Brief Life History of Margaret
When Margaret Watson was born on 9 June 1809, in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, John Watson, was 14 and her mother, Margaret Russel, was 13. She married James Lawson on 12 June 1832, in Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Peeblesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1851 and Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States for about 20 years. She died on 10 March 1854, in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 44.
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- Margaret Lawson, "Scotland Census, 1851"
- Margaret Watson, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
- Margaret Lanson in entry for Mary Clark, "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897"
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Children (11)
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World Events (8)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1817 · Catholepistemiad Established
The University of Michigan, also known as Catholepistemiad, was established in Detroit on August 26 by the governor of the Michigan Territory. Rev. John Monteith became its first president and held seven of the professorships and Father Gabriel Richard was made vice president and held the other six professorships. When Lansing was chosen as the state capital, the city of Ann Arbor offered land to the university, which caused the university to fully move in 1837.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
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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