NameJames Peter Watson, 1785, M
Birth1845-09-13, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Death1917-11-18
OccupationBookkeeper, Accountant
Spouses
Birthabt 1851-03, Cornwall, Canada West
Death1876-09-10, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Marriage1872-03-25, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Birth1842-07-02, Montreal, Canada East
Death1925-06-02, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Marriage1878-09-03, Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Notes for James Peter Watson
Married Mary after his first wife, Harriet Patterson, Mary’s sister, died.
Lived in Sherbrooke, Quebec when son James married in 1908.
Came to Canada in 1868.
James and his wife Mary were living with her father Joseph in Cornwall, Ontario, in 1881.
Notes for Harriet (Spouse 1)
Witness at marriage were William Forbes Myrons of Sherbrook, Quebec and Mary Bennet of Montreal. Married by Robert Bennie, Presbyterian minister.
Cause of death: Phthisis, 3 years (Tuberculosis).
Informant at death: H.C. Patterson.
Religion: Presbyterian.
Notes for Mary (Spouse 2)
Witnesses at baptism: Henry Patterson, Isabella Patterson, Robert Patterson, John Aird.
Lived in Sherbrooke, Quebec when son James married in 1908.
Travelled to Britain in 1907, on the Empress of Britain in 1907 August -- departing Quebec and arriving at Liverpool 1907 Aug 4.
Died in Sherbrooke, Quebec but buried in Cornwall, Ontario. Witnesses: James P. Watson and Donald Watson.