Joseph Watson (1785 - aft. 1860)

Born 26 Jun 1785 in Augusta, Grenville, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (McGraw) Watson — married 1812 in Elizabethtown, Leeds Co., Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died after 1860 after age 74 in St. Lawrence County, New York

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Biography

Joseph Watson was 1785 in Augusta, Grenville, Ontario, Canada, He was the son of Major Watson and Maria Robertson. He married Catherine McGraw about 1812 in Elizabethtown, Ontario and they had about 13 children. They immigrated to St. Lawrence Co., NY where he can be found on census in 1810, 20, 40 & 60. He passed away after 1860 and is assumed buried in Rossie, NY.

Private Joseph Watson served in the New York Militia in the War of 1812
Service started: 1812
Unit(s):
Service ended:

Buried Rossie, St. Lawrence Co., NY.

Census:
1810
Oswegatchie, St. Lawrence Co., NY.
Wadson, Joseph.

1820
Hague (Morristown), St. Lawrence Co., NY.
Joseph Watson.

1840
Hammond, St. Lawrence Co., NY.
Joseph Watson 89.

1860
Rossie, St. Lawrence Co., NY.
Joseph Watson, age 75 shoemaker born-canada.

Event: Index to War of 1812 Pensions.
Military Service.
1840
St. Lawrence Co., NY. Note: Age 93, Served under Cpt. John Lytle, NY Militia.
Widow Catherine".
Pension # WO-1507.
Watson, Joseph WO-1507 served in Capt. John Lytle’s Co. New York Militia; Widow Catherine.

Residence
1844-1846
Note: Voters list for St.Lawrence Co., NY:
Joseph Watson 5 nov 1844.
Joseph Watson 3 nov 1846.

1858
On the intersection of Plank Road & Old Mills Road, town of Morristown, north of Brier Hill
44.55468648 -75.67471588

Note: #NI2336.

Notes

Note NI2336 Sale of David Ogden land - last mentioned lots, as are situuted south of the Grass River, excepting what is included in tho several Farms of C. Congdon, Charles McKnight, Joseph Watson and William Corliish ; 1832, Northern Light. 1

name: Ann Puvere.
gender: Female.
death date: 28 Oct 1897.
place: St. Lawrence Co., New York.
age: 73.
birth date: 1824.
birthplace: Ny State.
father's name: Joseph Watson.
mother's name: Watson.
indexing project (batch) number: B01101-8.
system origin: New York-EASy.
source film number: 1311929.
reference number: item 2 rn 588.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2T-KQ6 : accessed 10 June 2020), Joseph Waldron, Oswegatchie, Saint Lawrence, New York, United States; citing p. 361, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 36; FHL microfilm 181,390.
  

• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHG8-ZT1 : accessed 10 June 2020), Joseph Watson, Hague, Saint Lawrence, New York, United States; citing p. 16, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 79; FHL microfilm 193,734.
  

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCWD-393 : 19 March 2020), Catharine St Peters in entry for Joseph Watson, 1860.
  

• Map 1858: Library of Congress