Biographical History

The Goldthwaite family were farmers and merchants in Massachusetts, who later moved to upstate New York. Jesse G. Goldthwaite (1779-1870) had been born in Northbridge, Massachusetts on March 23, 1779. He married Sally Burt in 1808, and they had twelve children. Among these was a daughter, Lydia (1812-1884), who joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Canada in 1833. While the other members of the Goldthwaite family remained in and around New York, Lydia followed the Church to Ohio, Illinois, and eventually Utah. In 1835 she married Newel Knight, Sr. and they had eight children, including Jesse Knight (1845-1921).

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UPB files, May 7, 2013 (Goldthwaite family related to Knight family; settled in Utah Territory; family that belonged to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; prominent family member Jesse Knight, 1845-1921; descended from Bacon family from Massuchusetts)

Ancestry.com, via WWW, June 11, 2013 (Jesse G. Goldthwaite (1779-1870), farmer; b. Mar. 23, 1779 in Northbridge, Mass.; m. Oct. 2, 1808 to Sally Burt, twelve children; moved to Chautauqua County, N.Y. between 1820 and 1822; d. July 1, 1870 in Villenova, N.Y.; among children was Lydia Goldthwaite (1812-1884); m. 1828 to Calvin Bailey, deserted in 1831; joined Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Canada in 1833; m. Nov. 24, 1835 in Kirtland, Ohio to Newel Knight, Sr.; had eight children, including Jesse Knight (1845-1921); other Goldthwaite family members appear to have stayed in N.Y.)

Loyalists of Massachusetts and the other side of the American Revolution, 1907: p. 355 (Thomas Goldthwaite (1610-1683) was ancestor of all of Goldthwaite name in America, emigrated from England to settle in Boston, Mass. in 1631; descendants included coopers, masons, merchants, and soldiers)

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