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William Watt
± 1783-1867
Anne Geddes
± 1793-1866
William Wilson
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Ann Unknown
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George Watt
1821-1871

James Watt
1859-± 1863


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    1. Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree / Ancestry.com
    2. Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    3. Web: UK, Burial and Cremation Index, 1576-2014, Ancestry.com, Deceased Online; United Kingdom; Deceased Online Burial Indexes / Ancestry.com

    Historical events

    Birthday October 4, 1859

    • The temperature on October 4, 1859 was about 23.0 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south east. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. Source: KNMI
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      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).
    • From March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
    • In the year 1859: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
      • February 17 » Cochinchina Campaign: The French Navy captured the Citadel of Saigon, a fortress that was manned by 1,000 Nguyễn dynasty soldiers, en route to conquering Saigon and other regions of southern Viet Nam.
      • March 2 » The two-day Great Slave Auction, the largest such auction in United States history, begins.
      • March 3 » The two-day Great Slave Auction, the largest such auction in United States history, concludes.
      • July 8 » King Charles XV & IV accedes to the throne of Sweden–Norway.
      • August 3 » The American Dental Association is founded in Niagara Falls, New York.
      • August 16 » The Grand Duchy of Tuscany formally deposes the exiled House of Lorraine.

    Day of burial February 4, 1863

    • The temperature on February 4, 1863 was about 6.9 °C. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 71%. 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 February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1863: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • May 1 » American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville begins.
      • May 21 » American Civil War: The Union Army succeeds in closing off the last escape route from Port Hudson, Louisiana, in preparation for the coming siege.
      • July 4 » American Civil War: The Army of Northern Virginia withdraws from the battlefield after losing the Battle of Gettysburg, signalling an end to the Confederate invasion of U.S. territory.
      • July 9 » American Civil War: The Siege of Port Hudson ends, giving the Union complete control of the Mississippi River.
      • October 29 » Eighteen countries meet in Geneva and agree to form the International Red Cross.
      • November 17 » American Civil War: Siege of Knoxville begins: Confederate forces led by General James Longstreet place Knoxville, Tennessee, under siege.
    

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