Watson was born in 1846. He was the son of Aaron Bishop and Rebecca Gertridge.
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Research Notes
There is a picture of Lenley Watson Bishop and his wife, Nancy Stevens in Tangled Roots.
Sources
See also:
"Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F224-3MM : accessed 16 February 2015), Jacob Stevens in entry for Watson L. Bishop and Nancy E. Stevens, 12 Feb 1873; citing Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia, reference P.61 cn.8; FHL microfilm 1,298,990.
"Canada Census, 1881," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MV6B-5YF : accessed 16 February 2015), Watson L. Bishop, Kentville, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada; citing p. 20; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13173, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,809.
"Nova Scotia Vital Records, 1763-1957," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KMGS-5TY : accessed 16 February 2015), Watcon L. Bishop, 1931, Death; citing p. 1272, volume 126, Berwick, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada; Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax.
Tangled Roots : Descendants of John Bishop (1709-1785) of Horton, Nova Scotia, a New England planter family, Volume III, Deacon Peter Bishop, page 62.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Watson by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree: