John
WATSON
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Born: abt. 1783
John WATSON died 17 September 1871 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA.
Mother: Sarah Watson
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1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
Name: John Watson
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Death Date: 17 Sep 1871
Death Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
Age: 88
Birth Date: 1783
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Father's Name: John Watson
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Mother's Name: Sarah Watson
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03061-2
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 1987644
Reference ID: p 16 item 20
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHBX-XVD : 10 December 2014), John Watson, 17 Sep 1871; citing Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, reference p 16 item 20; FHL microfilm 1,987,644.'
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Last updated: 6/7/2018 9:43:04 AM
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