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John Watson 1677 – 1729 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 May 1677

Birth Location: Queens, Queens, New York, United States

Death Date: 27 Feb 1729

Death Location: Sussex, Delaware, United States

Father: Capt Watson

Mother: Sarah Whitehead

Spouse(s): Sarah Cannon

Children(s): Elizabeth Watson

The birth of John Watson took place in 1677 in Queens, Queens, New York, United States, to Capt Luke Watson and Sarah Whitehead. John Watson married Sarah Richards Cannon, and together they had Elizabeth Watson. John Watson's death occurred in 1729 in Sussex, Delaware, United States.

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Parents

Capt Watson
1635 – 1707
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
CW
Sarah Whitehead
1656 – 1708
Birth Location: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
SW

Spouses(s)

Sarah Cannon
1685 – 1729
Birth Location: Dorchester, Maryland, United States
SC

Children(s)

Elizabeth Watson
1705 – 1769
Birth Location: Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
EW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 16 May 1677
    Event Place: Queens, Queens, New York, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1702

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: Abt. 1702
    Event Place: Sussex County, Delaware

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1703
    Event Place: Lewes, Sussex, Delaware, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 10 Jun 1712
    Event Place: Sussex, Delaware, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 26 Jan 1714
    Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 26 Jan 1715
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 27 Feb 1729
    Event Place: Sussex, Delaware, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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