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Robert James McKnight

Robert James McKnight

Male 1829 - 1894  (65 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Robert James McKnightRobert James McKnight was born in 1829 in County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom; died on 25 Jul 1894 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Grace Presbyterian Cemetery, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada.

    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 kmĀ² 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]

    Children:
    1. 2. Mary Jane McKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1856 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; died on 3 May 1905 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Grace Presbyterian Cemetery, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. Samuel McKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Mar 1856 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; died on 8 Jun 1936 in Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Oxbow Cemetery, Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada.
    3. 4. William McKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Jun 1857 in South Monaghan Township, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada; died on 11 Jul 1925 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 14 Jul 1925 in Grace Presbyterian Cemetery, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada.
    4. 5. Rev. Robert MacKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1859 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; died on 1 Apr 1946 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried on 3 Apr 1946 in Regina Cemetery, Saskatchewan, Canada.
    5. 6. Jonathan McKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Aug 1863 in Republic of Ireland; died on 1 Apr 1949 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Grace Presbyterian Cemetery, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 7. David McKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Jun 1865 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; died on 6 Apr 1912 in Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Oxbow Cemetery, Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Mary Jane McKnightMary Jane McKnight Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born in 1856 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; died on 3 May 1905 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Grace Presbyterian Cemetery, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada.

  2. 3.  Samuel McKnightSamuel McKnight Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born on 9 Mar 1856 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; died on 8 Jun 1936 in Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Oxbow Cemetery, Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada.

    Samuel married Janet King on 14 Apr 1888 in Chalk River, Ontario, Canada. Janet (daughter of Peter King and Agnes McGill) was born on 4 May 1871 in Chalk River, Ontario, Canada; died on 5 Dec 1970 in Carnduff, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried on 8 Dec 1970 in Oxbow Cemetery, Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. William Arthur McKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1889 in Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada; died in 1989 in Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Oxbow Cemetery, Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada.
    2. 9. David McKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1891 in Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada; died in 1891 in Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Oxbow Cemetery, Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada.
    3. 10. Mary Bertha McKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1893 in Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 4 Feb 1975 in Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Alameda Cemetery, Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada.
    4. 11. Edna Elizabeth McKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1895 in Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 1 Mar 1981; was buried in Alameda Cemetery, Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada.
    5. 12. Howard Francis McKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1898 in Saskatchewan, Canada; died in 1907 in Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Oxbow Cemetery, Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada.

  3. 4.  William McKnightWilliam McKnight Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born on 12 Jun 1857 in South Monaghan Township, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada; died on 11 Jul 1925 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 14 Jul 1925 in Grace Presbyterian Cemetery, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada.

    William married Margaret Jane Hampton on 8 Oct 1879 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada. Margaret (daughter of James Hampton and Margret Jane Moore) was born on 10 Feb 1855 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; died on 15 Jul 1933 in Cavan, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 18 Jul 1933 in Grace Presbyterian Cemetery, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Robert James McKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Sep 1880 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; died on 30 Nov 1966 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 2 Dec 1966 in Grace Presbyterian Cemetery, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 14. Mamie McKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Jan 1882 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; died on 7 May 1897 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Grace Presbyterian Cemetery, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 15. William Hampton McKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Jun 1884 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; died in 1928 in Simoom Sound, British Columbia, Canada; was buried in Burial Details Unknown.
    4. 16. John Henry McKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Jul 1886 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; died on 10 Nov 1966 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 13 Nov 1966 in Grace Presbyterian Cemetery, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 17. David Elridge McKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Oct 1888 in Cavan, Ontario, Canada; died on 21 Feb 1915 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Grace Presbyterian Cemetery, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 18. Infant McKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1890 in Cavan, Ontario, Canada; died in 1890 in Cavan, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Burial Details Unknown.
    7. 19. Margaret Agnes McKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Jan 1893 in Cavan, Ontario, Canada; died on 28 Mar 1978 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Grace Presbyterian Cemetery, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada.
    8. 20. Ethel Rose McKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Aug 1895 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; died on 28 Mar 1979 in Lindsay, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 30 Mar 1979 in Riverside Cemetery, Lindsay, Ontario, Canada.

  4. 5.  Rev. Robert MacKnightRev. Robert MacKnight Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born in 1859 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; died on 1 Apr 1946 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried on 3 Apr 1946 in Regina Cemetery, Saskatchewan, Canada.

    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]

    Children:
    1. 21. Rufus Choate MacKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Oct 1888 in Dunnville, Ontario, Canada; died in 1965 in Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Burial Details Unknown.
    2. 22. Arthur David White MacKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Oct 1890 in Dunnville, Ontario, Canada; died in Manitoba, Canada; was buried in Burial Details Unknown.
    3. 23. Constance Adelaide Mary MacKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Dec 1892 in Dunnville, Ontario, Canada; died in Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Burial Details Unknown.
    4. 24. Robin Oliver Jonathan MacKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Jan 1895 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; died in 1961; was buried on 7 Mar 1961 in Regina Cemetery, Saskatchewan, Canada.
    5. 25. Gladys Harriet Burnham MacKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Jan 1897 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; died in Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Burial Details Unknown.
    6. 26. Edwin Arnold Choate MacKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Apr 1899 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; died in Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Burial Details Unknown.
    7. 27. Alexandria Alberta Victoria MacKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Aug 1900 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; died on 13 Dec 1902 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Little Lake Cemetery, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
    8. 28. Agnes Breckenridge Spense MacKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Jun 1902 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; died on 15 Nov 1989; was buried on 20 Nov 1989 in Regina Cemetery, Saskatchewan, Canada.

