When John Thomas Watkins was born on 29 October 1854, in Rainham, Kent, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Watkins, was 20 and his mother, Margaret Ackhurst, was 23. He married Mary Maria Clift on 31 May 1878, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860 and Midway, Wasatch, Utah, United States for about 20 years. He died on 2 October 1922, in Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Midway City Cemetery, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1859: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1862: Wasatch, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Wasatch, Utah, United States
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