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William Watson 1778 – 1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 JAN 1778

Birth Location: Bethel, York, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 4 MAR 1854

Death Location: York, South Carolina, USA

Father: Samuel Watson

Mother: Elizabeth McDowell

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Children(s):

The story of William Watson began in 1778 in Bethel, York, South Carolina, USA. William Watson passed away in 1854 in York, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Watson began in 1778 in Bethel, York, South Carolina, USA.
  • William Watson passed away in 1854 in York, South Carolina, USA.

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Children(s)

William Watson's Ancestors

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William Watson
1778 – 1854
Birth Place: Bethel, 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

William Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1778
11 JAN 1778
Birth of William Watson in Bethel, York, South Carolina, USA
Bethel, York, South Carolina, USA
1854
4 MAR 1854
Age 76
Death of William Watson in York, South Carolina, USA
York, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 JAN 1778
    Event Place: Bethel, York, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 MAR 1854
    Event Place: York, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Clover, York County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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