Brief Life History of John
When John Watkins was born on 13 April 1834, in Maidstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas John Edward Watkins, was 30 and his mother, Sarah Jordan, was 29. He married Margaret Ackhurst on 3 May 1851, in Minster in Sheppey, Kent, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He immigrated to Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1856 and lived in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 23 December 1902, in Midway, Wasatch, Utah, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Midway City Cemetery, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, United States.
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- Jno Watkins, "United States Census, 1860"
- 1834: England Christening Record; John Watkins, son of Thomas and Sarah Watkins, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- 1931: Marriage Record; Sylvanus Watkins and Jessie G Coy, son of John and Harriet Watkins, Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, USA, "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"
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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.
1848
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Davis, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Davis, Utah, United States
1859
Historical Boundaries: 1859: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1862: Wasatch, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Wasatch, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: variant of Watkin , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Account of Martin Handcart Company by John Watkins
This is a first hand account of the Martin Handcart Company, which was rescued by a group of men from Salt Lake City. Elizabeth Robinson was a member of the handcart company. Gibson Condie, her future …
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