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Louisa Jemima <I>Bliss</I> McKnight

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Louisa Jemima Bliss McKnight

Birth
Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
15 Aug 1862 (aged 49)
Berrien County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Niles, Berrien County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
Plot
Old Section 6, Lot 118.
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Daughter of Peter Bliss Sr. and
his wife Mary "Molly" Perry
(of Rehoboth, Mass., Leyden, Mass.,
and later, of
Truxton, Cortland Co. New York).
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Louisa was the 15th of 17 children.
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m. Louisa was married on
Jan. 1, 1843, in
Truxton, Cortland County New York,
to William A. McKnight [Sr.].
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In the 1850 census, William and
"Loisa" [Louisa] McKnight are living
in Lafayette, Onondaga County New York,
with their children: Harriet O. age 6,
Myron age 3, and William P. McKnight
age 8 months.
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In the 1860 census, Louisa and
William McKnight were living in
Niles township, Berrien County Michigan.
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Louisa's husband William McKnight
is listed as a land owner in N.-W.
Section 13, of Niles township (per:
Berrien County Directory and History,
by Edward B. Cowles, page 115).
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Louisa died at the age of
49 years, 9 months, and 15 days.
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Louisa shares a headstone with her
husband William A. McKnight,
in the Silverbrook Cemetery,
in Niles, Berrien County Michigan
(in Old Section 6, Lot 118).
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Their son Myron is also buried here,
as well as William's second wife Abby.
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Three of Louisa's siblings are buried
in the Howe Cemetery, South of
Buchanan, Berrien County Michigan:
1. Polly (Bliss) Howe.
2. Hiram Bliss Sr.
3. Sarah (Bliss) French.
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Louisa's parents and six of her
siblings are buried in the
Truxton Rural Cemetery, in
Truxton Cortland County New York
(also known as the
Truxton Village Cemetery).
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Daughter of Peter Bliss Sr. and
his wife Mary "Molly" Perry
(of Rehoboth, Mass., Leyden, Mass.,
and later, of
Truxton, Cortland Co. New York).
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Louisa was the 15th of 17 children.
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m. Louisa was married on
Jan. 1, 1843, in
Truxton, Cortland County New York,
to William A. McKnight [Sr.].
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In the 1850 census, William and
"Loisa" [Louisa] McKnight are living
in Lafayette, Onondaga County New York,
with their children: Harriet O. age 6,
Myron age 3, and William P. McKnight
age 8 months.
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In the 1860 census, Louisa and
William McKnight were living in
Niles township, Berrien County Michigan.
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Louisa's husband William McKnight
is listed as a land owner in N.-W.
Section 13, of Niles township (per:
Berrien County Directory and History,
by Edward B. Cowles, page 115).
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Louisa died at the age of
49 years, 9 months, and 15 days.
---------------------------
Louisa shares a headstone with her
husband William A. McKnight,
in the Silverbrook Cemetery,
in Niles, Berrien County Michigan
(in Old Section 6, Lot 118).
---
Their son Myron is also buried here,
as well as William's second wife Abby.
--------------------------------
Three of Louisa's siblings are buried
in the Howe Cemetery, South of
Buchanan, Berrien County Michigan:
1. Polly (Bliss) Howe.
2. Hiram Bliss Sr.
3. Sarah (Bliss) French.
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Louisa's parents and six of her
siblings are buried in the
Truxton Rural Cemetery, in
Truxton Cortland County New York
(also known as the
Truxton Village Cemetery).
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