When George Darling Watt was born on 18 May 1812, in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Watt, was 21 and his mother, Mary Ann Wood, was 21. He married Mary Gregson on 13 June 1835, in Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1859 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860. In 1880, at the age of 68, his occupation is listed as farmer. He died on 24 October 1881, in Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Kaysville City Cemetery, Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States.
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Scottish and English: from the common Middle English personal name, Wat(t), a short form of Walter .
West African (Senegal and Mauritania): Tukulor name of unexplained etymology.
Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 屈, possibly based on its Cantonese pronunciation, see Qu 3.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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