 1805 - 1901 (96 years)
Set As Default Person 
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| Name |
Martha McBride |
| Nickname |
Knight |
| Birth |
17 Mar 1805 |
Chester, Orange, New York, USA  [10, 11] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Residence |
1846/1847 |
Winter Quarters Ward No. 13, Winter Quarters (Florence), Douglas, Nebraska, USA [12] |
| _UID |
058530AE946E3043BFF21845B8289794F60F |
| Burial |
Nov 1901 |
A-4-31-1E, Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, USA [13] |
| Death |
20 Nov 1901 |
Hooper, Weber, Utah, USA [11] |
| Notes |
- NAUVOO RECORDS:
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, p 32
Members, LDS, 1830-1848, by Susan Easton Black, Vol 29, pp 11, 925-926
Record of Baptisms for the Dead, Nauvoo, by Black and Black, Vol # 4, pp 2121-2123
1842 Nauvoo LDS Census, Nauvoo 4th Ward, p 78
HISTORY/HISTORIES:
Biography
Obituary
Letter from Martha to her mother telling of Vinson's death
Postscript
Widow of Prophet Joseph Smith Dead
Martha McBride Knight, A Father's Blessing
Martha McBride Knight, Wife of Vinson Knight - History
Letter from Martha to her mother telling of Vinson's death
"Autobiography of Martha McBRIDE,"
Picture of Martha McBride Knight
COMMENT:
1. Since Martha's husband, Vinson, died in 1842, the records show the property being sold in 1846 by Martha Knight.
2. 26 January 1846 Martha was sealed to the Prophet Joseph Smith for eternity.
3. 26 January 1846 Martha was sealed to Heber Chase Kimball for time.
4. In 1920, descendents of Vinson Knight petitioned President Joseph F. Smith to restore Vinson's family to him. This was done and the families sealing to the Prophet Joseph Smith, Jr. was nullified.
Name transcribed from Winter Quarters Wards Membership Lists 1846 - 1848. Taken from a variety of historical sources. They are not complete, and because of the difficulty reading handwriting, may not be entirely accurate. Most of the lists seem to be from the winter of 1846 - 47, but some are from later. In addition, people often moved to better housing, thus changing wards. Sources for these lists are: bishop's reports, high council meeting minutes, tithing records, and 'census' reports of widow, soldier's wives and other unassigned members of wards. The original records are available at the Historical Department, Archives Division, of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City Utah.
Note: Stated in record above; "2 in the family, widow"
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| Person ID |
i8437 |
Watson Clan Tree |
| Last Modified |
28 Jul 2011 |
| Family 1 |
Vinson Knight, b. 1804, Norwich, Massachusetts, USA d. 31 Jul 1842, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA (Age 38 years) |
| Children |
| | 1. Nathaniel Knight d. Sep 1842 |
| | 2. Almira Knight, b. 1825 |
 | 3. Rizpah Jane Knight, b. 1829 d. 1895 (Age 66 years) |
| + | 4. Adaline Knight, b. 4 May 1831, Harrisburg, New York, USA d. 10 Jun 1919, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA (Age 88 years) |
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| Family ID |
F5607 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
28 Jul 2011 |
| Family 3 |
 Heber Chase Kimball, b. 14 Jun 1801, Sheldon, Franklin, Vermont d. 22 Jun 1868, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA (Age 67 years) |
| Marriage |
1844 |
Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois,USA [10] |
| _UID |
B8DB0F80FDB5B44A97569136BC3EF7C63DD0 |
| Family ID |
F5489 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
28 Jul 2011 |
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| Sources |
- [S149] Backman, Milton V., Jr., Compiler, Database - Writings of Early Latter-day Saints and their Contemporaries, Biography.
typescript, Brigham Young University
- [S131] Internet Link - BYU Winter Quarters Project - http://winterquarters.byu.edu.
- [S132] Internet Link - Pioneer Research Group Project - http://www.pioneerresearchgroup.org.
- [S17387] .
- [S124] Black, Susan Easton, Book - Annotated Record of Baptisms for the Dead, Nauvoo, 7 vols., (Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602), , Nauvoo, by Black and Black, Vol # 4, pp 2121-2123.
- [S144] Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, LDS - 1842 Nauvoo LDS Census, , Nauvoo 4th Ward, p 78.
