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Alexander Watt 1798–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Mar 1798

Birth Location: New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 26 Feb 1896

Death Location: Elora, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada

Father: John Watt

Mother: Isabel Norrie

Spouse(s): Barbara Argo

Children(s): William Watt, Elspeth Watt, Anna Watt, John Watt, Barbara Watt, Isabella Watt, James Watt, Margaret Watt

Alexander Watt was born in 1798 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of John Watt And Isabel Norrie. Alexander Watt married Barbara Argo, and had children including Anna Watt, Barbara Watt, Elspeth Elsie Watt, Isabella Watt, James Argo Watt, John Watt, Margaret Watt, William Barrie Watt. Alexander Watt passed away in 1896 in Elora, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Alexander Watt was born in 1798 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of John Watt And Isabel Norrie.
  • Alexander Watt married Barbara Argo, and had children including Anna Watt, Barbara Watt, Elspeth Elsie Watt, Isabella Watt, James Argo Watt, John Watt, Margaret Watt, William Barrie Watt.
  • Alexander Watt passed away in 1896 in Elora, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada.

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Alexander Watt's Ancestors

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Alexander Watt
1798–1896
Birth Place: New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
John Watt
1757–1817
Meikle Auchreddie, New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Isabel Norrie
1767–1829
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Watt's Descendants

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Alexander Watt (15 Mar 1798–26 Feb 1896) m. Barbara Argo (2 MAY 1811–5 Aug 1893)
  1. 1. William (Barrie) Watt 1847–1903
  2. 2. Elspeth (Elsie) Watt 1850–1919
  3. 3. Anna Watt 1853–1910
  4. 4. John Watt 1838–1923
  5. 5. Barbara Watt 1843–1921
  6. 6. Isabella Watt 1844–1923
  7. 7. James (Argo) Watt 1841–1873
  8. 8. Margaret Watt 1837–1899 m. John Hunter 1831–1909
    1. 1. James (Argo Watt) Hunter 1870–1871
    2. 2. Douglas (David) Hunter 1871–1872
    3. 3. Alexander (John) Hunter 1864–1950
    4. 4. Barbara Hunter 1861–1940 m. John Burnett 1831–1917
    5. 5. Mary Hunter 1869–1937
    6. 6. Margaret Hunter 1865–1958 m. Michael (Thomson) Robson 1853–1926
      1. 1. Charles (Tom) Robson 1903–1975
      2. 2. Margaret (Watt) Robson 1899–
      3. 3. Annie (Oliver) Robson 1906–1980
    7. 7. William Hunter 1883–
    8. 8. Jennie Hunter 1875–
    9. 9. John Hunter 1865–
    10. 10. Robert Hunter 1878–
    11. 11. Archibald Hunter 1863–

Alexander Watt's Timeline

2 Records

1798
15 Mar 1798
Birth of Alexander Watt in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1896
26 Feb 1896
Age 98
Death of Alexander Watt in Nichol Twp, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
Nichol Twp, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1798
    Event Place: New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1896
    Event Place: Nichol Twp, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elora, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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