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Personal data William Watson 

  • He was born on September 5, 1750 in Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, British Colonial America.
  • He died December 1834 in Logan, Kentucky, United States, he was 84 years old.
  • He is buried December 1834 in Logan, Kentucky, United States.
  • A child of John Thomas Watson and Alice Euphemia Grisell
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

Household of William Watson

(1) He is married to Martha Pleasants.

They got married on February 17, 1767 at Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States, he was 16 years old.


(2) He is married to Martha Pleasants.

They got married on February 17, 1767 at St James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia, United States, he was 16 years old.


(3) He had a relationship with Delilah Herdt.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Watson

Thomas John Watson
1680-1774
Mary Hundley
± 1680-> 1745
Thomas Grisell
1670-1716
Margaret Talbot

William Watson
1750-1834

(1) 1767

Martha Pleasants
1747-1831

(2) 1767

Martha Pleasants
1736-1778

(3) 

Delilah Herdt
1750-1834


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Historical events

Birthday September 5, 1750

  • The temperature on September 5, 1750 was about 16.0 °C. There was 2 mm of rainWind direction mainly north west from. Weather type: betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem IV (Huis van Oranje) was from 1747 till 1751 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1750: Source: Wikipedia
    • November 11 » Riots break out in Lhasa after the murder of the Tibetan regent.
    • November 11 » The F.H.C. Society, also known as the Flat Hat Club, is formed at Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia. It is the first college fraternity.
    • November 24 » Tarabai, regent of the Maratha Empire, imprisons Rajaram II of Satara for refusing to remove Balaji Baji Rao from the post of peshwa.

Day of marriage February 17, 1767

  • The temperature on February 17, 1767 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south by east. Weather type: zeer betrokken helder. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1767: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 7 » End of Burmese–Siamese War (1765–67).
    • June 17 » Samuel Wallis, a British sea captain, sights Tahiti and is considered the first European to reach the island.
    • July 3 » Norway's oldest newspaper still in print, Adresseavisen, is founded and the first edition is published.
    • July 3 » Pitcairn Island is discovered by Midshipman Robert Pitcairn on an expeditionary voyage commanded by Philip Carteret.
    • August 26 » Jesuits all over Chile are arrested as the Spanish Empire suppresses the Society of Jesus.
    • October 11 » Surveying for the Mason–Dixon line separating Maryland from Pennsylvania is completed.


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