Matthew Watson, I

Male - 1720

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  • Name Matthew Watson 
    Suffix I 
    Birth Ireland or England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 1720  Leicester, MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I12748  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Family Mary Orr   d. Aft 1720 
    Marriage 1695  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Matthew Watson, II,   b. Mar 1695/96, Londonerry, Ireland or England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jan 1803, Barrington, RI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 106 years)
    Family ID F04955  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

  • Notes 
    • The following information is from "Watson History and Genealogy":
      Matthew Watson and his family came to Boston, Massachusetts Bay, in 1718. He was a Presbyterian by belief, and of English parentage. His family had been living in Coleraine, County Londonderry, Ireland, where he was a cloth dealer. After coming to America, Matthew turned to farming. He farmed in Framingham, MA, in 1719. Then he purchased land in Leicester, MA, in 1720, settled his family there, and began clearing the land and farming. However, during the first year there, while clearing land with his eldest son, a tree fell on Matthew, killing him instantly.

      It is believed that Matthew & Mary had nine children. Of the six whose dates of birth and death are known, the average age was 84 years, and two lived to be over 100.

  • Sources 
    1. [S012897] Compiled by Mrs. Julia Draper (Watson) Bemis and Alonzo Amasa Bemis, D.D.S., Watson History and Genealogy, (Spencer, MA: 1894), 15.