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Margaret Watson 1632 – 1687 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Mar 1632

Birth Location: Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Death Date: 22 Jun 1687

Death Location: Hay River, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA

Father: Nicholas Watson

Mother: Anne Silvertopp

Spouse(s): John Walker

Children(s): ANN Walker

Margaret Watson was born in 1632 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England, the child of Nicholas Watson and Anne Silvertopp. Margaret Watson married John Walker, and had children including ANN Syer Walker. Margaret Watson passed away in 1687 in Hay River, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA.

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Biography

  • Margaret Watson was born in 1632 in Chester Le Street, Durham, England, the child of Nicholas Watson and Anne Silvertopp.
  • Margaret Watson married John Walker, and had children including ANN Syer Walker.
  • Margaret Watson passed away in 1687 in Hay River, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholas Watson
1606 – 1654
Birth Location: Chester-Le-Street, Durham, England
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Anne Silvertopp
1603 – 1684
Birth Location: Chester-Le-Street, Durham, England
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Spouses(s)

John Walker
1631 – 1690
Birth Location: Bolton-by-bowland, England
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Children(s)

ANN Walker
1681 – 1789
Birth Location: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
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Margaret Watson's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Watson
1632 – 1687
Birth Place: Chester Le Street, Durham, England
Parents
Nicholas Watson
1606 – 1654
Chester-Le-Street, Durham, England
Anne Silvertopp
1603 – 1684
Chester-Le-Street, Durham, England
Grandparents
Thomas Silvertopp
1571 – 1612
Chester Le Street, Durham, England
Jana Rutter
1571 –
Chester Le Street, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Silvertopp
1540 – 1606
Katron Laborne
1540 – 1635
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Watson's Descendants

1.
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Margaret Watson (4 Mar 1632 – 22 Jun 1687) m. John Walker (1631 – 1690)
  1. 1. ANN (Syer) Walker (02 Jan 1681 – 06 Jun 1789) m. Abraham (Isaac Meger) Major (1670 – 1748)
    1. 1. Peter (Magers) (Majors) (Jul 1703 – 1 Mar 1750)
      1. 1. Peter (Magers (Majors)) Jr (05 Feb 1732 – 13 Apr 1790) m. Anna (Margaretha) Mattheis (11 Jun 1734 – 3 Mar 1800)
        1. 1. Elias MAGERS (1755 – 1829) m. Elizabeth Arnold (Abt. 1767 – 15 Apr 1858)

Margaret Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1632
4 Mar 1632
Birth of Margaret Watson in Chester Le Street, Durham, England
Chester Le Street, Durham, England
1687
22 Jun 1687
Age 55
Death of Margaret Watson in Hay River, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA
Hay River, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1632
    Event Place: Chester Le Street, Durham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1687
    Event Place: Hay River, Dunn, Wisconsin, USA
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