Catherine Meguire

15 October 1833–15 May 1927 (Age 93)
Georgetown, Bart Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

The Life Summary of Catherine

When Catherine Meguire was born on 15 October 1833, in Georgetown, Bart Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, William Wells Meguire, was 24 and her mother, Charlotte Ann Babb, was 29. She married Alonzo Knight 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. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Plain City, Weber, Utah, United States for about 30 years. She died on 15 May 1927, in Harrisville, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Plain City, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alonzo Knight
1830–1921
Catherine Meguire
1833–1927
Marriage: 24 April 1853
William Alonzo Knight
1854–1939
Charlotte Kathryn Knight
1857–1948
Catherine Knight
1858–1859
Alonzo Knight Jr
1860–1878
Lucy Knight
1863–1948
Julia Ann Knight
1864–1950
Stephen Knight
1867–1935
Crandall Knight
1869–1870
Curtis Knight
1871–1872
Noah Knight
1873–1878
Marion Knight
1875–1955

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    24 April 1853Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    • Children

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (3)

    World Events (8)

    1836 · Remember the Alamo
    Age 3
    Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
    1857 · Bountiful Tabernacle Groundbreaking
    Age 24
    The groundbreaking of the Bountiful Tabernacle began with the dedicatory prayer given by Lorenzo Snow on a cold February morning in 1857. The building was designed by Augustus Farnham.
    1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
    Age 30
    The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Liam, Siobhan, Brigid, Cathal, Ciaran, Connor, Conor, Eamonn, James Patrick, Niall, Seamus.Irish: variant of McGuire . In Ireland this is the usual spelling.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    McGuire

    Story Highlight

    Samuel Knight History by Don S. Knight - Written 1996

    March 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 …

    Sources (42)

    • Catherine Night in household of Alonzo Night, "United States Census, 1860"
    • Catherine Meguire Knight, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
    • Catherine Knights, "United States Census, 1880"

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