  5. 6.  Jonathan McKnightJonathan McKnight Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born on 12 Aug 1863 in Republic of Ireland; died on 1 Apr 1949 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Grace Presbyterian Cemetery, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada.

    Jonathan married Emeline Gertrude Clarke in 1896 in Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada. Emeline was born on 2 Mar 1876 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; died on 12 Feb 1909 in Cavan, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Grace Presbyterian Cemetery, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Private George Frederick McKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Oct 1896 in Cavan, Ontario, Canada; died on 11 Nov 1918 in Eastbourne, England, United Kingdom; was buried in Grace Presbyterian Cemetery, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada.

    Jonathan married Susan Elvy Lock on 18 Oct 1911 in Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada. Susan (daughter of Thomas George Bearne Lock and Lilly Elvy Mallroy) was born on 30 Sep 1883 in Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada; died on 3 Dec 1971 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Gardiner's United Cemetery, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 7.  David McKnightDavid McKnight Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born on 25 Jun 1865 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; died on 6 Apr 1912 in Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Oxbow Cemetery, Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada.

    David married Catherine Louise Burton in 1897 in Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada. Catherine was born on 10 Feb 1875 in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada; died on 11 Aug 1926 in Katepwa Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Oxbow Cemetery, Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. Florence Allen McKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1898 in Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada; died in Apr 1971 in Kenora, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Oxbow Cemetery, Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada.
    2. 31. Mary Nina McKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Sep 1901 in Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 5 Sep 1903 in Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Oxbow Cemetery, Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada.
    3. 32. Margaret Ruth McKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Oct 1905 in Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 11 Oct 1993 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; was buried in Oxbow Cemetery, Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada.
    4. 33. Janet Louise McKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Dec 1907 in Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 18 Sep 1976 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; was buried on 21 Sep 1976 in Waverley Memorial Gardens, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
    5. 34. David Walter Munroe McKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Nov 1909 in Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 19 Dec 1974; was buried in St. John's Dixie Cemetery, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 8.  William Arthur McKnightWilliam Arthur McKnight Descendancy chart to this point (3.Samuel2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1889 in Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada; died in 1989 in Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Oxbow Cemetery, Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada.

  2. 9.  David McKnightDavid McKnight Descendancy chart to this point (3.Samuel2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1891 in Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada; died in 1891 in Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Oxbow Cemetery, Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada.

  3. 10.  Mary Bertha McKnightMary Bertha McKnight Descendancy chart to this point (3.Samuel2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1893 in Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 4 Feb 1975 in Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Alameda Cemetery, Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada.

    Mary married Albert Thomas Young on 19 Nov 1913 in Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada. Albert was born on 27 Jun 1890 in Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 14 Jan 1939 in Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Alameda Cemetery, Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 35. Mary Janet Young  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Mar 1916 in Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 5 Sep 1958 in Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Alameda Cemetery, Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada.
    2. 36. Albert Howard Rae Young  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Sep 1917 in Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 1 Mar 1926 in Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Alameda Cemetery, Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada.
    3. 37. Grant McKnight Young  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Mar 1921 in Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 18 Jan 2007 in Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Alameda Cemetery, Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada.

  4. 11.  Edna Elizabeth McKnightEdna Elizabeth McKnight Descendancy chart to this point (3.Samuel2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1895 in Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 1 Mar 1981; was buried in Alameda Cemetery, Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada.

    Edna married Dr. George Elmitt Lay on 30 Apr 1924 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. George was born in 1893 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; died on 5 Jan 1980; was buried in Alameda Cemetery, Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 12.  Howard Francis McKnightHoward Francis McKnight Descendancy chart to this point (3.Samuel2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1898 in Saskatchewan, Canada; died in 1907 in Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Oxbow Cemetery, Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada.

  6. 13.  Robert James McKnightRobert James McKnight Descendancy chart to this point (4.William2, 1.Robert1) was born on 8 Sep 1880 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; died on 30 Nov 1966 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 2 Dec 1966 in Grace Presbyterian Cemetery, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada.

    Robert married Ida May Brown on 27 Dec 1908 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada. Ida (daughter of George W. Brown and Elizabeth Ann Pethick) was born in 1881 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; died on 25 Jan 1939 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Grace Presbyterian Cemetery, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 38. William George McKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 May 1910 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; died on 2 Dec 1966 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 5 Dec 1966 in Little Lake Cemetery, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

    Robert married Etta May McCredie on 27 Sep 1942 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. Etta (daughter of Everard McCredie and Eva Stella May) was born on 18 Jun 1901 in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada; died on 18 Aug 2002 in Roberts Creek, British Columbia, Canada; was cremated in Grace Presbyterian Cemetery, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 39. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 14.  Mamie McKnightMamie McKnight Descendancy chart to this point (4.William2, 1.Robert1) was born on 5 Jan 1882 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; died on 7 May 1897 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Grace Presbyterian Cemetery, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Cause of Death: Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; Complications of Tetanus (Lockjaw) due to a sliver in her foot,


  8. 15.  William Hampton McKnightWilliam Hampton McKnight Descendancy chart to this point (4.William2, 1.Robert1) was born on 21 Jun 1884 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; died in 1928 in Simoom Sound, British Columbia, Canada; was buried in Burial Details Unknown.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Logging
    • Cause of Death: 1928, Simoom Sound, British Columbia, Canada; Lumbering accident.

    William married Edna May Millett on 21 Apr 1914 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Edna (daughter of Edward Millett and Annie Joyce) was born on 12 Aug 1893 in Comox, British Columbia, Canada; died on 12 Jul 1987 in Powell River, British Columbia, Canada; was cremated in Cremated. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 40. Dorothea Mary McKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Sep 1915 in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada; died on 2 Nov 1997 in Powell River, British Columbia, Canada; was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Powell River, British Columbia, Canada.

