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| Name |
Andrew Watson |
| Birth |
13 Oct 1832 |
Kettlebridge, Fifeshire, Scotland  |
| Christening |
21 Oct 1832 |
Kettlebridge, Fifeshire, Scotland |
| Gender |
Male |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
24 Feb 1865 |
EHOUS |
| FamilySearch ID |
KWJN-M42 |
| Death |
14 May 1915 |
Provo, Utah, Utah, United States |
| Burial |
18 May 1915 |
Provo City Cemetery, Utah, Utah, United States |
| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I175799 |
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| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Family |
Jean Allan, b. 29 Aug 1830, Carnoustie, Forfarshire, Scotland d. 21 Mar 1883, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage |
16 Oct 1860 |
Provo, Utah, Utah, United States |
| Children |
| | 1. Janet Watson, b. 30 Jul 1861, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States d. 30 Jul 1861, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 0 years) |
| | 2. Andrew Allan Watson, b. 22 Dec 1862, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States d. 24 Sep 1908, Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada (Age 45 years) |
| | 3. George Allan Watson, b. 14 Jan 1864, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States d. 17 Jan 1865, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 1 year) |
| | 4. Margaret Jean Watson, b. 21 Dec 1865, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States d. 16 Apr 1904, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 38 years) |
| | 5. James Allan Watson, b. 5 Jul 1867, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States d. 11 Nov 1868, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 1 year) |
| + | 6. Mary Jane Blood, b. 23 Jan 1859, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States d. 2 Mar 1951, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 92 years) [Father: Adopted] [Mother: Adopted] |
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| Family ID |
F43262 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
2 Jun 2024 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 13 Oct 1832 - Kettlebridge, Fifeshire, Scotland |
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| Christening - 21 Oct 1832 - Kettlebridge, Fifeshire, Scotland |
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 | Marriage - 16 Oct 1860 - Provo, Utah, Utah, United States |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 24 Feb 1865 - EHOUS |
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| Death - 14 May 1915 - Provo, Utah, Utah, United States |
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 | Burial - 18 May 1915 - Provo City Cemetery, Utah, Utah, United States |
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| Notes |
- Andrew Watson
My grandfather, Andrew Watson, was one of the most inspirational charact e rs I have ever known. He was small in stature, but in his dedicatio n t o ideals, in the glowing path of honor, in the willingness to live an d fi ght for what he knew to be right, he was of great size and strength . H e was born in King’s Kettle, Fifeshire, Scotland, on October 13, 183 2, an d emigrated to Utah with the Martin Handcart company in 1856.
When Andrew was nine years of age he contracted smallpox. He was the fi r st in the village to become a victim of the disease. His father was t h e last, and died because of it. Andrew was the eldest child in the fam il y, and although he was only nine, he left school to work in the coal m ine s to help keep the family of nine children.
He loved good books. He sacrificed comforts, even necessities, to buy t h em. In his reading he learned of the opportunities to live his religi o n and to gain economic security for himself and family in the New Worl d . As time passed, and his brothers and sisters became old enough to ta k e his place in supporting the family, his mother agreed and assisted h i m to prepare for the long journey to America.
There is always a way. Andrew’s way was a borrowed wheelbarrow into whi c h he placed a large box of his precious books, and all his belongings a n d with the help of brothers and sisters pushed it fourteen miles to Dum fe rline, where boarded the train.
Later, when the company was leaving Iowa City, Iowa, he left his books a n d nearly all his belongings on the street, saying to the Lord that th e bo oks might be a light and testimony to some honest soul. Andrew, pus hin g his handcart, became exhausted and fell during a blizzard along th e tra il. Two women in camp missed him and went back many miles to fin d him; p ut him into his handcart, and pushed him back through the snow t o safety . He was so near gone that when he was placed near the campfir e to get d ry and warm, he did not know that his clothing had caught fire .
After many almost unbelievable experiences the company reached Salt La k e City. He said he was very happy and satisfied with the conditions i n Z ion and did not wish to return, but that wish was not granted for ver y lo ng. He had taken up one hundred sixty acres in homestead land. H e lacke d only a few months until he could claim his land when he was cal led o n a mission and the date set for him to leave was but a short tim e befor e he could claim his homestead. Believing souls were more precio us tha n acres of land he left on his mission at the appointed time and c onseque ntly lost his claim.
Andrew Watson held many responsible positions for his Church and communi t y. He served the the Provo Fourth Ward bishopric for over 30 years wh e n he was appointed and set apart as a patriarch. He had served, sacrif ic ed and done so much good for his fellowman, that an Apostle of the Chu rc h gave him a wonderful blessing, saying: “It is written in the Heaven l y Records that Andrew Watson is saved.”
Margaret Mitchell, a granddaughter
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