Brief Life History of Karenhappah Ann
When Karenhappah Ann Knight was born on 28 February 1809, in Luxulyan, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, her father, Robin Knight, was 33 and her mother, Elizabeth Udy, was 31. She married John Lukes on 6 June 1827, in Luxulyan, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in King Township, York, Ontario, Canada in 1871. She died on 15 October 1875, in Newmarket, York, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 66, and was buried in Newmarket Cemetery, Newmarket, York, Ontario, Canada.
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- Ann Lukes in household of John Lukes, "Canada Census, 1871"
- Ann Knight, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Ann Knight, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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1813
Oldest Grave Seen in the Memorials List
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
English: status or occupational name from Middle English knight ‘retainer, attendant’ (Old English cniht ‘boy, youth, lad)’. The specialized feudal sense ‘a high-ranking tenant bound to serve his lord as a mounted soldier’ is not known to have ever given rise to the surname, although it is not out of the question that it may occasionally have been used as a nickname, perhaps for someone who played the part of an armed knight in a local pageant.
Irish: sometimes adopted for Gaelic Mac an Ridire ‘son of the knight’. See also McKnight .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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