Ephraim Knight was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada

Lower Canada

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. He represented Missisquoi in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada

Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada

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 from 1834 until the suspension of the constitution in 1838.

He was born in Shrewsbury, Vermont

Shrewsbury, Vermont

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, the son of Amos Knight, and settled in the Eastern Townships

Eastern Townships

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 before the War of 1812

War of 1812

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. He lived in Saint-Armand

Saint-Armand, Quebec

Saint-Armand is a municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 1,166.-Population:Population trend...

 and later Dunhuam

Dunham, Quebec

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, then moved to Bedford

Bedford, Quebec

Bedford is a town located in the Montérégie region of southern Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 2,612. This small community is just a half hour's drive from larger cities such as Burlington and Montreal, and is the home to southern Quebec's largest boy scout troop.-...

 after his marriage to Philenda Beeman in 1819. He attended an assembly of reformers at Stanbridge

Stanbridge, Quebec

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 in 1837 and was put in prison in Montreal

Montreal

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in 1838. Knight died in Stanbridge at the age of 81.