Brief Life History of Charles Prescott
When Charles Prescott Watson was born on 5 December 1897, in Massachusetts, United States, his father, Charles Frederick Watson, was 28 and his mother, Grace Margaret Culins, was 30. He married Alice Hildegarde Sadler on 29 April 1930, in New York City, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States for about 35 years and Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States in 1940. He died on 5 June 1982, in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 84.
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- Charles P Watson, "United States 1950 Census"
- Chas. Prescott Watson, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Charles Prescott Watson, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940"
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World Events (8)
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1913 · The Woolworth Building Opens as the Tallest Building in the World
At 792 feet above Broadway, the Woolworth Building became the tallest building in the world and held the record for 17 years. The Woolworth Building was overshadowed by the Chrysler Building at 1,046 feet in 1930 and the Empire State Building at 1,454 feet in 1931. Retailer and mogul Frank W. Woolworth commissioned the Woolworth Building in 1910 with the intent of his namesake building to be the tallest in the world. The 13 million dollar project was financed in cash by Woolworth which allowed him freedoms in the design and construction of the ornate, gothic building. An opening ceremony was held on April 24, 1913 at which President Woodrow Wilson pressed a button from the White House and lit the historic building in New York City.
1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
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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