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Margaret Geddes 1875–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jul 1875

Birth Location: North Sherbrooke Twp., Lanark, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 5 Mar 1918

Death Location: Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Father: Ebenezer Geddes

Mother: Catherine Ferguson

Spouse(s): William Watson

Children(s): James Watson, Isabella Watson, Christian Watson, Robert Watson, William Watson

Margaret Geddes was born in 1875 in North Sherbrooke Twp., Lanark, Ontario, Canada, the child of Ebenezer Geddes And Catherine Katie Ferguson. Margaret Geddes married William Watson, and had children including Christian Watson, Isabella Watson, James Watson, Robert Watson, William Geddes Watson. Margaret Geddes passed away in 1918 in Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Margaret Geddes was born in 1875 in North Sherbrooke Twp., Lanark, Ontario, Canada, the child of Ebenezer Geddes And Catherine Katie Ferguson.
  • Margaret Geddes married William Watson, and had children including Christian Watson, Isabella Watson, James Watson, Robert Watson, William Geddes Watson.
  • Margaret Geddes passed away in 1918 in Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ebenezer Geddes
1836–1898
Birth Location: Elphin, Ontario, Canada
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Catherine Ferguson
1836–1912
Birth Location: Elphin, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
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Spouses(s)

William Watson
1792–1862
Birth Location: Durris, Kincardineshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

James Watson
1827–1901
Birth Location: scotland
JW
Isabella Watson
1822–1881
Birth Location: Durris Parish, Kincardineshire, Scotland
IW
Christian Watson
1826–1858
Birth Location: Durris, Kincardineshire, Scotland
CW
Robert Watson
1820–1903
Birth Location: Durris, Kincardineshire, Scotland
RW
William Watson
1824–
Birth Location: Durris, Kincardineshire, Scotland
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Margaret Geddes's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Geddes
1875–1918
Birth Place: North Sherbrooke Twp., Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Ebenezer Geddes
1836–1898
Elphin, Ontario, Canada
Catherine ('Katie') Ferguson
1836–1912
Elphin, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
David Geddis
1799–1875
Glasgow, Scotland
Agnes Lambie
1801–1893
Scotland
Duncan Ferguson
1797–1875
Lochgilphead, Argyll, Scotland
Violet McDougal
1812–1853
Argyll, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander McDougall
1778–1852
Janet Clark
1777–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John McDougall
1746–1826
Catherine Campbell
1745–1820
Donald Clark
1746–1788
Margaret McKellar
1748–1845

Margaret Geddes's Descendants

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Margaret Geddes (20 Jul 1875–5 Mar 1918) m. William Watson (02 Sep 1792–19 Nov 1862)
  1. 1. James Watson 1827–1901 m. Anne Findlay 1825–1903
    1. 1. Ann Watson 1855–1857
    2. 2. Christina Watson 1857–1896 m. James Masson 1857– m. William (Silver) Garden 1857–1929
      1. 1. James (Masson) Watson 1877–1945
      2. 2. Margaret (Silver) Garden 1886–1969
      3. 3. John (S) Garden 1891–1915
      4. 4. Robert Garden 1884–1929
      5. 5. William (Mather) Garden 1888–1973
      6. 6. George (Milne or) Watson 1879–
    3. 3. George Watson 1860–1942
    4. 4. Helen Watson 1866–1866
    5. 5. Isabella Watson 1867–1892
    6. 6. James Watson 1853–1934 m. Mary (Anne) Laing 1856–
      1. 1. Agnes (Jane) Watson 1884–1970
      2. 2. William Watson 1891–1953
      3. 3. Helen Watson 1895–
      4. 4. Charlotte (Middleton Rae) Watson 1898–1909
      5. 5. James (Laing) Watson 1879–
      6. 6. Thomas Watson 1880–1960
    7. 7. John Watson 1869–1947
    8. 8. Robert Watson 1864–1938 m. Mary Young 1876– m. Jane (Ewan) Taylor 1869–
    9. 9. William Watson 1851–1891 m. Mary (Ann) Anderson 1857–1907
      1. 1. William Watson 1878–1960 m. Mary (Jane) Ritchie 1875–1942
        1. 1. Ann (Carr) Watson 1907–1967 m. James (Allan) Gammie 1896–1991
        2. 2. William (Alexander Ritchie) Watson 1910–1984 m. Sarah Cowley 1909–1990
      2. 2. Ellen (Ann) Watson 1880–1948
      3. 3. Mary (A) Watson 1882–1975 m. Joseph (Forbes) Duncan 1876–1945
        1. 1. Mary (Forbes) Duncan 1919–1996
        2. 2. William Duncan 1917–1935
      4. 4. Isabella Watson 1884–1964
      5. 5. Georgina Watson 1890–
  2. 2. Isabella Watson 1822–1881
  3. 3. Christian Watson 1826–1858
  4. 4. Robert Watson 1820–1903
  5. 5. William (Geddes) Watson 1824–

Margaret Geddes's Timeline

2 Records

1875
20 Jul 1875
Birth of Margaret Geddes in North Sherbrooke Twp., Lanark, Ontario, Canada
North Sherbrooke Twp., Lanark, Ontario, Canada
1918
5 Mar 1918
Age 43
Death of Margaret Geddes in Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1875
    Event Place: North Sherbrooke Twp., Lanark, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1918
    Event Place: Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada
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