Brief Life History of James
When James Watts was born on 13 September 1802, in Alstead, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Isaac Watts, was 35 and his mother, Temperance Cannon, was 36. He married Mary Ann Willis on 18 May 1836, in Portage, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Independence Township, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States in 1850. He died on 17 February 1856, in Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Bedford Cemetery, Bedford, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States.
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- James Watts, "United States Census, 1850"
- James Watts, "New Hampshire, Birth Records, Early to 1900"
- James Watts, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1803
Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Watt , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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