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Michael Watson 1707–1770 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1707

Birth Location: Eastern Shore, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 1770

Death Location: Colonial North America, United States

Father: James Watson

Mother: Elizabeth Bishop

Spouse(s): Mary Moore

Children(s): Michael Watson

Michael Watson was born in 1707 in Eastern Shore, Maryland, United States, the child of James Watson And Elizabeth Bishop. Michael Watson married Mary Moore, and had children including Michael Mike Watson. Michael Watson passed away in 1770 in Colonial North America, United States.

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Biography

  • Michael Watson was born in 1707 in Eastern Shore, Maryland, United States, the child of James Watson And Elizabeth Bishop.
  • Michael Watson married Mary Moore, and had children including Michael Mike Watson.
  • Michael Watson passed away in 1770 in Colonial North America, United States.

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Michael Watson's Ancestors

Self
Michael Watson
1707–1770
Birth Place: Eastern Shore, Maryland, United States
Parents
James Watson
1686–1776
Peterculter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Bishop
1675–
Angus, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Michael Watson's Descendants

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Michael Watson (1707–1770) m. Mary Moore (11 May 1716–1810)
  1. 1. Michael ('Mike') Watson 1740–1819 m. Mary (Ann) Lawson 1743–1806
    1. 1. Mary (Ann(Nancy)) Watson 1765–1822 m. Richard (Michael) Conway 1762–1855
      1. 1. Michael Conway 1792–1855 m. Mary Wilson 1798–1866
        1. 1. Clarinda\Carlinda Conroy 1827–1909 m. William Waters

Michael Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1707
1707
Birth of Michael Watson in Eastern Shore, Maryland, United States
Eastern Shore, Maryland, United States
1770
1770
Age 63
Death of Michael Watson in Colonial North America, United States
Colonial North America, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1707
    Event Place: Eastern Shore, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: 80 immigrants : our Merrill-Covell pedigree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: Colonial North America, United States

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