  9. 16.  John Henry McKnightJohn Henry McKnight Descendancy chart to this point (4.William2, 1.Robert1) was born on 11 Jul 1886 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; died on 10 Nov 1966 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 13 Nov 1966 in Grace Presbyterian Cemetery, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Cause of Death: Hit by a car.

    Notes:

    The Fallis Line School joined others in 1946 to become part of the South Cavan School Area for which the first slate of officers were: J.H. McKnight, Chairman, A.V. Thorn, Secretary-treasurer, Allen Wood, Suttle Pritchard and Melville Strong.

    John married Mabel Adaline Connell on 31 Dec 1912 in Manvers, Ontario, Canada. Mabel (daughter of James Young Connell and Rosanna Hanna) was born on 6 Jul 1888 in Janetville, Ontario, Canada; died on 30 Dec 1976 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 3 Jan 1977 in Grace Presbyterian Cemetery, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 41. William James Reginald McKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 May 1916 in Cavan, Ontario, Canada; died on 5 Mar 1999 in Orillia, Ontario, Canada; was cremated in Saint Andrews and Saint James Cemetery, Orillia, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 42. Edna Luella McKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Jul 1920 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; died on 28 Mar 2009 in Cobourg, Ontario, Canada; was buried in St. Paul's Anglican Church Cemetery, Perrytown, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 43. Donald Henry McKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Apr 1925 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; died on 15 May 2000 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Little Lake Cemetery, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

  10. 17.  David Elridge McKnightDavid Elridge McKnight Descendancy chart to this point (4.William2, 1.Robert1) was born on 4 Oct 1888 in Cavan, Ontario, Canada; died on 21 Feb 1915 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Grace Presbyterian Cemetery, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Cause of Death: Chronic nephritis (2 years), congestion of the lungs (3 days)


  11. 18.  Infant McKnightInfant McKnight Descendancy chart to this point (4.William2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1890 in Cavan, Ontario, Canada; died in 1890 in Cavan, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Burial Details Unknown.

  12. 19.  Margaret Agnes McKnightMargaret Agnes McKnight Descendancy chart to this point (4.William2, 1.Robert1) was born on 3 Jan 1893 in Cavan, Ontario, Canada; died on 28 Mar 1978 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Grace Presbyterian Cemetery, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada.

    Margaret married Ernest Lewers Armstrong on 18 Nov 1915 in Cavan, Ontario, Canada. Ernest (son of Robert John Armstrong and Martha Mahaffey) was born on 1 Oct 1889 in Fraserville, Ontario, Canada; died on 17 Nov 1960 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Grace Presbyterian Cemetery, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 44. Mary Ethel Armstrong  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Sep 1917 in Ontario, Canada; died on 2 Jul 2016 in Lindsay, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Lindsay, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 45. Dorothy Margaret Armstrong  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Mar 1919 in Cavan, Ontario, Canada; died on 8 Jun 2002 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Grace Presbyterian Cemetery, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada.

  13. 20.  Ethel Rose McKnightEthel Rose McKnight Descendancy chart to this point (4.William2, 1.Robert1) was born on 12 Aug 1895 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; died on 28 Mar 1979 in Lindsay, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 30 Mar 1979 in Riverside Cemetery, Lindsay, Ontario, Canada.

    Notes:

    The early log school that Ethel Rose McKnight taught in was rough, small and ill-equipped. Like other log schools of this period, Whitfield's school would have been built by the men from the school district who combined their efforts to construct a building measuring 20 by 22 feet. The spaces between the logs were often filled with mud and there were generally two or three windows in the log structure which provided the only light in the room. The interior of the school room was furnished with makeshift benches without backs located around the walls of the room. There was a crude fireplace which provided the only warmth, a table or desk for the master or teacher and a water pail and one cup.

    In 1863, at a cost of $607, one of the first brick school houses to be built in Cavan Township replaced the log school of 1841. A well was dug and there was a pump on the grounds. The minute books record the purchase of the blackboard in 1866. This advancement was probably made whenever a new brick school was built. From 1918 to 1930 Miss Ethel McKnight taught at Whitfield's. Many of her pupils earned the Baptie Scholarship for outstanding accomplishment. The building is now owned by the Lions Club.

    Ethel Rose McKnight taught for twelve years at Whitfield school, (now the Lions Den). When she retired she received a highly complimentary letter of recommendation from Colonel O'DelI who was the Inspector of Public Schools all the time she taught. Many of her students received the coveted 'Baptie Scholarship' that was available at that time for the Township of Cavan.

    Ethel married William Kenneth Reid on 25 May 1936 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada. William (son of William Isaac Reid and Emily L. McCredie) was born on 19 Apr 1894 in Reaboro, Ontario, Canada; died on 17 Jan 1983 in Lindsay, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 20 Jan 1983 in Riverside Cemetery, Lindsay, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 46. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 47. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  14. 21.  Rufus Choate MacKnightRufus Choate MacKnight Descendancy chart to this point (5.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born on 8 Oct 1888 in Dunnville, Ontario, Canada; died in 1965 in Hastings County, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Burial Details Unknown.

    Notes:

    Ran in the Canadian federal election, 1935/Durham for the Reconstruction Party where he picked up 3.83% (531 votes) of the total votes.

    Died:
    Listed on the 1965 Voters List for Hastings, Northumberland County.

