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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- 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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1872 · The Amnesty Act
A federal law which reversed most of the penalties on former Confederate soldiers by the Fourteenth Amendment. The Act affected over 150,000 troops that were a part of the Civil War.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
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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