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Jonathan Watkins 1765–1819 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Sep 1765

Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Essex Co, New Jersey

Death Date: 24 Sep 1819

Death Location: Cincinnati, Hamilton Co, Ohio

Father: Elizabeth Spinning

Mother: Joseph Watkins

Spouse(s): Susannah Harrison

Children(s): George Watkins

The story of Jonathan Watkins began in 1765 in Elizabethtown, Essex Co, New Jersey. Jonathan Watkins married Susannah Harrison, and had children including George Watkins. Jonathan Watkins passed away in 1819 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co, Ohio.

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Biography

  • The story of Jonathan Watkins began in 1765 in Elizabethtown, Essex Co, New Jersey.
  • Jonathan Watkins married Susannah Harrison, and had children including George Watkins.
  • Jonathan Watkins passed away in 1819 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co, Ohio.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jonathan Watkins's Ancestors

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Jonathan Watkins
1765–1819
Birth Place: Elizabethtown, Essex Co, New Jersey
Parents
Elizabeth Frances Spinning
1730–1787
Elizabeth, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Joseph Watkins
1732–1800
Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
John Spinning
1698–1776
Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Constance LITTLE
1706–1757
Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer 1
1667–1702
Frances Baker
1671–1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jonathan Watkins's Descendants

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Jonathan Watkins (30 Sep 1765–24 Sep 1819) m. Susannah Harrison (20 Jan 1766–24 Aug 1851)
  1. 1. George Watkins 1801–1880 m. Serrapta Elkins 1808–1880
    1. 1. Elizabeth Ward 1841–1906 m. Samuel (Johnson) Ward 1833–1903
      1. 1. Linda (M.) Ward 1860–1866
      2. 2. Louisa (A.) Ward 1858–1858
      3. 3. Leander (A.) Ward 1858–1858
    2. 2. Samuel Watkins 1847–1900

Jonathan Watkins's Timeline

3 Records

1765
30 Sep 1765
Birth of Jonathan Watkins in Elizabethtown, Essex Co, New Jersey
Elizabethtown, Essex Co, New Jersey
1788
20 Apr 1788
Age 23
Jonathan Watkins was married in Basking Ridge, Somerset Co, New Jersey
Basking Ridge, Somerset Co, New Jersey
1819
24 Sep 1819
Age 54
Death of Jonathan Watkins in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co, Ohio
Cincinnati, Hamilton Co, Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1765
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Essex Co, New Jersey

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1788
    Event Place: Basking Ridge, Somerset Co, New Jersey

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1819
    Event Place: Cincinnati, Hamilton Co, Ohio

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