Emily Jane Watson

Brief Life History of Emily Jane

When Emily Jane Watson was born on 18 December 1870, in Pike, Wyoming, New York, United States, her father, William Henry Watson, was 39 and her mother, Rosetta C Jenkins, was 33. She married Lawrence Edward Belleisle on 25 July 1897. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York, United States in 1900 and Bolivar, Allegany, New York, United States for about 10 years. She died on 29 June 1918, in Olean, Cattaraugus, New York, United States, at the age of 47, and was buried in Olean, Cattaraugus, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lawrence Edward Belleisle
1859–1952
Emily Jane Watson
1870–1918
Marriage: 25 July 1897
Leo Hyde Belleisle
1898–1994
Eon Watson Belleisle
1902–1984
Lorena Dallas Belleisle
1908–2001

Sources (9)

  • Emma W Relleisle in household of Lawrence E Relleisle, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Emma J Bellisle, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
  • Emma Watson in entry for Leo Hyde Belleisle and Gladys Victoria Regis, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"

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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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