William WatsonAge: 92 years1742–1834
- Name
- William Watson
- Given names
- William
- Surname
- Watson
 Birth | September 5, 1742 |
 Historical Event | The French & Indian War between 1754 and 1763 (Age 11 years)Note: The French and Indian War is the American name for the North American theater of the Seven Years War, fought primarily between the colonies of British America and New France - http://goo.gl/SiIuNc |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Ann “Nancy” Watson December 21, 1767 (Age 25 years) |
 Marriage | Martha Pleasants — View this family February 17, 1771 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1775 and 1776 (Age 32 years)Note: In 1775, there was an epidemic of unknown cause in North America (especially New England,) followed in 1775-1776 by what is described as one of the worst worldwide influenza epidemics - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_epidemics |
| Death of a wife | Martha Pleasants 1778 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | The American Revolution from 1775 to 1783 (Age 32 years)Note: The Thirteen American Colonies broke from the British Empire and formed the independent nation, the United States of America - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution |
| Marriage of a child | John Acuff Jr. — Ann “Nancy” Watson — View this family August 24, 1790 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | James W Acuff March 4, 1791 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Sarah “Sally” Acuff between 1792 and 1793 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Thomas D Acuff Sr. March 12, 1793 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | John Thomas Acuff III December 19, 1797 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 (Age 50 years)Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | David Acuff December 26, 1799 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Benjamin C Acuff 1802 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 60 years)Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 69 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 89 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
 Death | December 1834 (Age 92 years) |
| Family with Martha Pleasants |
| himself |
William Watson Birth: September 5, 1742 — Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States Death: December 1834 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Martha Pleasants Birth: 1736 — Goochland, Virginia, United States Death: 1778 — Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: February 17, 1771 — Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States |
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-3 years daughter |
Ann “Nancy” Watson Birth: December 21, 1767 25 31 — Henry, Virginia, United States Death: 1856 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States |