Leah Althea Watson

Brief Life History of Leah Althea

When Leah Althea Watson was born on 31 December 1909, in Aurora, Sevier, Utah, United States, her father, Benjamin Holten Watson, was 23 and her mother, Clara Althea Anderson, was 20. She married Grant Lamont Jensen on 1 November 1926, in Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in Bliss, Gooding, Idaho, United States in 1930 and Mountain Home Election Precinct 1, Elmore, Idaho, United States in 1940. She died on 18 December 1992, in Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Terrace Lawn Memorial Gardens, Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Grant Lamont Jensen
1904–2005
Leah Althea Watson
1909–1992
Marriage: 1 November 1926
Dorothy Althea Jensen
1927–1930
Iva Ellen Jensen
1929–1929
Betty Lou Jensen
1931–2019

Sources (22)

  • Leah A Fisher en la familia de Russel Fisher, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Leah Althea Watson, "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914"
  • Leah Fisher, "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1950"

World Events (8)

1910 · The BSA is Made

Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.

1928

EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: Harrell BIRTH 11 Aug 1928 Parma, Canyon County, Idaho, USA DEATH 12 Aug 1928 (aged 1 day) Canyon County, Idaho, USA BURIAL Terrace Lawn Memorial Gardens Meridian, Ada County, Idaho, USA MEMORIAL ID 132283851

1931

The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

Name Meaning

Scottish, English, and Irish: patronymic meaning ‘son of Wat’, a pet form of Walter that was particularly common in Scotland and northern England. See Watt .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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