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Thursday, February 25, 2010

Genealogy Part 9 of So-Called "Chief" "Retired Chief" "Senior Advisor" "Reactivated Retired Chief" Howard Franklin Knight Jr.'s Genealogical History:

George Myron Bigelow Civil War "Invalid Application and Certificate" dated July 07, 1914 (when he was an Invalid). "Widow's Pension Application and Certificate" was dated March 31, 1914 (after George Myron Bigelow had died. 
Vitals from the St. Johnsbury Caledonian - 1914 newspaper "extracts" regarding the death of William Henry Lyster. He was born September 22, 1832 in Durham, Quebec, Canada. He married to Cynthia P. Carter on June 10, 1861 in Frelighsburgh, Quebec, Canada. Three childen: Benton Randall, Morton J., Haddon W. Lyster. William Henry Lyster died August 14, 1914 in Lyndon, Caledonia County, Vermont. William's son Benton Randall Lyster married on October 08, 1902 in Lyndonville, Vermont to Gertrude M. Knight, daughter of George Warren Knight and Sarah Viola (nee: Dean).

Also, an article pertaining to Mrs. Frank W. Silsby and Mrs. Henry Watson of Lyndonville, Vermont, are in Greensboro this week, where there is a gathering of the family.
Death of Mildred Elizabeth Broadbelt (per the Whitefield, N.H. Town Report record) who died July 08, 1914 in Whitefield, Coos County, New Hampshire at the age of 20 years, 2 months and 26 days. She died of Consumption (Tuberculosis). She was the daughter of William Henry Broadbelt and Susan Elizabeth (nee: Knight) . She was born April 12, 1894 in Lyndon, Caledonia County, Vermont.
Vitals from the St. Johnsbury Caledonian newspapers "extracts" - 1914. (D) in Lyndonville - Miss Mildred Broadbelt died at the home of her aunt, Mrs. B.R. Lyster (Benjamin Randall Lyster who married to Gertrude M. Knight) of Whitefield, N.H. She had lived there since the death of her grandmother, Mrs. G. W. (George Warren) Knight (Sarah Viola nee: Dean). Her parents (William Henry Broadbelt and Susan Elizabeth Knight), brother (George H. Knight), two aunts (Anna Belle nee: Knight-Bowles and Susan Knight-Broadbelt) and grandmother (Sarah V. nee: Dean-Knight) all died of tuberculosis, and although everything possible was done, she could not be saved. Burial was here (Lyndonville, Vermont) (short article)
(Funeral) Personal - Mrs. James Combs and Alfred Broadbelt of Sherbrooke, P.Q., are visiting their sister, Mrs. A. F. Houghton, after attending the funeral of their niece, Miss Mildred E. Broadbelt, at Whitefield, N.H. (Page 8).
Certificate of Birth for Stuart Gibson Knight dated September 22, 1914 in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vermont. His parents were Franklin Warren Knight born in Lyndonville, Vermont "White" age 32 Occupation was Laborer in a Grain Store ~ Ida Mae (nee: Geer) born in Newark, Vermont also "White" and age 27 Occupation was Housewife. The "informant" for the informaton on this record of Birth for Stuart Gibson Knight was his mother Ida Mae (nee: Geer) Knight. The family lived in Newark, Vermont per the 1900 Federal Census.
Vital Record of Birth for Stuart Gibson Knight per the Vital Records Department in Vermont.
Whitefield, Coos County, New Hampshire Town Report (Deaths) for 1915. Leah Knight Lyster, died at 11 years, 7 months and 9 days of age. She was the daughter of Benton Randall Lyster and Gertrude M. (Knight). Per the Vitals from the St. Johnsbury Caledonian newspaper "extracts" (D) Whitefield, NH - Sept. 1, Leah Lyster, age 11 years. (D) Lyndonville - The deceased was the couple's oldest daughter and she died of Infantile Paralysis. She often visited her aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Haddon W. Lyster, and her grandmother, Mrs. William H. Lyster. (short article)
World War 1 Draft Registration Card dated September 12, 1918 of Franklin Warren Knight of Danville, Caledonia County, Vermont. He was born November 17, 1882. Age was 35 years and occupation was "Laborer". Contact person: Ida May (nee:Geer) Knight also of Danville, Vermont. Frank Warren Knight, himself, indicated that his Race was "White."
World War 1 Draft Registration Card September 12, 1918 of Franklin Warren Knight of Danville, Caledonia County, Vermont


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