 1867 - 1868 (1 year) Has 2 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
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| Name |
James Allan Watson |
| Birth |
5 Jul 1867 |
Provo, Utah, Utah, United States  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
Not Needed |
| FamilySearch ID |
K2M4-YMD |
| Death |
11 Nov 1868 |
Provo, Utah, Utah, United States |
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| Person ID |
I175805 |
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| 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 |
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| Notes |
- James Allan Watson was born 5 July 1867 in Provo, Utah, Utah Terri t ory to Andrew and Jean Allan Watson. His father, Andrew Watson was bo r n in Kettlebridge,Fifeshire, Scotland on 13 October 1832 to James and J an et Rumgay Watson. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da y Sai nts on 5 December 1852 at the age of 20. He wanted to come west wi th th e gathering of the saints.
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 goodhealth. President Richards appointed J.G . Willie, capt ain of the Company and elders Millen Atwood, Moses Clough[ Cluff], and [Jo han August] Ahmanson, counsellors; and afterwards, in a f ew appropriate r emarks, exhorts the people to strict obedience on the pa ssage, as otherwi se they could not expect and would not have a prosperou s voyage. Presiden t Richards then blessed them in the name of the Lord , and by the authorit y of the Holy Priesthood. Captain Willie then mad e the usual appointment s for the promotion of cleanliness and good order .
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 andSabin a Bi rd of the Eaton Bray branch of the Bedfordshire conference, and Harr iet S mith, of the Bristol branch of the south Conference left us for th e leek s and onions. I would here mention an act of kindness performed b y a gent leman Mr. Charles Good, of Fort Desmoines. He presented me wit h fifteen p airs of childrens boots, which I readily accepted, as he seem ed to be inf luenced 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 compa ny, from Liverpool , was 77, besides one child belonging to Capt.Silers w agon.
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. Th ey ha d seven children with the two adopted daughters, four girls and thr ee boy s. Mary Jane Blood (adopted) born 23 January 1859; Janet was bor n 30 Jul y 1861; Andrew Allan was born 22 December 1862. Sarah Ellen Blo od (adopt ed) was born 28 February 1863; George Allan was born 14 Januar y 1864 an d died 17 January 1865; Margaret Jean was born 21 December 1865 ; and Jame s Allan was born 5 July 1867. James lived only a year and a h alf. He di ed on 11 November 1868 in Provo, Utah,Utah Territory. He wou ld not get t o know his brothers and sisters in this life.
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 foll ow s: Mary Jane Blood Watson was born 23 January 1859 in Provo, Utah, Ut a h Territory to Moroni and Mary Wood Blood. Her mother, Mary was an ado pt 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.
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