Rebecca Bawden

Brief Life History of Rebecca

When Rebecca Bawden was born on 20 December 1850, in North Molton, Devon, England, United Kingdom, her father, Henry Passmore Bawden, was 30 and her mother, Ann Ireland, was 28. She married George Charles Watts on 14 September 1867, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She immigrated to New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States in 1851 and lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 15 May 1916, in Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Murray Cemetery, Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Charles Watts
1847–1889
Rebecca Bawden
1850–1916
Marriage: 14 September 1867
Mary Ann Watts
1868–1930
Matilda G Watts
1869–1869
Sarah Elizabeth Watts
1871–1937
George Henry Bawden Watts
1873–1946
William Eugene Watts
1875–1955
Henry Smith Watts
1878–1947
Lambert Leroy Watts
1881–1951
Neil McMillian Watts
1884–1939
Nathaniel Clifford Watts
1887–1938

Sources (40)

  • Rebecca Bawden in household of Henry Bawden, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Rebecca Bawden en entrada por Sarah Elizabeth Wood, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
  • Rebecca B Watts, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1853

EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: Boy Kallen BIRTH unknown DEATH 3 Aug 1853 BURIAL Murray City Cemetery Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA PLOT 08 032 6 MEMORIAL ID 59154

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

Name Meaning

English: from a late variant of the Norman personal name Baldwin or a variant of Bowden .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Story Highlight

A Few Memories of Grandma Rebecca Bawden Watts

Written by her Grandson Denzil E. Watts, son of William Eugene and Ethel Gertrude Park Watts When Grandma Becky was about 16 or 17, she was married to George Charles Watts. They were se …

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