; spinster; no issue.




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