When Alonzo Knight was born on 14 October 1830, in Marlow, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Stephen Knight, was 46 and his mother, Polly Pierce, was 42. He married Catherine Meguire on 24 April 1853, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Weber, Utah, United States in 1860 and Plain City, Weber, Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 22 September 1921, in Harrisville, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Plain City Cemetery, Plain City, Weber, Utah, United States.
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Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Historical Boundaries: 1859: Weber, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Weber, Utah, United States
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.
Possible Related NamesMarch 15, 2007 Pictures have been added as well as other updates to this document. INDEX OF MATERIALS 1996 - By Don S. Knight 1. Pictures of: Grandmother and Grandfather Knight Old red brick home …
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