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William Henry Watts 1834 – 1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 August 1834

Birth Location: Brownsville, Jefferson, New York, United States

Death Date: 11 August 1913

Death Location: Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States

Father: John Watts

Mother: Miranda Hull

Spouse(s): Anne "Torreson"

Children(s): John Watts

In 1834, William Henry Watts entered the world in Brownsville, Jefferson, New York, United States, born to John F Watts and Miranda Hull. William Henry Watts married Anne Osulson "Torreson", and had children including John Clarence Watts. William Henry Watts passed away in 1913 in Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1834, William Henry Watts entered the world in Brownsville, Jefferson, New York, United States, born to John F Watts and Miranda Hull.
  • William Henry Watts married Anne Osulson "Torreson", and had children including John Clarence Watts.
  • William Henry Watts passed away in 1913 in Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Watts
1793 – 1875
Birth Location: Alstead, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA
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Miranda Hull
1809 – 1863
Birth Location: Vermont, United States
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Spouses(s)

Anne "Torreson"
1840 – 1907
Birth Location: Bygland, Aust-Agder, Norway
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Children(s)

John Watts
1872 – 1943
Birth Location: –
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William Watts's Ancestors

Self
William Watts
1834 – 1913
Birth Place: Brownsville, Jefferson, New York, United States
Parents
John F Watts
1793 – 1875
Alstead, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA
Miranda Hull
1809 – 1863
Vermont, United States
Grandparents
Isaac Watts
1767 – 1854
Atkinson, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Watts's Descendants

1.
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William (Henry) Watts (27 August 1834 – 11 August 1913) m. Anne (Osulson) "Torreson" (13 Sep 1840 – 25 Jan 1907)
  1. 1. John (Clarence) Watts (14 Feb 1872 – 29 Dec 1943) m. Mary (Malina) Morrison (18 Oct 1877 – 5 Aug 1923)
    1. 1. Rachel (Mae) Watts (9 Oct 1903 – 18 Dec 1986) m. Dr. (Richard Alfred Mackdanz) Sr (1905 – 1961) m. Walter (John) Croswell (31 Mar 1900 – 10 Apr 1991)
      1. 1. Helen (Rachel) Mackdanz (1936 – 2019)
        1. 1. Private
      2. 2. Croswell
      3. 3. Croswell
    2. 2. Ruth Watts (1906 – ) m. William (Own) Winkler
    3. 3. Louis Watts (1907 – ) m. George (Milton) Noble
    4. 4. Helen Watts (1908 – ) m. August Marquardt

William Watts's Timeline

2 Records

1834
27 August 1834
Birth of William Henry Watts in Brownsville, Jefferson, New York, United States
Brownsville, Jefferson, New York, United States
1913
11 August 1913
Age 79
Death of William Henry Watts in Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States
Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 August 1834
    Event Place: Brownsville, Jefferson, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 August 1913
    Event Place: Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, United States
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