 1862 - 1908 (45 years) Has 2 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
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| Name |
Andrew Allan Watson |
| Birth |
22 Dec 1862 |
Provo, Utah, Utah, United States  |
| Christening |
8 Feb 1863 |
| Gender |
Male |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
11 Apr 1888 |
LOGAN |
| Death |
24 Sep 1908 |
Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada |
| Burial |
Magrath Cemetery, Cardston, Alberta, Canada |
| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I175802 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Andrew Watson, b. 13 Oct 1832, Kettlebridge, Fifeshire, Scotland d. 14 May 1915, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States (Age 82 years) |
| Mother |
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 |
| Family ID |
F43262 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- BIOGRAPHY OF ANDREW ALLAN WATSON
Contributed By Margebecraft · 9 February 2016
Andrew Allan Watson was born 22 December 1862 in Provo, Uta h , Utah Territory to Andrew and Jean Allan Watson. He was baptized int o t he Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 4 September 1870 a t th e age of seven.
His father, Andrew Watson was born in Kettlebridge,Fifeshir e , Scotland on 13 October 1832 to James and Janet Rumgay Watson. He joi ne d the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 5 December 1852 a t t he age of 20. He wanted to come west with the gathering of the saint s .
On Thursday 1 May 1856 the Ship “Thornton”(Collins Captain ) r eceived the saints, 761 in number, on board in the Bramley Moore Dock , Li verpool, and on the following Saturday. President F. D. Richards , accom panied by the Government Inspector and Doctor, came on board an d the sain ts underwent the usual inspection, and were all pronounced b y those offic ers to be in good health. President Richards appointed J. G. Willie, cap tain of the Company and elders Millen Atwood, Moses Clough [Cluff], and [J ohan August] Ahmanson, counsellors; and afterwards, i n a few appropriat e remarks, exhorts the people to strict obedience on t he passage, as othe rwise they could not expect and would not have a pros perous voyage. Presi dent Richards then blessed them in the name of the L ord, and by the autho rity of the Holy Priesthood. Captain Willie then ma de the usual appointme nts for the promotion of cleanliness and good orde r.
Andrew Watson traveled by himself at the age of 24. This i s f rom his journal: “We travelled from New York by railway and steam bo at a cross Lakes and up the Rivers to Iowa, where we pitched our tents, m ade o ur hand carts previous to starting for Salt Lake City, the date i n starti ng from there I don't remember. We finally came to Council Bluff s, here w e stopped to recruit and repair our carts and lay in provision s previou s to crossing to the Great Plains as it was then termed.
On the 15th of July we started from the Iowa camping groun d , for old Winter Quarters, now known as Florence, and pursued our journ e y as far as till the 20th. when Adelaide R. Baker, of the Portsmouth br an ch of the Southampton conference, with her two children, Ann and Sabin a B ird of the Eaton Bray branch of the Bedfordshire conference, and Harr ie t Smith, of the Bristol branch of the south Conference left us for th e le eks and onions. I would here mention an act of kindness performed b y a ge ntleman Mr. Charles Good, of Fort Desmoines. He presented me wit h fiftee n pairs of childrens boots, which I readily accepted, as he seem ed to b e influenced by a sincere desire to do good.
After stopping at Council Bluffs a short time we started f o r the Plains. They were with the James G. Willie Handcart Company. "17 "l bs. of luggage to the person was allowed and one man to the handcart w it h a wife or a girl or two to help push. We started with one hundred po und s of flour on each cart to lighten what few teams we had with us to c arr y the sick and infirm. It was considered necessary to make a stil l furt her reduction in the ration of flour, and accordingly, i t was fix ed at 10½ oz. for men, 9 oz for women, 6 oz for children, an d 3 oz for in fants.
This turned out to be a very salutary arrangement, as it ju s t enabled us to eke out our provisions until the very day that we recei ve d material aid from the Valley, which arrived,(when the little ones we r e crying for bread,) on the 20th of Oct., in the shape of 14 wagons lad e n with flour, onions and clothing. The last bit of breadstuffs, (whic h co nstituted all the provisions we then had,) was served out two night s prev iously. We all felt rejoiced at our timely deliverance, and attrib uted i t entirely to the hand of God which had been over us during the wh ole o f our journey.
I feel to conclude by saying, that on the whole, the Saint s b ore the heavy trials of the journey with a becoming and praiseworth y fort itude. I may add too, that in consequence of their having to cros s the No rth Fork of the Platte, and the Sweetwater several times, thru t he cold w ater, and to sleep on the snow, each person having only sevente en pound s of luggage including bedding, and thru other privations necess arily inc ident to the journey at so late a period of the season, many o f the age d and infirm failed in strength and died.
