[196-106] MARIA EVE BURKE, b Feb. 14, 1821; d Dec. 14, 1891; dau Joseph and Susanna (Wagener) Burke [196-24]; m JOHN T. KNIGHT, 6b June 12, 1822; d Dec. 15, 1892. John T. Knight was born in Thompson, Conn. The family moved to Poughkeepsie, N. Y., then to Easton, Pa.; with his brother Samuel, he was engaged in the hardware and stove-top manufacturing business: later he became secretary, then president of the Thomas Iron Company.
Children (2):
Maria E. Knight, Easton, Pa., made a will in 1882, in which she mentions: ‘‘my grandniece, Matilda C. Bacon; niece, Lillie R. Stewart; niece, Eva, B. Douglass, wife of Robert D.; niece, Helen B. Reeder, wife of Howard, Jr.; sister-in-law, Elizabeth Knight; grandniece, Leila B. Reeder, daughter of Helen B. Reeder; sister-in-law, Matilda R. Burke; husband, John T. Knight; niece, Emily Bacon; niece, Helen B. Reeder; niece, Eva B. Douglass.’
Parents’ family: [196-24] Susanna Wagener and Joseph Burke