Jesse Knight
Male, Deceased Person
1845 – 1921
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Who was Jesse Knight?
Jesse Knight was one of relatively few Latter-day Saint mining magnates in nineteenth century Western America. Raised by the widow of Newel Knight, Jesse's family was poor throughout his youth. As a young man, he worked as a prospector and discovered the Humbug Mine in the Tintic Mining District near Eureka, Utah in 1896. As the Humbug proved profitable, he acquired other mines in the vicinity, including the Uncle Sam, Beck Tunnel, Iron Blossom, and Colorado mines. After making his fortune, Knight went on to found the Latter Day Saint settlement of Raymond, Alberta, Canada.
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- Born
- Sep 6, 1845
Nauvoo - Spouses
- Children
- Religion
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Lived in
- Nauvoo
- Died
- Mar 14, 1921
Raymond
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on July 23, 2013
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