The diahrea [diarrhea] took a firm hold. – our wagons we r e crowded with the sick, which broke down our teams; and thus we ofte n we re obliged to refuse the admission of many who were really worthy t o ride . In crossing the Rocky Ridge, we had to encounter a heavy snow st orm, ac companied by a strong north wind. It was the most disastrous da y on the w hole trip, 15 dying from fatigue and exposure to the cold. W e had on thi s day as on subsequent days, to clear away the snow, in orde r to make pla ces for pitching our tents. Notwithstanding the disadvantag es of our posi tion in crossing the Rocky Ridge, we traveled 16 miles o n that day with o ur hand–carts.
The total number of deaths in this company, from Liverpool, was 77, besi d es one child belonging to Capt. Silers wagon.
Had it not been for the prompt action of President Brigham Y o ung and the Blessings of the Lord in sending teams with provisions to m ee t us, we would have perished on the plains and in the mountains. Histo r y will never fully reveal the sufferings of those belated handcart comp an ies, but I have ever felt thankful that I got here. Finally after muc h to il and suffering and many deaths, we arrived in Salt Lake City on th e 9t h of November 1856, A. D.”
His father, Andrew married his mother Jean Allan on 16 Octob e r 1860 in Provo, Utah,Utah Territory. Jean was born 29 August 1830 i n Ca rnoustie, Angus, Scotland to George and Margaret Mathewson Allan.
They had seven children with the two adopted daughters, fo u r girls and three boys. Mary Jane Blood (adopted) born 23 January 185 9 ; Janet was born 30 July 1861; Andrew Allan was born 22 December 1862 . S arah Ellen Blood (adopted) was born 28 February 1863; George Allan w as bo rn 14 January 1864; Margaret Jean was born 21 December 1865; and Ja mes Al lan was born 5 July 1867.
The two adopted daughters, Mary Jane Blood and Sarah Ellen B l ood were taken in by Andrew Watson. Background on the girls is as fol lo ws: Mary Jane Blood Watson was born 23 January 1859 in Provo, Utah, U ta h Territory to Moroni and Mary Wood Blood. Her mother, Mary was an ad opt ed Indian daughter of Daniel Wood (Woods Cross was named after Danie l Woo d). He adopted three Indian children from the Ute tribe. They wer e enga ged in the trade of children that they stole from other tribes. Th ey too k in the three young children so they would have better lives.
Mary met Moroni Blood who had been working in a residence ne a r the Wood home. . She married him when she was about 17 and they ha d tw o daughters named Mary Jane Blood (called Jennie), and Sarah Blood , bor n about 1861. Three years after their marriage,Mary contracted on e of th e diseases of the white man, thought to be diphtheria and died a t about a ge 20. The two little baby girls were adopted into separate fam ilies in t he southern part of Utah. Mary Jane called herself Jennie an d was adopte d by a Mormon convert from Scotland, Andrew Watson. They we re raised wit h the children of Andrew and Jean.
Andrew Allan married Annie Shand in the Logan Temple,Logan , C ache, Utah Territory on 11 April 1888 at the age of 25. Annie was bo rn 1 8 August 1867 in Manti Sanpete, Utah Territory to David and Bridge t Mor n Hoggan Shand. She was baptized on 10 March 1878 at the age of te n. Sh e was 20 when they married.
Andrew and Annie had two children, both boys born in Provo , U tah, Utah Territory. David Allan was born 20 March 1889 and Andrew S han d was born 3 August 1890. Annie died a month after Andrew Shand wa s bor n on 5 September 1890 at the age of 23 in Provo, Utah, Utah Territo ry an d was buried there.
Andrew married Mary Jane Parks McConnell on 20 September 18 9 3 in the Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory a t t he age of 30. Mary Jane was born 11 February 1860 in Richhill, Armag h, I reland to William and Harriet Parks McConnell. She was 33 years ol d.
They had two children, a boy and a girl, both born in Prov o , Utah, Utah. Margaret Annie was born 24 October 1894 and James McConn el l was born 5 November 1896.
By 1906 they had moved to Alberta, Alberta, Canada. Andre w d ied on 24 September 1908 in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada at the age o f 45 . He was buried in the Magrath Cemetery, Magrath, Alberta, Canada . Mar y Jane never remarried and raised the four children. She died o n 13 Ma y 1937 in Magrath, Alberta, Canada at the age of 77 and was burie d 16 Ma y 1937 in the Magrath Cemetery beside her husband .
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