Brief Life History of John Webster
When John Webster Watson was born on 19 May 1818, in Butterwick, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Watson, was 25 and his mother, Mary Dawson, was 23. He married Mary Hutchinson on 16 February 1843, in Crowle, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1863 and lived in Crowle with Ealand, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and Kanab, Kane, Utah, United States in 1872. His occupation is listed as tailor in Crowle, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. He died on 19 November 1884, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States.
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- John W Watson, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- John Webster Watson, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Marriage Record
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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.
1821 · New Ouse Bridge Completed
The original Ouse Bridge collapsed in 1154 under the weight of a crowd that was on it. In 1367, after the bridge had been replaced with stone and became the site of the first public toilets. In 1564-1565 the bridge was finally done being repaired. In 1810 and 1818 the bridge was dismantled to make way for a new Ouse Bridge design and completed in 1821.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
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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