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John Hiram Watts 1787 – 1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1787

Birth Location: Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 8 September 1859

Death Location: Cedar Ledge, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Francis Watts

Mother: Jane Means

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In 1787, John Hiram Watts entered the world in Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, born to Francis Frank Watts and Jane Means. John Hiram Watts passed away in 1859 in Cedar Ledge, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1787, John Hiram Watts entered the world in Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, born to Francis Frank Watts and Jane Means.
  • John Hiram Watts passed away in 1859 in Cedar Ledge, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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John Watts's Ancestors

Self
John Watts
1787 – 1859
Birth Place: Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
Francis Frank Watts
1755 – 1808
Turbot, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Jane Means
1758 – 1834
Valley, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
James (Watts) Sr
1733 – 1779
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ann Walker
1735 – 1779
Cumberland Co., PA, Pennsylvania, USA
Samuel Means
1735 – 1780
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth (Wilson) Clark
1738 – 1778
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Means
1702 – 1760
Martha MacAlpin
1705 – 1761
John Clark
1702 – 1765
Hannah Cooper
1718 – 1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William McCord
1680 – 1739
Martha Sawyer
1680 – 1740

John Watts's Timeline

2 Records

1787
1787
Birth of John Hiram Watts in Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1859
8 September 1859
Age 72
Death of John Hiram Watts in Cedar Ledge, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Cedar Ledge, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 September 1859
    Event Place: Cedar Ledge, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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