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Dorcus Watson 1639–1707 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 September 1639

Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 9 November 1707

Death Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John America

Mother: Margaret Smith

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In 1639, Dorcus Watson entered the world in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, born to John Watson Who Saved His Wife From Drowning On The Ship To America And Margaret Peggy Smith. Dorcus Watson passed away in 1707 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1639, Dorcus Watson entered the world in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, born to John Watson Who Saved His Wife From Drowning On The Ship To America And Margaret Peggy Smith.
  • Dorcus Watson passed away in 1707 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Dorcus Watson's Ancestors

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Dorcus Watson
1639–1707
Birth Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Watson, who saved his wife from drowning on the ship to America
1616–1650
Hardy, Newark and Sherwood District, Nottinghamshire, England
Margaret (Peggy) Smith
1620–1683
England
Grandparents
John Watson
1570–1637
Wath Upon Dearne, Yorkshire, England
Lieutenant (Samuel) Smith
1602–1681
Ipswich, Ipswich Borough, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Chileab) Childean
1602–1686
Hadleigh, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Virginia Wallace
1550–1599
Lady Mumforde
1579–1624
Chileab Smythe
1580–1630
Joana\Joan Smyth\Smith
1582–1602
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Wallace
1525–1600
Nancy Sickles
1525–1554
Lady Bond
1555–1648
William Smith
1527–1625

Dorcus Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1639
20 September 1639
Birth of Dorcus Watson in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1707
9 November 1707
Age 68
Death of Dorcus Watson in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 September 1639
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 November 1707
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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