    Rufus married Marion George Laut on 15 Apr 1915 in London, Ontario, Canada. Marion (daughter of James Laut and Fanny Tidville Davies) was born in 1892 in London, Ontario, Canada; died on 7 Feb 1981 in London, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 10 Feb 1981 in Mount Pleasant Cemetery and Crematorium, London, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 48. Mary Margaret MacKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Oct 1916 in London, Ontario, Canada; died on 28 Dec 1916 in London, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Burial Details Unknown.
    2. 49. Capt. David Llewellyn MacKnight, RCN  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1918 in London, Ontario, Canada; died on 1 Nov 1998 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada; was cremated on 4 Nov 1998 in Cremated.

  15. 22.  Arthur David White MacKnightArthur David White MacKnight Descendancy chart to this point (5.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born on 22 Oct 1890 in Dunnville, Ontario, Canada; died in Manitoba, Canada; was buried in Burial Details Unknown.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Military Service: 24 Sep 1914; Joined the Canadian Armed Services as a Private.
    • Military Service: 4 Dec 1917; Discharged from the Canadian Armed Services due to health.


  16. 23.  Constance Adelaide Mary MacKnightConstance Adelaide Mary MacKnight Descendancy chart to this point (5.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born on 26 Dec 1892 in Dunnville, Ontario, Canada; died in Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Burial Details Unknown.

  17. 24.  Robin Oliver Jonathan MacKnightRobin Oliver Jonathan MacKnight Descendancy chart to this point (5.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born on 11 Jan 1895 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; died in 1961; was buried on 7 Mar 1961 in Regina Cemetery, Saskatchewan, Canada.

    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]

    Children:
    1. 50. William Robert MacKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1924 in Eatonia, Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 28 Feb 1967 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried on 3 Mar 1967 in Regina Cemetery, Saskatchewan, Canada.
    2. 51. James Arthur MacKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1925; died in 1989 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 52. Shirley Joyce MacKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Jun 1934 in Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 13 Jun 2015 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; was buried in Cremated.

  18. 25.  Gladys Harriet Burnham MacKnightGladys Harriet Burnham MacKnight Descendancy chart to this point (5.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born on 19 Jan 1897 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; died in Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Burial Details Unknown.

    Notes:

    Name:
    listed as McKnight in the 1911 Canada Census and living is Souris, Manitoba.


  19. 26.  Edwin Arnold Choate MacKnightEdwin Arnold Choate MacKnight Descendancy chart to this point (5.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born on 3 Apr 1899 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; died in Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Burial Details Unknown.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Military Service: 27 Oct 1916; Joined the Canadian Armed Services.


  20. 27.  Alexandria Alberta Victoria MacKnightAlexandria Alberta Victoria MacKnight Descendancy chart to this point (5.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born on 21 Aug 1900 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; died on 13 Dec 1902 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Little Lake Cemetery, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

  21. 28.  Agnes Breckenridge Spense MacKnightAgnes Breckenridge Spense MacKnight Descendancy chart to this point (5.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born on 24 Jun 1902 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; died on 15 Nov 1989; was buried on 20 Nov 1989 in Regina Cemetery, Saskatchewan, Canada.

  22. 29.  Private George Frederick McKnightPrivate George Frederick McKnight Descendancy chart to this point (6.Jonathan2, 1.Robert1) was born on 6 Oct 1896 in Cavan, Ontario, Canada; died on 11 Nov 1918 in Eastbourne, England, United Kingdom; was buried in Grace Presbyterian Cemetery, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Cause of Death: Pneumonia


  23. 30.  Florence Allen McKnightFlorence Allen McKnight Descendancy chart to this point (7.David2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1898 in Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada; died in Apr 1971 in Kenora, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Oxbow Cemetery, Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada.

    Florence married Harry Halliwell, Sr. on 14 Jul 1916 in Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada. Harry was born in 1889 in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; died in Apr 1968 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Oxbow Cemetery, Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 53. Ellen Louise Halliwell  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1917 in Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 17 Aug 2003 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; was buried in Oxbow Cemetery, Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada.
    2. 54. Margaret Hannah Halliwell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Oct 1918 in Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 13 Oct 2004 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
    3. 55. Harry McKnight Halliwell, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Aug 1920 in Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada; died in 19 Nov 2006 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Oxbow Cemetery, Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada.
    4. 56. Dr. David Halliwell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Jun 1922 in Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 6 May 2007 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; was cremated in Oxbow Cemetery, Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada.
    5. 57. Florence Halliwell  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1925 in Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada; died in 2003 in Kenora, Ontario, Canada; was cremated in Cremated.

  24. 31.  Mary Nina McKnightMary Nina McKnight Descendancy chart to this point (7.David2, 1.Robert1) was born on 15 Sep 1901 in Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 5 Sep 1903 in Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Oxbow Cemetery, Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada.

  25. 32.  Margaret Ruth McKnightMargaret Ruth McKnight Descendancy chart to this point (7.David2, 1.Robert1) was born on 29 Oct 1905 in Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 11 Oct 1993 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; was buried in Oxbow Cemetery, Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada.

