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Eliza Watson 1830 – 1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 May 1830

Birth Location: Dumfreeze, Canada

Death Date: 2 Feb 1914

Death Location: Altoona, Polk County, Iowa, USA

Father: William Watson

Mother: Elizabeth Hume

Spouse(s): Joseph Nelson

Children(s): Joseph Nelson, John Nelson, Sarah Nelson, Stephen Nelson, Daniel Nelson, Miriam Nelson

Eliza Watson was born in 1830 in Dumfreeze, Canada, the child of William Watson and Elizabeth Hume. Eliza Watson married Joseph Edwin Nelson, and had children including Joseph Edwin Nelson, John W Nelson, Sarah Nelson, Stephen York Nelson, Daniel James Nelson, Miriam Ann Nelson. Eliza Watson passed away in 1914 in Altoona, Polk County, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Eliza Watson was born in 1830 in Dumfreeze, Canada, the child of William Watson and Elizabeth Hume.
  • Eliza Watson married Joseph Edwin Nelson, and had children including Joseph Edwin Nelson, John W Nelson, Sarah Nelson, Stephen York Nelson, Daniel James Nelson, Miriam Ann Nelson.
  • Eliza Watson passed away in 1914 in Altoona, Polk County, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Watson
1797 – 1872
Birth Location: Ireland
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Elizabeth Hume
1800 – 1854
Birth Location: Ballysakeery Parish, County Mayo, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Joseph Nelson
1832 – 1907
Birth Location: New Brunswick, Quebec, Canada
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Children(s)

Joseph Nelson
1856 –
Birth Location: Lambton, Ontario, Canada
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John Nelson
1858 – 1928
Birth Location: Lampton, Ontario, Canada
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Sarah Nelson
1861 –
Birth Location: Canada
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Stephen Nelson
1863 – 1868
Birth Location: Oxford, Ontario, Canada
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Daniel Nelson
1865 – 1945
Birth Location: Lampton, Ontario, Canada
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Miriam Nelson
1867 – 1953
Birth Location: –
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Eliza Watson's Ancestors

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Eliza Watson
1830 – 1914
Birth Place: Dumfreeze, Canada
Parents
William Watson
1797 – 1872
Ireland
Elizabeth Hume
1800 – 1854
Ballysakeery Parish, County Mayo, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eliza Watson's Descendants

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Eliza Watson (4 May 1830 – 2 Feb 1914) m. Joseph (Edwin) Nelson (30 Jan 1832 – 10 Aug 1907)
  1. 1. Joseph (Edwin) Nelson (5 Jul 1856 – )
  2. 2. John (W) Nelson (9 Jul 1858 – 11 Feb 1928)
  3. 3. Sarah Nelson (Aug 1861 – )
  4. 4. Stephen (York) Nelson (10 Jan 1863 – Apr 1868)
  5. 5. Daniel (James) Nelson (25 Aug 1865 – 11 Dec 1945)
  6. 6. Miriam (Ann) Nelson (19 Sep 1867 – 26 Feb 1953)

Eliza Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1830
4 May 1830
Birth of Eliza Watson in Dumfreeze, Canada
Dumfreeze, Canada
1914
2 Feb 1914
Age 84
Death of Eliza Watson in Altoona, Polk County, Iowa, USA
Altoona, Polk County, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 May 1830
    Event Place: Dumfreeze, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1914
    Event Place: Altoona, Polk County, Iowa, USA
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