Anthony Willis family tree » George Darling Watt Sr (1812-1881)

Personal data George Darling Watt Sr 

Source 1Sources 2, 3
  • He was born on May 18, 1812 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.Sources 2, 4

    Waarschuwing Attention: Was older than 65 years (68) when child (Rachel Watt) was born (June 11, 1880).

    Waarschuwing Attention: Was older than 65 years (68) when child (Cora Watt) was born (March 4, 1881).

    Waarschuwing Attention: Was older than 65 years (67) when child (Ida Mariah Watt) was born (February 20, 1880).

    Waarschuwing Attention: Was older than 65 years (66) when child (Minervia Watt) was born (January 1, 1879).

    George D. Watt never knew when his birthday was. When he received a patriarchal blessing from Peter Melling in 1840, he gave his birthdate as January 16, 1813, but the date that appears thereafter in LDS Church records is January 16, 1815. Births were n
  • Alternative: He was born on May 18, 1812 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.Source 2
    George D. Watt never knew when his birthday was. When he received a patriarchal blessing from Peter Melling in 1840, he gave his birthdate as January 16, 1813, but the date that appears thereafter in LDS Church records is January 16, 1815. Births were no
  • Alternative: He was born on May 18, 1812 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.Source 2
    George D. Watt never knew when his birthday was. When he received a patriarchal blessing from Peter Melling in 1840, he gave his birthdate as January 16, 1813, but the date that appears thereafter in LDS Church records is January 16, 1815. Births were no
  • Alternative: He was born on May 18, 1812 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.Source 2
    George D. Watt never knew when his birthday was. When he received a patriarchal blessing from Peter Melling in 1840, he gave his birthdate as January 16, 1813, but the date that appears thereafter in LDS Church records is January 16, 1815. Births were no
  • Alternative: He was born on May 18, 1812 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.Source 2
    George D. Watt never knew when his birthday was. When he received a patriarchal blessing from Peter Melling in 1840, he gave his birthdate as January 16, 1813, but the date that appears thereafter in LDS Church records is January 16, 1815. Births were no
  • He was christened on June 21, 1812 in Manchester, Lancashire, England.Source 5
  • Emigrated on July 7, 1851.
  • Immigrated on September 29, 1851 vanuit Utah, United States.
  • Profession: in the year 1880 Farmer.
  • Facts:
  • Resident:
  • (Other Parents) on January 25, 1846 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States: George chose to identify his parents as Williard and Jennette Richards..
  • (Arrival) in the year 1848 in Utah.
  • (Arrival) on April 7, 1851 in United States.
  • (MARR) on July 23, 1859 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah.
  • (MARR) on August 11, 1866 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory.
  • (Arrival) in the year 1867 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
  • (FamilySearch ID) : KWNG-4KG.
  • (LifeSketch) : Birth: May 18, 1812 Lancashire, England Death: Oct. 24, 1881 Kaysville, Davis, Utah, USA Son of James Watt and Mary Ann Wood Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 12, p. 349 George Watt, the first person to join the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Sain.
  • (Departure) in Liverpool, England.
  • He died on October 24, 1881 in Kaysville, Davis County, Utah, United States of America, he was 69 years old.Sources 2, 4
    Age at Death: 66
  • He is buried on October 26, 1881 in Kaysville City Cemetery, Kaysville, Davis, Utah, United States.Sources 2, 4
  • A child of James Watt and Mary Ann Wood

Household of George Darling Watt Sr

Waarschuwing Attention: Partner (Sarah Ann Harter) is 37 years younger.

Waarschuwing Attention: Partner (Martha Ann Bench) is 35 years younger.

(1) He is married to Mary Gregson.

They got married on June 13, 1835 at Preston, Lancashire, England, he was 23 years old.


(2) He is married to Jane Brown.

They got married on January 5, 1852 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, he was 39 years old.Source 1


(3) He is married to Alice Longstroth.

They got married on December 11, 1853 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, he was 41 years old.


(4) He is married to Elizabeth Golightly.

They got married on July 23, 1859 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States, he was 47 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Georgenia Watt  1869-1948 
  2. Rachel Watt  1880-1948 


(5) He is married to Sarah Ann Harter.

They got married on August 11, 1866 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, he was 54 years old.


Child(ren):

  2. Mary Ann W Mollie Watt  1870-1946 
  3. Jennet Darling Watt  1872-1938
  4. Eliza Elizabeth Watt  1876-1963 
  5. Minervia Watt  1879-1880


(6) He is married to Martha Ann Bench.

