Family/Spouse: June Marion. June was born on 21 Jun 1928; died on 27 Aug 2022 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: 21 Jun 1916; Joined the Canadian Armed Services.

Robin married Bertha Amelia Tucker on 9 Nov 1922 in Eatonia, Saskatchewan, Canada. Bertha was born on 19 Aug 1900 in Ontario, Canada; died on 5 Feb 1946 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried on 8 Feb 1946 in Regina Cemetery, Saskatchewan, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Cause of Death: Adenocarcinoma (cancer) of the the breast.

Notes:

Born a McKnight but name changed to MacKnight. This might have been that he was ordained in the Presbyterian Church which had its roots in Scotland. The McKnight (Irish) name might of alienated some of parishioners. (just a hunch)

Robert married Harriet Burnham Choate on 22 Feb 1887 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Harriet (daughter of Thomas George Choate and Christianna Ann Kidd) was born on 30 May 1863 in Warsaw, Ontario, Canada; died on 25 Dec 1928 in Guelph, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 28 Dec 1928 in Little Lake Cemetery, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Cause of Death: Huntington's Chorea (had disease for 10 years)

Other Events and Attributes:

• Cause of Death: Bilious fever

Notes:

This is cornerstone of this website. It started with Robert James McKnight (ID#1), then came Mary White (ID#2).

The McKnights came from County Down, Ireland, in the early 1830's on the same ship with the Whites of South Monaghan, and the Wrights. A grandson, Dr. John Wright, was a well,known and respected doctor for many years in Millbrook and father of Allan Wright of Cavan Township at Bailieboro. Mrs. Clarence Ball (Ula White) is a descendent of the Whites. It took nine weeks under sail to make the trip from Ireland. Mary White was seasick all the way over. When the river narrowed the ship was towed up the St. Lawrence River to Montreal by oxen. The Wrights settled in Hope Township, the Whites in South Monaghan and the McKnights in Cavan Township. Robert James McKnight married Mary White. He died in 1894 and she died in 1918 aged 88. They first settled in South Monaghan but soon moved to Lot 14, Cone. 6, Cavan Township.

County Down (named after its county town, Downpatrick) is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. Adjoined to the south-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 2,448 km² and has a population of about 531,665. It is also one of the thirty-two traditional counties of Ireland and is within the province of Ulster.

The county was archaically called Downshire. It borders County Antrim to the north, the Irish Sea to the east and south, County Armagh to the west, and County Louth to the southwest. In the east of the county is Strangford Lough and the Ards Peninsula. The largest town is Bangor, on the northeast coast. Three other large towns and cities are on its border: Newry lies on the western border with County Armagh, while Lisburn and Belfast lie on the northern border with County Antrim. Down contains both the southernmost point of Northern Ireland (Cranfield Point) and the easternmost point of Ireland (Burr Point).

It is currently one of only two counties of Ireland to have a majority of the population from a Protestant community background, according to the 2001 census. The other is County Antrim.

Robert married Mary White in 1852 in Ontario, Canada. Mary was born on 25 Nov 1833 in County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; died on 19 Jan 1919 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Grace Presbyterian Cemetery, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

White, Mary: The McKnights came from County Down, Ireland, in the early 1830's on the same ship with the Whites of South Monaghan, and the Wrights. A grandson, Dr. John Wright, was a well,known and respected doctor for many years in Millbrook and father of Allan Wright of Cavan Township at Bailieboro. Mrs. Clarence Ball (Ula White) is a descendent of the Whites. It took nine weeks under sail to make the trip from Ireland. Mary White was seasick all the way over. When the river narrowed the ship was towed up the St. Lawrence River to Montreal by oxen. The Wrights settled in Hope Township, the Whites in South Monaghan and the McKnights in Cavan Township. Robert James McKnight married Mary White. He died in 1894 and she died in 1918 aged 88. They first settled in South Monaghan but soon moved to Lot 14, Cone. 6, Cavan Township.

Thomas + Christianna Ann Kidd. Christianna was born on 25 Oct 1833 in Lanark, Ontario, Canada; died on 15 Mar 1910 in Mariposa, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]