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James E Watson 1860 – 1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Apr 1860

Birth Location: Buel, Sanilac, Michigan

Death Date: 8 Sep 1953

Death Location: Sandusky, Sanilac, Michigan

Father: Robert Watson

Mother: Mary Surbrook

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Children(s):

In 1860, James E Watson entered the world in Buel, Sanilac, Michigan, born to Robert Wood Watson and Mary Ann Catherine Surbrook. James E Watson passed away in 1953 in Sandusky, Sanilac, Michigan.

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Biography

  • In 1860, James E Watson entered the world in Buel, Sanilac, Michigan, born to Robert Wood Watson and Mary Ann Catherine Surbrook.
  • James E Watson passed away in 1953 in Sandusky, Sanilac, Michigan.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Watson's Ancestors

Self
James Watson
1860 – 1953
Birth Place: Buel, Sanilac, Michigan
Parents
Robert Wood Watson
1830 – 1889
New York
Mary (Ann Catherine) Surbrook
1832 – 1918
New York
Grandparents
Jeptha Watson
1794 – 1875
Maine
Sarah Countryman
1815 –
Osnabrook, Stormont, Ontario, Canada
Jacob Surbrook
Switzerland
Susana Brooker
Switzerland
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Countryman
1773 – 1825
Anna Ghose
1750 – 1828
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Countryman
1743 – 1814
Anna Ghose
1750 – 1828
Frederick Gohse
1731 – 1803
Elizabeth Runyon
1730 – 1806

James Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1860
18 Apr 1860
Birth of James E Watson in Buel, Sanilac, Michigan
Buel, Sanilac, Michigan
1953
8 Sep 1953
Age 93
Death of James E Watson in Sandusky, Sanilac, Michigan
Sandusky, Sanilac, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1860
    Event Place: Buel, Sanilac, Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1953
    Event Place: Sandusky, Sanilac, Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Croswell, Sanilac, Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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