They got married on November 9, 1867 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States, he was 55 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. James Watt  1837-1843
  3. baby Watt  ± 1841-????
  4. George Darling Watt  1843-1928
  6. Paulina Richards  1853-1947
  7. Robert Watt  1854-????
  11. Alice Watt  1865-1920
  12. George William Watt  1869-1937
  13. John Golightly Watt  1870-1948
  14. Grace Darling Watt  1871-1879
  15. Andrew Kennon Watt  1873-1902
  16. James Arthur Watt  1873-1945
  17. John Harter Watt  1874-1956
  18. Annie Watt  1875-1949
  19. Jane Watt  1875-1952
  20. Mary Watt  1877-1933
  21. Julia Ann Watt  1877-1879
  22. Ida Mariah Watt  1880-1967
  23. Cora Watt  1881-1940


Notes about George Darling Watt Sr

Potential Father
George Darling Watt
Birth 16 January 1815 • Manchester, Lancashire, England
Death 24 Oct 1881 • Kaysville, Davis, Utah, USA

FamilySpouse & Children
Jane Brown1828-1891
Joseph Watt1852-
Robert Watt1854-

Spouse Alice Longstroth1824-1909

Spouse & ChildrenElizabeth
Golightly1841-1930
Richard Golightly Watt1860-1933
Isabella Golightly Watt1862-1902
Alice Watt1865-1920
Georgenia Watt1868-1948
John Golightly Watt1870-1948
Grace Darling Watt1871-1879
Andrew Kemnon Watt1873-1902
Jane Watt1875-1952
Julia Watt1877-1879
Rachel Layton Watt1880-1948

Spouse & Children
Sarah Ann Harter1850-1932
Ermina Elizabeth Watt1868-1945
Mary Ann Watt1870-1946
Jennet Darling Watt1872-1938
James Arthur Watt1873-1945
Jennet D Stevenson1873-
John Harter Watt1874-1956
Eliza Elizabeth Watt1877-1963
Minervia Watt1879-1880
Cora Watt1881-1940

Spouse & Children
Martha Ann Bench1846-1925
George William Watt1869-1937
Grace Darling Watt1871-
James Arthur Watt1873-1945
Annie Watt1875-1949
Mary Watt1877-1933
Ida Mariah Watt1879-1967

Spouse & Children
Mary Watt1813-
John Watt1832-
Margaret Watt1838-
George Watt1844-
James Watt1846-

Spouse & Children
Mollie GregsonGeorge Darling Watt1843-1928

From Find a Grave:
Son of James Watt and Mary Ann Wood

Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 12, p. 349

George Watt, the first person to join the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in England, migrated to America in 1840 to become identified with his co-religionists. After the expulsion from Nauvoo, George accepted without question a call from Brigham Young to return to his homeland to learn shorthand, preparatory to his assignment as Church reporter.

Heart Throbs of the West, Kate B. Carter, Vol. 2, p. 267

George D. Watt was born in Manchester, Lancashire, England, January 16, 1815, his father being Scotch and his mother a native of the country which gave him birth; his father emigrated to America, leaving his mother and him in England, and died in New Orleans. His mother married a second time and he was sent to his grandfather in Scotland; when he attained his majority he moved to Preston, England, and there married. He also joined a religious society and became a prominent and active member. Previous to this he had read a number of religious works, which had the effect of making him an enthusiastic religious devotee.

In the fall of 1836 he heard of Joseph Smith through his pastor. "From that hour," he says, "I believed in the mission of Joseph Smith." Soon after the arrival of the Mormon Elders he joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and became an Elder, and labored determinedly to help the work along. About 1840 he emigrated to Nauvoo with his wife and two little children. He went on a mission to Virginia. When the church removed to Winter Quarters, he was sent to England to preach and learn the art of shorthand writing, which mission he filled, returning to America, and coming on to this city with his family in 1851.

He was subsequently made church reporter, which position he occupied for about ten years. After detailing the account of his resignation as church reporter, he engaged in the mercantile business. Finding that the business did not pay, for reasons which are detailed in his autobiography, he turned his attention to farming. About this time his severance from the church took place and he subsequently joined opposing religious movements here. He made a study of religious subjects, and wrote and spoke much on them. He was a religious devotee and pursued the subject assiduously throughout his entire career. He has frequently spoken in public here, and had the reputation of being a man perhaps as well versed in the theological lore as one could find. As a stenographer he had the reputation of being one of the most reliable in the country.

George D. Watt died on Monday, October 24, 1881, at his home at Kaysville. He was a man widely known in this territory and in Great Britain. He was a remarkable man in many respects, and was quite prominent here. Being a self-made man of strong character, and exercising vast influence, there is not a little in his career which is remarkable, and not a little which commends itself to the young man struggling for a place in the world—commends itself because of the perseverance manifested under trying circumstances, and for the acquisition of information obtained in difficulties. (Salt Lake Herald of October 25, 1881.)

