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Robert Watson 1782 – 1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 DEC 1782

Birth Location: York, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 13 OCT 1842

Death Location: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Samuel Watson

Mother: Elizabeth McDowell

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Robert Watson began in 1782 in York, South Carolina, USA. Robert Watson passed away in 1842 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Watson began in 1782 in York, South Carolina, USA.
  • Robert Watson passed away in 1842 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Robert Watson's Ancestors

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Robert Watson
1782 – 1842
Birth Place: York, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Samuel Davis Watson
1731 – 1810
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth McDowell
1738 – 1817
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
WILLIAM WATSON
1710 – 1789
Tyrone, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland
SARAH DANIELS
1710 – 1780
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
James (Thomas) McDowell
1709 – 1747
Raloo Parish, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Mary (Ann) Davies
1709 – 1789
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Watson
1685 – 1762
Eleanor Walter
1688 – 1719
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Watson
1661 – 1689
Anne Tomlinson
1647 – 1744
Richard Walter
1650 – 1697
Eulalia Sharsell
1654 – 1730

Robert Watson's Timeline

3 Records

1782
1 DEC 1782
Birth of Robert Watson in York, South Carolina, USA
York, South Carolina, USA
1842
13 DEC 1842
Age 60
Death of Robert Watson in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
1842
13 OCT 1842
Age 60
Death of Robert Watson in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 DEC 1782
    Event Place: York, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 DEC 1842
    Event Place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 OCT 1842
    Event Place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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