  26. 33.  Janet Louise McKnightJanet Louise McKnight Descendancy chart to this point (7.David2, 1.Robert1) was born on 22 Dec 1907 in Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 18 Sep 1976 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; was buried on 21 Sep 1976 in Waverley Memorial Gardens, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

    Family/Spouse: Mykola Masniuk. Mykola (son of Pawlo Masniuk and Anna Fediuk) was born in 1903 in Kopychyntsi, Ukraine; died on 1 Sep 1972 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; was buried in Waverley Memorial Gardens, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 58. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  27. 34.  David Walter Munroe McKnightDavid Walter Munroe McKnight Descendancy chart to this point (7.David2, 1.Robert1) was born on 24 Nov 1909 in Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 19 Dec 1974; was buried in St. John's Dixie Cemetery, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

    David married Gertrude Francis Fowler on 4 Jan 1939 in Chipman, New Brunswick, Canada. Gertrude was born on 24 Jan 1916 in Chipman, New Brunswick, Canada; died on 6 Oct 2011 in Brampton, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 13 Oct 2011 in St. John's Dixie Cemetery, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 59. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 60. David Fowler McKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1943 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; died on 9 Sep 2014 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Rockwood Cemetery, Rockwood, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 35.  Mary Janet YoungMary Janet Young Descendancy chart to this point (10.Mary3, 3.Samuel2, 1.Robert1) was born on 9 Mar 1916 in Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 5 Sep 1958 in Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Alameda Cemetery, Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada.

    Mary married Harold Grant Krieger on 9 Jan 1945 in Saskatchewan, Canada. Harold was born in Sep 1909 in Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 12 Dec 1957 in Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Alameda Cemetery, Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 36.  Albert Howard Rae YoungAlbert Howard Rae Young Descendancy chart to this point (10.Mary3, 3.Samuel2, 1.Robert1) was born on 30 Sep 1917 in Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 1 Mar 1926 in Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Alameda Cemetery, Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada.

  3. 37.  Grant McKnight YoungGrant McKnight Young Descendancy chart to this point (10.Mary3, 3.Samuel2, 1.Robert1) was born on 29 Mar 1921 in Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 18 Jan 2007 in Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Alameda Cemetery, Alameda, Saskatchewan, Canada.

  4. 38.  William George McKnightWilliam George McKnight Descendancy chart to this point (13.Robert3, 4.William2, 1.Robert1) was born on 29 May 1910 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; died on 2 Dec 1966 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 5 Dec 1966 in Little Lake Cemetery, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Cause of Death: 2 Dec 1966, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; Massive coronary.
    • Death: 2 Dec 1966, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; George McKnight died 2 days after his father Robert James McKnight.

    Notes:

    George McKnight played in the Millbrook Band of the early 1930's. (From This Green & Pleasant Land)

    William married Mary Isobel Dawson in Jun 1940 in Ontario, Canada. Mary was born on 19 Aug 1916 in Bailieboro, Ontario, Canada; died on 17 Mar 1975 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Little Lake Cemetery, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 61. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 62. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 39.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (13.Robert3, 4.William2, 1.Robert1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 63. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 40.  Dorothea Mary McKnightDorothea Mary McKnight Descendancy chart to this point (15.William3, 4.William2, 1.Robert1) was born on 24 Sep 1915 in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada; died on 2 Nov 1997 in Powell River, British Columbia, Canada; was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Powell River, British Columbia, Canada.

    Dorothea married Angus John Graham on 24 Dec 1935 in Seattle, Washington, USA. Angus (son of Andrew Patrick Graham and Jane Elizabeth Clark) was born on 13 Dec 1906 in Mitchell, Ontario, Canada; died on 6 Oct 1994 in Powell River, British Columbia, Canada; was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Powell River, British Columbia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 64. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 65. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 66. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 67. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 68. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 41.  William James Reginald McKnightWilliam James Reginald McKnight Descendancy chart to this point (16.John3, 4.William2, 1.Robert1) was born on 26 May 1916 in Cavan, Ontario, Canada; died on 5 Mar 1999 in Orillia, Ontario, Canada; was cremated in Saint Andrews and Saint James Cemetery, Orillia, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Cause of Death: Complications from Parkinsons

    Notes:

    GOING TO SCHOOL IN CAVAN (from This Green & Pleasant Land)by Reg McKnight
    From our farm on Lot 10, Conc. 5, I walked to the Fallis Line School, about 1 & 1/2 miles further west. It was a school with one room, classes from primary to 8th grade and from 20-24 students. I remember when Miss Gardiner was our teacher something happened that didn't please us students one bit. Perhaps Gordon or Marshall or Eric Fallis can remember what bothered us. As a result, the boys met after 4 p.m. and decided to sneak behind the Methodist Church across the road and break the windows in the north end with a few well-aimed rocks. Nothing was noticed until the next Sunday when the first arrivals for Church discovered the damage. It was soon found out who had done the damage. Strange to say, I had no part in it, and when my father asked, I could honestly answer that I hadn't. Anyway, the parents formed a "Bee" and purchased and replaced the windows. Can you imagine the fuss that would be raised today if such an event happened? It would reach the headlines for sure.

    In those days, it was the "thing" to go barefooted. One day we were playing "follow the leader". One of the challenges was to jump from a log, over some thistles or whatever, and land on a board on the other side. Little did we know that there was a 3 inch nail in the board. I jumped and the nail penetrated the sole of my foot and came through my heel. I cannot recall any pain but what I do remember was that one of the older and bigger boys picked me up and carried me the mile and a half to my home. He was not a grown man and I was not a "babe in arms", but he carried me all the way. He was Arnold Fallis.

    The kids of that time did mischievous tricks that could have been serious. One Hallowe'en night we expected to get into some devilment with certain people and Leonard Henderson was one of them. By cutting notches in the ends of a spool, with a nail through the centre and a string, one could raise an awful racket on the windows. Naturally we figured Leonard would come charging out of the front door and we would lead him down the front walkway to the small gate. Little did he know that we had placed a single furrow plough across the gateway. We knew about it but he didn't. We nipped through the gateway, jumping over the plough, but Leonard hit the plough at full speed. It's a wonder he wasn't killed but he was okay as far as we know.