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Ancestors (and descendant) of George Darling Watt

James Watt
1790-1857
Mary Ann Wood
1791-1884

George Darling Watt
1812-1881

(1) 1835

Mary Gregson
1812-1856

(2) 1852

Jane Brown
1828-1891

(3) 1853

Alice Longstroth
1824-1909

(4) 1859

Elizabeth Golightly
1841-1930

Georgenia Watt
1869-1948
Rachel Watt
1880-1948
(5) 1866

Sarah Ann Harter
1850-1932

Ermina Elizabeth Watt
1868-1945
Mary Ann W Mollie Watt
1870-1946
Jennet Darling Watt
1872-1938
Eliza Elizabeth Watt
1876-1963
Minervia Watt
1879-1880
(6) 1867

Martha Ann Bench
1847-1925

James Watt
1837-1843
Willard Richards Watt
1840-1843
baby Watt
± 1841-????
George Darling Watt
1843-1928
Joseph A. Watt Saladen
1852-1917
Paulina Richards
1853-1947
Robert Watt
1854-????
Margaret Elizabeth Watt
1857-1923
Richard Golightly Watt
1860-1933
Isabelle Golightly Watt
1862-1902
Alice Watt
1865-1920
George William Watt
1869-1937
John Golightly Watt
1870-1948
Grace Darling Watt
1871-1879
Andrew Kennon Watt
1873-1902
James Arthur Watt
1873-1945
John Harter Watt
1874-1956
Annie Watt
1875-1949
Jane Watt
1875-1952
Mary Watt
1877-1933
Julia Ann Watt
1877-1879
Ida Mariah Watt
1880-1967
Cora Watt
1881-1940

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Birthday May 18, 1812

  • The temperature on May 18, 1812 was about 13.0 °C. Wind direction mainly east. Weather type: betrokken mist. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1812: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 7 » The strongest in a series of earthquakes strikes New Madrid, Missouri.
    • March 19 » The Cortes of Cádiz promulgates the Spanish Constitution of 1812.
    • June 4 » Following Louisiana's admittance as a U.S. state, the Louisiana Territory is renamed the Missouri Territory.
    • June 23 » War of 1812: Great Britain revokes the restrictions on American commerce, thus eliminating one of the chief reasons for going to war.
    • July 18 » The Treaties of Orebro end both the Anglo-Russian and Anglo-Swedish Wars.
    • August 16 » War of 1812: American General William Hull surrenders Fort Detroit without a fight to the British Army.

Christening day June 21, 1812

  • The temperature on June 21, 1812 was about 18.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south. Weather type: half bewolkt regen. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1812: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 10 » The first steamboat on the Ohio River or the Mississippi River arrives in New Orleans, 82 days after departing from Pittsburgh.
    • May 11 » Prime Minister Spencer Perceval is assassinated by John Bellingham in the lobby of the British House of Commons.
    • June 4 » Following Louisiana's admittance as a U.S. state, the Louisiana Territory is renamed the Missouri Territory.
    • August 11 » Peninsular War: French troops engage British-Portuguese forces in the Battle of Majadahonda.
    • September 18 » The 1812 Fire of Moscow dies down after destroying more than three-quarters of the city. Napoleon returns from the Petrovsky Palace to the Moscow Kremlin, spared from the fire.
    • November 18 » Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Krasnoi ends in French defeat, but Marshal of France Michel Ney's leadership leads to him becoming known as "the bravest of the brave".

Day of marriage November 9, 1867

  • The temperature on November 9, 1867 was about 11.6 °C. The air pressure was 6 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
  • In the year 1867: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • March 1 » Nebraska becomes the 37th U.S. state; Lancaster, Nebraska is renamed Lincoln and becomes the state capital.
    • April 1 » Singapore becomes a British crown colony.
    • July 1 » The British North America Act takes effect as the Province of Canada, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia join into confederation to create the modern nation of Canada. Sir John A. Macdonald is sworn in as the first Prime Minister of Canada. This date is commemorated annually in Canada as Canada Day, a national holiday.
    • September 28 » Toronto becomes the capital of Ontario, having also been the capital of Ontario's predecessors since 1796.
    • November 3 » Giuseppe Garibaldi and his followers are defeated in the Battle of Mentana and fail to end the Pope's Temporal power in Rome (it would be achieved three years later).
    • December 13 » A Fenian bomb explodes in Clerkenwell, London, killing six.

Day of death October 24, 1881

  • The temperature on October 24, 1881 was about 3.3 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-northeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 93%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1881: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • February 24 » China and Russia sign the Sino-Russian Ili Treaty.
    • May 12 » In North Africa, Tunisia becomes a French protectorate.
    • May 21 » The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton in Washington, D.C.
    • June 14 » The White Rajahs territories become the British protectorate of Sarawak.
    • September 20 » U.S. President Chester A. Arthur is sworn in, the morning after becoming President upon James A. Garfield's death.
    • December 4 » The first edition of the Los Angeles Times is published.

Day of burial October 26, 1881

  • The temperature on October 26, 1881 was about 4.7 °C. There was 1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 87%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1881: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
    • March 13 » Alexander II of Russia is assassinated.
    • April 11 » Spelman College is founded in Atlanta, Georgia as the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, an institute of higher education for African-American women.
    • July 1 » The world's first international telephone call is made between St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada, and Calais, Maine, United States.
    • August 27 » The Georgia hurricane makes landfall near Savannah, Georgia, resulting in an estimated 700 deaths.
    • September 19 » U.S. President James A. Garfield dies of wounds suffered in a July 2 shooting. Vice President Chester A. Arthur becomes President upon Garfield's death.
    • November 7 » Mapuche rebels attack the Chilean settlement of Nueva Imperial, as defenders fled to the hills and the settlement was effectively destroyed.


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