Elizabeth Jane Knight was born in 1843 in England and emigrated to the U.S. where she married and spent the remainder of her life. She is my great-great grandmother.

Marriage

Elizabeth married Robert Emmet LeBlond on May 15, 1863.

Children

They had five boys: Robert, Richard, Frederick, John, and William. Robert Arthur continues my direct line.

1. Richard Knight LeBlond. Born April 23, 1864; married Loretto Heekin on September 18, 1895; died March 17, 1953. Children: Harold Robson LeBlond (1896-1968); Loretto LeBlond (1897-1971); Elizabeth LeBlond (1899-1972); Richard Emmet LeBlond (1900-1995).
2. Robert Arthur LeBlond. Born February 21, 1866; married Ella Blomberg on June 4, 1904; died May 22, 1937. Children: Robert William LeBlond (1906-1954); Katherine Elizabeth LeBlond (1910-2002).
3. Frederick LeBlond. Born May 6, 1868, in Covington, KY; married Essie Pomeroy Hay on September 22, 1898; died 14 Jan 1955. Children: Frederick LeBlond (1899-).
4. John Abram LeBlond. Born June 3, 1874, in Covington, KY; married Bertha Lynn Boynton on August 16, 1898; died April 18, 1966, in Cincinnati, OH. Children: Eleanor Marie LeBlond (1899-1991); John Knight LeBlond (1900-1980); Ruth LeBlond (1909-1997).
5. William Russell LeBlond. Born November 26, 1882; married Zelia Bailey on June 2, 1911; died October 24, 1968, Los Altos, Santa Clara, CA. Children: Julia LeBlond, Verona LeBlond.

Death

Elizabeth died in 1932.

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