| Birth | 3 Nov 1772 | Oakham, Worcester, Massachusetts | | | |
| Birth | 26 Nov 1772 | Oakham, Worcester, Massachusetts | | | |
| Residence | Abt 1780 | Joseph Smith Papers - Marlboro, Windham, Vermont | | | |
| Marriage | 18 Jan 1795 | Vermont - Polly Peck | | | |
| Marriage | 18 Jan 1796 | Windham, Vermont - Polly Peck | | | |
| Residence | Abt 1809 | Joseph Smith Papers - Chenango, New York | | | |
| Residence | Abt 1811 | Joseph Smith Papers. Moved to Windsor (later in Colesville), Broome County, New York. - Broome, New York | | | |
| Employed Joseph Smith Jr. | Abt 1826 | Farm work and probably helped with the Knight's gristmill (mill for grinding grain). - Colesville, Broome, New York | | | |
| Joseph Smith Jr. and his wife Emma borrowed Joseph Knight's horse and wagon to go to the Hill Cumorah to obtain the golden plates. | 22 Sep 1827 | The plates were the source from which Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon. - Manchester, Ontario, New York | | | |
| Supported Joseph Smith Jr. in the translation of the Book of Mormon. | From Apr 1828 to Jun 1829 | Provided money, food, clothing, and paper. - New York | | | |
| LDS Baptism | 28 Jun 1830 | Baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Oliver Cowdery - Colesville, Broome, New York | | | |
| Moved to Ohio | From Apr 1831 to May 1831 | He moved with the Colesville Branch in December 1830 when the Church was commanded to “assemble together at the Ohio.” - Thompson, Geauga, Ohio | | | |
| Moved to Missouri. | 25 Jul 1832 | He moved with Colesville Branch: unable to live "law of consecration" due to Leman Copley. He rescinded his agreement and ordered the Colesville Branch off his property. - Kaw Township, Jackson, Missouri | | | |
| Marriage | Abt 1833 | (of), Liberty, Clay, Missouri - Phebe Crosby | | | |
| Marriage | 12 Mar 1833 | Jackson, Missouri - Phebe Crosby | | | |
| Marriage | 12 Mar 1833 | Jackson, Missouri - Polly Peck | | | |
| Arrival | Nov 1833 | Lived in tents and suffered greatly. - Liberty, Clay, Missouri | | | |
| Expelled from Jackson County | Nov 1833 | Driven out by Missourians. - Independence, Jackson, Missouri | | | |
| Arrival | Abt 1840 | Church agreed to buy twenty thousand acres of land at Commerce, Illinois. Commerce would be renamed Nauvoo. - Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois | | | |
| Exodus from Missouri (approximately 10,000 Latter-day Saints) | Abt 1840 | Governor Boggs issued his infamous extermination order (October 27, 1838). January 1839, the Missouri state legislature upheld the order. - Missouri | | | |
| Burial | Feb 1847 | Mt. Pisgah, Harrison, Iowa | | | |
| Death | 3 Feb 1847 | Mt. Pisgah, Union, Iowa | | | |
| Death | 3 Feb 1847 | Mt. Pisgah, Harrison, Iowa | | | |
| Ancestral File Number | | 2SPB-K6 | | | |
| Occupation | | farmer and miller | | | |
| Joseph Smith's bishop | | Joseph called him "Father Knight." | | | |