BIOGRAPHY: A History of Isaac Howard of Foster, Rhode Island
By Daniel Howard, A.M.
Windsor Locks, Conn. 1901 Page 114
Mary Cranston Howard was born in Foster, R. I.; September 20, 1845; was educated at the Howard Hill school and taught there; married, December 24, 1871, Edwin Olney Knight, son of Ezra and Eliza Knight of Foster. They reside in Anthony, R I., where Mr. Knight is engaged in Farming.

CENSUS: Name: Mary Knight
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Residence: Warwick town, Kent, Rhode Island
Birth date: Sep 1847
Birth place: Rhode Island
Relationship to head-of-household: Wife
Spouse name: Edwin G Knight
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Spouse birth place: Rhode Island
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Father birth place: Rhode Island
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Mother birth place: Rhode Island
Race or color (expanded): White
Head-of-household name: Edwin G Knight
Gender: Female
Marital status: Married
Years married: 28
Estimated marriage year: 1872
Mother how many children: 10
Number living children: 5
Immigration year:
Enumeration district: 0206
Sheet number and letter: 14B
Household id: 273
Reference number: 59
GSU film number: 1241504
Image number: 00824
Collection: 1900 United States Census

Name: Mary L Knight
Residence: Coventry, E.D. 019, Kent, Rhode Island
Age: 67
Estimated Birth Date: 1848
Place of Birth: U S
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Gender: Female
Race: White
Place of Birth: Father: U S
Place of Birth: Mother: U S
Page Number: F
Line Number: 26
GSU Film Number: 1769018
Collection: Rhode Island State Census, 1915

Name: Mary C Knight
Residence: , Kent, Rhode Island
Estimated birth year: 1848
Age in years: 72
Birthplace: Rhode Island
Relationship to head-of-household: Self
Gender: Female
Race or color (on document): White
Marital status: Widowed
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Film number: 1821671
Digital GS number: 4383805
Image number: 00594
Sheet number: 7
Collection: United States Census, 1920

MARRIAGE: Groom's Name: Edwin Olney Knight
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Bride's Name: Mary Cranston Howard
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Marriage Date: 24 Dec 1871
Marriage Place: East Greenwich,Kent,Rhode Island
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M50192-2
System Origin: Rhode_Island-ODM
Source Film Number: 926802
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Collection: Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916

DEATH: Name: Mary Cranston Knight
Gender: Female
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Death Date: 24 Sep 1924
Death Place: Rhode Island
Age: 77
Birth Date: 1847
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Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Edwin O Knight
Father's Name: Arnold Howard
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Mother's Name: Susanna Round
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03095-8
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
Source Film Number: 1940075
Reference Number: p3
Collection: Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950

• Married: 24 DEC 1871 in Foster, Providence, Rhode Island

1. Cora Louise KNIGHT b: 22 NOV 1872 in Foster, Providence, Rhode Island
2. Elizabeth S. KNIGHT b: 1875 in Connecticut
3. Susanna Eliza KNIGHT b: 31 AUG 1874 in Providence County, Rhode Island
4. Arthur Edwin KNIGHT b: 2 JUL 1879 in Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island
5. Bertha Howard KNIGHT b: 19 FEB 1881 in Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island
6. Lucy Mary KNIGHT b: 15 FEB 1882 in Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island
7. Willard Wilson KNIGHT b: 12 MAR 1883 in Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island
8. Charles Irving KNIGHT b: 31 AUG 1884 in Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island
9. Hattie A. KNIGHT b: 1 DEC 1885 in Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island
10. Estella KNIGHT b: 9 NOV 1889 in Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island
11. Edith A. KNIGHT b: 1891 in Providence County, Rhode Island