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Personal data John Henry Watson 

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  • He was born on April 12, 1817 in Yorkshire, England.
  • He was christened on August 25, 1818 in Saint Mary, Nottingham, Nottingham, England.
  • Resident in the year 1870: Jamestown, Guilford, North Carolina, United States.
  • He died on January 21, 1888 in Bridgeport, Saginaw, Michigan, United States, he was 70 years old.
  • He is buried in the year 1888 in Pine Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport Charter Township, Saginaw, Michigan, United States.
  • A child of James Watson and Elizabeth Donsley

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James Watson
1749-????
Ann Sturdy
1754-????
James Watson
1793-1851

John Henry Watson
1817-1888


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    1. England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, via https://www.myheritage.com/research/coll...
      John Watson
      Gender: Male
      Christening: Aug 25 1818 - Saint Mary, Nottingham, Nottingham, England
      Death: Nov 5 1821
      Father: James Watson
      Mother: Elizabeth
      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C04487-3
      System Origin: England-ODM
      GS Film number: 504071, 504072, 504073
    2. FamilySearch Family Tree, via https://www.myheritage.com/research/coll...
      John Henry Watson<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Apr 12 1817 - Yorkshire, England<br>Residence: 1870 - Jamestown, Guilford, North Carolina, United States<br>Death: Jan 21 1888 - Bridgeport, Saginaw, Michigan, United States<br>Burial: 1888 - Pine Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport Charter Township, Saginaw, Michigan, United States<br&gt;Parents: James Watson, Elizabeth Watson (born Donsley)<br>Wife: Elizabeth Watson (born Hoar)<br>Children: <;a>Elisabeth Jane Watson, William Glasgow Watson, Elizabeth Ann “Lizzie” Marr (born Watson), Samuel J. Watson, James Watson, John Henry Watson, William Watson, Rosina "Rose" Watson<br>Siblings: Jane Elizabeth Robinson (born Watson), James Watson, Elizabeth Watson, Thomas William Watson, Hannah Watson, William Watson, James Watson, John Watson<br>This person appears to have duplicated relatives. View it on FamilySearch to see the full information.
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    Historical events

    Birthday April 12, 1817

    • The temperature on April 12, 1817 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: winderig half bewolkt omtrent betrokken 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 1817: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 19 » An army of 5,423 soldiers, led by General José de San Martín, crosses the Andes from Argentina to liberate Chile and then Peru.
      • February 8 » Las Heras crosses the Andes with an army to join San Martín and liberate Chile from Spain.
      • April 15 » Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc founded the American School for the Deaf, the first American school for deaf students, in Hartford, Connecticut.
      • June 12 » The earliest form of bicycle, the dandy horse, is driven by Karl von Drais.
      • July 19 » Unsuccessful in his attempt to conquer the Kingdom of Hawaii for the Russian-American Company, Georg Anton Schäffer is forced to admit defeat and leave Kauai.
      • November 3 » The Bank of Montreal, Canada's oldest chartered bank, opens in Montreal.

    Christening day August 25, 1818

    • The temperature on August 25, 1818 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west. Weather type: half bewolkt. 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 1818: Source: Wikipedia
      • February 5 » Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte ascends to the thrones of Sweden and Norway.
      • March 30 » Physicist Augustin Fresnel reads a memoir on optical rotation to the French Academy of Sciences, reporting that when polarized light is "depolarized" by a Fresnel rhomb, its properties are preserved in any subsequent passage through an optically-rotating crystal or liquid.
      • April 4 » The United States Congress, affirming the Second Continental Congress, adopts the flag of the United States with 13 red and white stripes and one star for each state (20 at that time).
      • April 5 » In the Battle of Maipú, Chile's independence movement, led by Bernardo O'Higgins and José de San Martín, win a decisive victory over Spain, leaving 2,000 Spaniards and 1,000 Chilean patriots dead.
      • April 19 » French physicist Augustin Fresnel signs his preliminary "Note on the Theory of Diffraction" (deposited on the following day). The document ends with what we now call the Fresnel integrals.
      • October 20 » The Convention of 1818 is signed between the United States and the United Kingdom, which settles the Canada–United States border on the 49th parallel for most of its length.

    Day of death January 21, 1888

    • The temperature on January 21, 1888 was about -2.9 °C. The air pressure was 44 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. 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 April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1888: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • March 11 » The Great Blizzard of 1888 begins along the eastern seaboard of the United States, shutting down commerce and killing more than 400.
      • March 15 » Start of the Anglo-Tibetan War of 1888.
      • March 23 » In England, The Football League, the world's oldest professional association football league, meets for the first time.
      • May 13 » With the passage of the Lei Áurea ("Golden Law"), Empire of Brazil abolishes slavery.
      • October 21 » Foundation of the Swiss Social Democratic Party.
      • December 22 » The Christmas Meeting of 1888, considered to be the official start of the Faroese independence movement.
    

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