KEATING to KNIGHT

KEATING, MATTHEW
Born about 1786 but where is not known (born in Ireland; married Sarah Pettingill of Fayette in Boston in 1829. She a dgt. of Matthew Pettingill of Fayette). It is not known where he was made a Mason. He affiliated in Lafayette Lodge Sept. 17, 1849. He lived in Fayette where he was a farmer. Died Jan. 1, 1860 (of typhoid fever). (He was a stone-cutter and builder in Boston 1801-1829).


KIMBALL, CINKLAR SCRIBNER (also seen as Sinclair)
Born in Temple, Maine Aug. 7, 1837 (married 1859 to Roseabelle Heath of Readfield) Raised to Master Mason degree in Lafayette Lodge June 25, 1870. Demitted from Lafayette Lodge July 5, 1874 and again affiliated Feb. 6, 1886. S.D. 1866; J.W. 1887; S.W. 1888; Master 1889 and has served as Tyler for more than twenty years. For many years he was an overseer of woolen spinning, but in later years he has been a farmer and gardener. Is a member of Lafayette Chapter O.E.S. (A Civil War Veteran. Died in 1937, buried Readfield Corner Cemetery).


KING, ZENAS
Born in Monmouth, Maine April 10, 1800. Affiliated with Lafayette Lodge since March 2, 1829; J.S. 1829; Secretary 1831-32. Was engaged with his brother in the grist mill while living in Readfield. In a great freshet in the late 1850s his wool shop situated on a small stream near the Kennebec River at Hallowell was carried away, with him in it and he was drowned in the River but the exact date is not known.


KING, BERNARD
Born in Monmouth, Maine March 18, 1796. Affiliated with Lafayette Lodge since March 2, 1829; treasurer 1830-31; J.W. 1832; Proxy to Grand Lodge 1832. With his brother Zenas he operated the grist mill at Readfield for some years. He died at Hallowell, Maine May 21, 1846.


KNIGHT, HARTLEY WILLIS
Born in Gray, Maine Dec. 25, 1856. Made a Master Mason in Lafayette Lodge Sept. 4, 1886. He was a carpenter by trade. Later he became a traveling salesman for the firm of Hall & Knight in Lewiston. He died suddenly at his home in Auburn, Maine Oct. 6, 1901.