    Some organization of the Fallis Line Community used to sponsor a Fall Social evening held at someone's home. It was like a Pot Luck Supper and for some reason a pumpkin pie always seemed to be missing. The boys, and I was one of them, were blamed but no one could get the evidence they needed to nail the culprit. This night, they, our parents, had warned us as a group, that we were being watched. We, the boys, got together to plan our strategy. We walked into the house, single file but close, singing some fast marching tune. Our leader led us around the downstairs area, raising quite a commotion and the fourth or fifth last boy picked up the closest pie to the door and escaped using the rest of us as shields. The missing pie was noticed a few minutes later and then they came after us. Did you ever try to run over a newly ploughed field on a dark night? This happened in the home of Nattie Belch but there were no serious results.

    Gordon Fallis and I drove to the Continuation School in Millbrook for one or two years. Gordon supplied the horse and buggy ~ cutter in the winter time, and I supplied the rental fees for the stable, hay and oats. I continued going to school either walking or using cross country skis, depending upon the situations. During the winter I would phone home and many times would be asked to pick up the mail, as the mail man could not get through. I usually picked up John George's mail, who lived two farms further west. Sometimes I ended up with a big load but with a bit of Irish bulldog determination, I got home.

    Many times I felt that I could sit down and go to sleep in the snowbank but I knew this feeling meant something serious ~ go to sleep and freeze to death.

    I took to the Cadet Training by Bruce Dawson and perhaps it gave me a special interest when I joined the R.C.A.E in 1941. Another interest was a curiosity about airplanes. One school day, a small plane swept down over the school and we all felt it had landed in the field at the top of the hill, southeast of the school, time 10:15 a.m. At 10:30 a.m. recess was called and almost everyone had to see that plane.Away we went and the plane was found a short mile over the hill, close to the Kennedy farm. I never found out what happened to the plane but nobody was hurt. We arrived back at school at 11:50 a.m. and needless to say our Principal, Mr. Howard Jordan, was not amused ... he didn't say a word but his looks did.


    The McKnight family was firmly entrenched on the south side of the 7th concession, east of Whitfield School, where my Aunt Ethel McKnight taught for 12 years. She walked to and from her home on the 3rd farm east of the Cavan to Millbrook Road. William McKnight (my grandfather and Ethel's father) owned the farm and raised 6 boys and 2 girls.

    Immediately to the east of this farm, Jonathan McKnight had his property showing a beautiful house on the south side of the road. It is still standing.

    The William McKnight house and barn were demolished a few years ago.

    Immediately west was the farm owned by my uncle Robert J. McKnight who specialized in the showing of Clyde horses at many agricultural shows in the area. He was called upon to judge many horse shows. Robert married May Brown and they had one son George. George married Isabel Dawson (east of Bailieboro) and they were blessed with a son, David William and a daughter, Dorothy Armstrong (Mrs. Harvey Challice) Elizabeth Ann who married Glen Pinsoneault and they live in the Windsor area with their 2 children.

    David William married Kathleen Ada Mills. With the early death of his wife May, Robert's second marriage was to Mae McCredie and their family was one daughter Ruth who married Fred C. Hill of Alberta. Robert's brother John Henry (my father) married Mabel Connell in 1912. They started their farming north of Ida and then moved to a stone house on the north-east corner of the Centre Road and the 8th Concession.

    On Jan. 21, 1918, we were burned out. It was about 2 a.m. when my father realized that fire was breaking through the upstairs bedroom ceiling. These were the days when there were no fire trucks. I can recall the event very clearly. I was wrapped in a blanket and placed in a snow bank. My parents attempted to retrieve some valuables. Mother had received a fur coat (possibly for Christmas) and a cash present was in the pocket. My father charged back into the house, raced to the upstairs bedroom, grabbed the coat and started to come down when the steps gave away. Fortunately, some of the members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows were returning from their lodge meeting in Millbrook and were able to get my father out. One of those men was Arthur Vance, a long time resident of Millbrook. My memory of that night is vivid. They wrapped my mother and me in horse blankets and rushed us over to the residence of Lloyd Sutton. That trip, although not very far, was one of the longest I have ever had. The horse blankets had had repeated soakings of horse urine and had been saturated with horse sweat with the result that the ammonia fumes nearly stifled me. I can still smell that odour and I remember the pains in my chest when I tried to hold my breath.

    During the early spring and summer of 1918, we lived in a driving shed where the sliding doors could be opened up to expose the total interior. There must have been skiffs of snow through the cracks as I recall my father coaching me how to get out of bed and not allow the snow to tumble back into the bed. There must have been a gap in the driving-shed wall as I can remember a pig coming through at another time it was a flock of geese. It was always a big event when friends dropped in and we could slide the driving shed doors open, making an excellent front door approach.

    During 1919, my father purchased the 5th Concession farm about 1 1/2 miles west of the Centre Road past the Presbyterian cemetery. Incidentally this cemetery, sometimes called McMahon's cemetery, holds the graves of my father and mother, my grandfather and grandmother, and my great grandfather and great grandmother.

    This farm, Lot 10, Conc. 5 was originally owned by James Hunter. It is interesting to note that the down payment, the balance, the interest rate, the surveyors' stakes and timing were all done by the shake of the hand.

    Around 1935 I left to go to Peterboro Business College and started to work. I was married in 1942 to Madeline McDowell.

    Going back to my father, John, and his brother, Robert, they had 2 sisters, Ethel and Margaret. As I said before, Ethel was a school teacher, and to my knowledge, that was the only school in which she taught. She was married later in life to Ken Reid of Reaboro, and adopted 2 children, William David and Eleanor. Eleanor has 3 children while William has 1 daughter.

