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Let's Talk of Graves : Released from all his earthly cares...
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Let's Talk of Graves : Released from all his earthly cares...
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A short biography of the Vermont-born Ephraim Knight (1786-1868) who immigrated to Lower Canada before 1812. The author recounts Knight's "habit of getting into predicaments." He was appointed bailiff for the District of Bedford in 1820. His "predicaments" included trying to stop counterfeiting gangs who lived along a road known as Cogniac in Dunham Township, which resulted in Knight being "robbed and clubbed unmercifully." A few weeks later, he was again beaten by the "Cogniacers" who declared that the "street was theirs and they intended to keep it." Knight represented Missisquoi in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1834 until 1838, where he became involved in the political unrest that culminated in the Rebellions of 1837 and 1838. Openly supporting the reform movement espoused by the Patriotes, Knight was imprisoned from January 5 to 11, 1838, after which he lost his seat and his position as bailiff. In 1842 he declared bankruptcy, in 1856 he lost his position as treasurer of Dunham's Prevost Masonic Lodge, and, around this same period, he and his wife separated. Knight is buried in Stanton Cemetery in Stanbridge East.
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Quebec Heritage News
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Vol. 15
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no. 1
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Winter 2021
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20-21
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en
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| Citation |
Darch, Heather. “Let’s Talk of Graves : Released from All His Earthly Cares...” Quebec Heritage News, Winter 2021.
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