Mary Ann (Porterfield) Watson (abt. 1795 - 1870)

Born about 1795 in Clare, Crosserlough, Cavan, Ireland

Ancestors

Wife of John Watson — married before 1816 in County Cavan, Ireland

Descendants

Died 29 Apr 1870 at about age 75 in Penville, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Mary Porterfield was born in County Cavan, Ireland in 1795.^[1] She married John Watson who passed in Ireland. After his passing she moved to Canada with her six sons and 1 daughter.^[2] She passed away in 1870.^[1]

Their children were:^[2]

1. William (1816-1893)
2. Robert (1823-1903))
3. Susan (1825-1905)
4. Moses (1825-1916))
5. George (1827-1869)
6. James (1829-1895)
7. Charles (1831-1910)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98373229/mary-ann-watson: accessed 24 December 2022), memorial page for Mary Ann Porterfield Watson (1795–29 Apr 1870), Find a Grave Memorial ID 98373229, citing St. John's Anglican Church Cemetery, Penville, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by ceross (contributor 46612830).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Find A Grave, database and images (http://findagrave.com : accessed 16 December 2015), memorial page for Moses Watson, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=98405966. Note: Includes unsourced family information including being a son of Mary Porterfield.

• "From Immigration to Suburbia", by Thomas Keith Porterfield. Published 2008 by Authorhouse.