    Ethel's sister, Margaret, married Ernest Armstrong and settled on a farm about 3/4 of a mile west of the Cavan Middle Road on the north side of the 8th concession. They had 2 daughters, Mary and Dorothy. Mary married Hugh Moore, near Lindsay, and they have 4 children, all married, making a total of 20 for their 1988 Christmas family gathering.

    Dorothy married a local Millbrook boy, Harvey Challice, who has made a name for himself far and wide as the "Potato King". They have 3 daughters and 1 son.
    My uncle Jonathan McKnight lived in the house owned now by John Tinney and worked in McDowell's Egg Grading Station on the south side of the main street. He had one son, Fred who enlisted in the Army in World War L Fred was the victim of a flu epidemic in England and died on Noy. 11, 1918. His body was returned to Canada and his father made sure he had a proper funeral. The funeral consisted of muffled drums and bands,the parade of a large regiment complete with 21 gun salute and horses and buggies that reached from the cemetery back to the corner at Coombe's store (now Becker's Milk). I was told recently that a school teacher of that time, said that she heard the firing of the guns in the Whitfield School one mile away.

    Our son Paul McKnight is happily married to a very clever French Canadian, Louise O'Donnell from Quebec. They have 2 lovely children, Robert and Jacqueline and live in North Vancouver, B.C. Our daughter Maribeth is married to Christopher Koester and they have a beautiful blondish-red daughter and live in Toronto.

    My sister Edna married William Dean of Garden Hill. They have a family of 2 girls, Donna and Marilyn. Brother Donald McKnight and his wife Shirley Palmer live in Peterborough and they have 3 daughters, Pamela, Margot and Jennifer.

    What I am trying to say is that, at one time, McKnights were common in Millbrook and Cavan Township. Today the only McKnight names in the community are carved on the stones in the cemetery. If you ever want a queer sensation, go back for a visit to your birthplace after fifty years and I am sure that you will get that feeling "Who's that stranger in town?"

    Reg McKnight
    This Green and Present Land

    William married Madeline McDowell on 30 May 1942 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada. Madeline (daughter of Melburn McDowell and Josephine Campbell) was born on 18 Dec 1916 in Cavan, Ontario, Canada; died on 6 Jan 2002 in Orillia, Ontario, Canada; was cremated in Saint Andrews and Saint James Cemetery, Orillia, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 69. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 70. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 42.  Edna Luella McKnightEdna Luella McKnight Descendancy chart to this point (16.John3, 4.William2, 1.Robert1) was born on 17 Jul 1920 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; died on 28 Mar 2009 in Cobourg, Ontario, Canada; was buried in St. Paul's Anglican Church Cemetery, Perrytown, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Cause of Death: Cancer.

    Edna married Charles William Dean on 25 Sep 1943 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada. Charles (son of Charles Ervin Dean and Essie Victoria Wright) was born on 1 Jul 1913 in Garden Hill, Ontario, Canada; died on 6 Nov 1995 in Garden Hill, Ontario, Canada; was buried in St. Paul's Anglican Church Cemetery, Perrytown, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 71. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 72. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 43.  Donald Henry McKnightDonald Henry McKnight Descendancy chart to this point (16.John3, 4.William2, 1.Robert1) was born on 11 Apr 1925 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; died on 15 May 2000 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Little Lake Cemetery, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Cause of Death: Heart failure.

    Donald married Shirley Margaret Palmer on 30 Jul 1954 in Lindsay, Ontario, Canada. Shirley (daughter of Ernest George Palmer and Lillie Elizabeth Parson) was born on 24 Dec 1929 in Lindsay, Ontario, Canada; died on 12 Jan 2017 in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; was buried on 27 May 2017 in Little Lake Cemetery, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 73. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 74. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 75. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  10. 44.  Mary Ethel ArmstrongMary Ethel Armstrong Descendancy chart to this point (19.Margaret3, 4.William2, 1.Robert1) was born on 9 Sep 1917 in Ontario, Canada; died on 2 Jul 2016 in Lindsay, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Lindsay, Ontario, Canada.

    Mary married Hugh Wosley Moore on 8 Jun 1946 in Cavan, Ontario, Canada. Hugh (son of William Burns Moore and Esther Ellen Worsley) was born on 16 Dec 1913 in Fenelon Falls, Ontario, Canada; died on 6 Nov 2003 in Lindsay, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Lindsay, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 76. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 77. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 78. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 79. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  11. 45.  Dorothy Margaret ArmstrongDorothy Margaret Armstrong Descendancy chart to this point (19.Margaret3, 4.William2, 1.Robert1) was born on 9 Mar 1919 in Cavan, Ontario, Canada; died on 8 Jun 2002 in Millbrook, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Grace Presbyterian Cemetery, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Cause of Death: Stroke

    Dorothy married Harvey Donald Challice on 19 Jun 1943 in Cavan, Ontario, Canada. Harvey (son of Frederick James Challice and Clara Melita Cann) was born on 5 Aug 1916 in Hope Township, East Durham, Ontario, Canada; died on 20 Apr 2009 in Port Hope, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Grace Presbyterian Cemetery, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 80. Dorothy Marguerite Challice  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Aug 1946 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; died on 21 Jan 2011; was buried in Grace Presbyterian Cemetery, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 81. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 82. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 83. Earl Challice  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 May 1951 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; died on 5 May 1951 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Grace Presbyterian Cemetery, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada.
    5. 84. Eric Challice  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 May 1951 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; died on 5 May 1951 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Grace Presbyterian Cemetery, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 85. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  12. 46.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (20.Ethel3, 4.William2, 1.Robert1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 86. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 87. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  13. 47.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (20.Ethel3, 4.William2, 1.Robert1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 88. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 89. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 90. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  14. 48.  Mary Margaret MacKnightMary Margaret MacKnight Descendancy chart to this point (21.Rufus3, 5.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born on 2 Oct 1916 in London, Ontario, Canada; died on 28 Dec 1916 in London, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Burial Details Unknown.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Death: Bronchitis.


