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John T. Knight

31 Jan 1839 - 10 Mar 1902

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John T. Knight

31 Jan 1839 - 10 Mar 1902

Grave site information of John T. Knight (31 Jan 1839 - 10 Mar 1902) at Confederate Cemetery in Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States from BillionGraves

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John T. Knight

Born: 31 Jan 1839

Died: 10 Mar 1902

Confederate Cemetery

Washington Ave

Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, Virginia

United States

Epitaph

THERE REMAINETH THEREFORE A REST TO THE PEOLE OF GOD
HEBREWS IV 9

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October 1, 2020

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December 12, 2020

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September 8, 2020

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Confederate Cemetery

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Cemetery Address

Washington Ave
Fredericksburg,Fredericksburg,Virginia
United States

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Life timeline of John T. Knight

1839

John T. Knight was born on 31 Jan 1839

John T. Knight was 1 years old when Samuel Morse receives the patent for the telegraph. Samuel Finley Breese Morse was an American painter and inventor. After having established his reputation as a portrait painter, in his middle age Morse contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs. He was a co-developer of the Morse code and helped to develop the commercial use of telegraphy.

John T. Knight was 21 years old when Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania leading to the world's first commercially successful oil well. Petroleum is a naturally occurring, yellow-to-black liquid found in geological formations beneath the Earth's surface. It is commonly refined into various types of fuels. Components of petroleum are separated using a technique called fractional distillation, i.e. separation of a liquid mixture into fractions differing in boiling point by means of distillation, typically using a fractionating column.

John T. Knight was 22 years old when American Civil War: Fort Sumter surrenders to Confederate forces. The American Civil War was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865. As a result of the long-standing controversy over slavery, war broke out in April 1861, when Confederate forces attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina, shortly after U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated. The nationalists of the Union proclaimed loyalty to the U.S. Constitution. They faced secessionists of the Confederate States, who advocated for states' rights to expand slavery.

John T. Knight was 39 years old when Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record and play sound. Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman, who has been described as America's greatest inventor. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. Dubbed "The Wizard of Menlo Park", he was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production and large-scale teamwork to the process of invention, and is often credited with the creation of the first industrial research laboratory.

John T. Knight was 42 years old when The world's first international telephone call is made between St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada, and Calais, Maine, United States. A telephone call is a connection over a telephone network between the called party and the calling party.

John T. Knight was 57 years old when George VI of the United Kingdom (d. 1952) George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952. He was the last Emperor of India and the first Head of the Commonwealth.

John T. Knight died on 10 Mar 1902 at the age of 63

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