Brief Life History of Charles
When Charles McKnight was born on 4 September 1826, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, William McKnight, was 44 and his mother, Catherine McClurg, was 35. He married Jean Reed Baird on 19 March 1857, in Washington, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Pennsylvania, United States in 1870 and Easttown Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880. He died on 22 January 1881, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Charles Mcknight, "United States Census, 1870"
- Charles Mcknight, "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915"
- Charles Mcknight in entry for Mr Thomas Harlan Baird Mcknight, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Irish: part translation of Gaelic Mac an Ridire ‘son of the horseman (Gaelic ridire)’, formerly Anglicized McRuddery.
Scottish (Dumfriesshire and Galloway) and Irish (Ulster): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Neachtain, which is usually Anglicized as McNaughton .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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