  15. 49.  Capt. David Llewellyn MacKnight, RCNCapt. David Llewellyn MacKnight, RCN Descendancy chart to this point (21.Rufus3, 5.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1918 in London, Ontario, Canada; died on 1 Nov 1998 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada; was cremated on 4 Nov 1998 in Cremated.

    Family/Spouse: Doris Catherine Montgomerie. Doris was born in 1917 in Scotland, United Kingdom; died on 22 Jul 2013 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada; was cremated on 27 Jul 2013 in Cremated. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  16. 50.  William Robert MacKnightWilliam Robert MacKnight Descendancy chart to this point (24.Robin3, 5.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1924 in Eatonia, Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 28 Feb 1967 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried on 3 Mar 1967 in Regina Cemetery, Saskatchewan, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Cause of Death: Plane crash

    Family/Spouse: Lillian May Grant. Lillian was born on 12 May 1925 in Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 11 Aug 2008 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; was cremated in Cremated. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 91. Roderick Bruce MacKnight  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1952; died in 2004 in Cochrane, Alberta, Canada; was cremated in Cremated.
    2. 92. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  17. 51.  James Arthur MacKnightJames Arthur MacKnight Descendancy chart to this point (24.Robin3, 5.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1925; died in 1989 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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

    Children:
    1. 93. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  18. 52.  Shirley Joyce MacKnightShirley Joyce MacKnight Descendancy chart to this point (24.Robin3, 5.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born on 1 Jun 1934 in Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 13 Jun 2015 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; was buried in Cremated.

    Shirley married Kenneth Lyman Stensrud on 3 May 1958 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Kenneth was born on 12 Apr 1932 in Meacham, Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 27 Aug 2000 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; was buried in Glenwood Memorial Gardens, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  19. 53.  Ellen Louise HalliwellEllen Louise Halliwell Descendancy chart to this point (30.Florence3, 7.David2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1917 in Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 17 Aug 2003 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; was buried in Oxbow Cemetery, Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada.

    Ellen married Flying Officer Benjamin George Hamilton in 1943 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Benjamin was born on 3 Jul 1912 in High River, Alberta, Canada; died on 31 Jul 1945 in Coal Harbour, British Columbia, Canada; was buried in Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 94. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

    Ellen married Walter Thompson in 1950. Walter was born in 1915 in Saskatchewan, Canada; died in 1994 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; was buried in Oxbow Cemetery, Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 95. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  20. 54.  Margaret Hannah HalliwellMargaret Hannah Halliwell Descendancy chart to this point (30.Florence3, 7.David2, 1.Robert1) was born on 22 Oct 1918 in Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 13 Oct 2004 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.

    Margaret married Ivan David Henry Terry on 22 Jul 1944 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Ivan was born on 1 Oct 1920 in Dunedin, New Zealand; died on 9 May 1981 in Otago, New Zealand; was buried in Green Park Cemetery, Dunedin, New Zealand . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  21. 55.  Harry McKnight Halliwell, Jr.Harry McKnight Halliwell, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (30.Florence3, 7.David2, 1.Robert1) was born on 17 Aug 1920 in Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada; died in 19 Nov 2006 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Oxbow Cemetery, Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada.

    Harry married Edna May Currie on 21 May 1947 in Wolseley, Saskatchewan, Canada. Edna was born on 30 Sep 1920 in Turtleford, Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 14 Apr 2014 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Oxbow Cemetery, Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 96. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 97. Dr. Patrick Lawrence Halliwell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Dec 1954 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; died on 5 Apr 2016 in Gotemba, Japan; was cremated in Cremated.
    3. 98. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 99. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  22. 56.  Dr. David HalliwellDr. David Halliwell Descendancy chart to this point (30.Florence3, 7.David2, 1.Robert1) was born on 28 Jun 1922 in Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 6 May 2007 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; was cremated in Oxbow Cemetery, Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada.

    David married Elizabeth Ann Henderson on 23 Apr 1948 in Wolseley, Saskatchewan, Canada. Elizabeth was born on 11 Sep 1918 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; died on 3 Dec 2006 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; was cremated in Oxbow Cemetery, Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 100. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 101. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 102. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 103. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  23. 57.  Florence HalliwellFlorence Halliwell Descendancy chart to this point (30.Florence3, 7.David2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1925 in Oxbow, Saskatchewan, Canada; died in 2003 in Kenora, Ontario, Canada; was cremated in Cremated.

    Florence married Nils Olaf Bergman in Yes. Nils was born on 18 Sep 1916 in Kenora, Ontario, Canada; died on 1 Jan 2011 in Kenora, Ontario, Canada; was cremated in Cremated. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 104. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 105. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 106. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  24. 58.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (33.Janet3, 7.David2, 1.Robert1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  25. 59.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (34.David3, 7.David2, 1.Robert1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 107. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  26. 60.  David Fowler McKnightDavid Fowler McKnight Descendancy chart to this point (34.David3, 7.David2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1943 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; died on 9 Sep 2014 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Rockwood Cemetery, Rockwood, Ontario, Canada.

    Family/Spouse: Frances Dawn Hall. Frances was born on 14 Feb 1941 in Midland, Ontario, Canada; died on 17 Apr 1990 in Rockwood, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Rockwood Cemetery, Rockwood, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]