- [S126] Black, Susan Easton, Compiler, LDS - Membership:1830-1848, (LDS Church, Salt Lake City, 1990), 1830-1848, by Susan Easton Black, Vol 29, pp 11, 925-926.
- [S127] Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, LDS - Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, (1845-1846), , p 32.
- [S125] Carter, Kate B., compiler, Book - Heart Throbs of the West, 12 vols., (Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1939-1951) (Reliability: 1).
Martha McBride Knight. Refinement, religious fervor and supreme loyalty characterized the life of Martha McBride Knight, the 9th child of Daniel McBride, a Camp-bellite minister of New York, and Abigail Mead. She was born March 17, 1805, at Chester, Washington County, New York. She was married July 26, 1826 to Vinson (Vincent) Knight, who inherited a farm at Perrysburgh, New York, from his father, Dr. Rodolphus Knight of Norwich, Massachusetts. They acquired considerable wealth from their farm. Joseph Smith and Parley P. Pratt brought the Gospel to them March 21, 1834.
The first test of her faith was the departure of her husband for Zion's Camp, organized by Joseph Smith for the redemption of Zion. Upon Vinson's return the farm was sold at a great sacrifice. The Knights and four little children, accompanied by Newel Knight, Lydia Goldthwait and Maria Crandall, traveled 135 miles by stage coach and canal boat to Kirtland. They assisted in the building of the City of Kirtland and the Kirtland Temple. Afterward he moved his family to Adam-ondi-Ahman, where he became the bishop. Later, with the Saints, they lived for a season in Nauvoo. Martha joined the sewing circle and was a charter member of the first Relief Society. A few months later her husband died, July 31, 1842, and in September 1842 her son Nathaniel passed away.
She often told her grandchildren of the cruel martyrdom of the prophet, the sorrowing of the Saints and the solemn services; her witnessing the form of Brigham Young change to the person of Joseph Smith, and Brigham's voice ringing out in the tone of Joseph's voice, declaring him the leader of the wondering Saints. She remembered the cruel expulsion of the Saints from Nauvoo, and the crossing of the Mississippi on the ice. She recalled the long winters with crude shelters at Winter Quarters and the tedious journey across the trackless plains. The burial of her baby grandson in Gilbert Belnap's tool-chest by the wayside was one sorrow she never forgot.
They arrived in Salt Lake Valley, September 15, 1850, in Jonathan Foote's Company; and were assigned to go to Ogden to make their home. She was sustained first counselor to Delilah Pierce Palmer, first president of Ogden City Relief Society, January 6, 1856. Mrs. Knight witnessed the grasshopper plague; she attended the dedicatory services of the St. George Temple, and worked for her kindred dead in that edifice. After the death of her husband she married Joseph Smith, and later became the plural wife of Heber C. Kimball. Her children were Almira K. Hancom Stoddard, Rizpah K. Gibbons, Adaline K. Belnap, James Vinson, Martha A., Rodolphus Elderkin, and Nathaniel, who died in infancy, and an infant child born after her marriage to Heber C. Kimball. She was noted for her expert needlework, Her handmade handkerchief linen temple robe, used in the Nauvoo Temple, and a colorful artistically designed hand-made quilt top are preserved by her grand-children. She died November 1, 1901 at Hooper, Utah, at the age of 97. ?Florence R. Ellison.
He has not served who gathers gold,
Nor has he served whose life is told
In selfish battles he has won,
Or deeds of skill that he has done.
But he has served who now and then
Has helped along his fellowmen.
?Author Unknown.
- [S169] US & International Marriage Records (Reliability: 2).
Name: Heber Chase Kimball
Gender: Male
Birth Place: VT
Birth Year: 1801
Spouse Name: Martha Mcbride
Spouse
Birth Place: NY
Spouse Birth Year: 1805
Marriage
Year: 1844
Number Pages: 1
- [S88] Headstone (Reliability: 3).
- [S142] Historical Department Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Book - Winter Quarters Wards Membership Lists 1846 - 1848.
- [S121] findagrave.com (Reliability: 1).
Birth: Mar. 17, 1805
Death: Nov. 20, 1901
Family links:
Children:
Rizpah Jane Knight Gibbons (1829 - 1895)*
Adaline Knight Belnap (1831 - 1919)*
*Point here for explanation
Burial:
Ogden City Cemetery
Ogden
Weber County
Utah, USA
Plot: A-4-31-1E
Created by: nathan bingham
Record added: Apr 25, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 26392501
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