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From: "Anna LeBlanc" <>
Subject: [UPP-CAN] Watson family and Wade Family: Southwold to Illinois
Date: Sun, 02 Mar 2003 14:04:05 -0700
In-Reply-To: <CDEFLKBNOOIFEDMPLNFAGEINCAAA.jhthomas47@insightbb.com>


Jim,
Do you happen to know why your Watsons moved from Southwold to northern
Illinois?

My Bryant Wade, his wife and some, but not all of his grown children, moved
from the Talbott area of Southwold in 1838 and went to Ogle County Il.
Rockville twp. Bryant apparently died the next year. One of his grown
daughters, Emeline, married to Jacob Griffin, showed up shortly in Boone
County. They are my ancestors. There is much more, but my question has to do
with motivation. I am wondering if their move was inspired in any way by the
uprising in 1837. By they way, these folks were dedicated Free Will
Baptists.

Any speculation?
Anna

on 3/2/2003 12:49 PM, Jim Thomas at wrote:

>> >snip
>
> Sarah, with husband Peter C Thomas, and sisters Mary and Elizabeth (they
> married Smith brothers (George Willis and Montgomery)) and moved from
> Watson's Corners, Southwold Township, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada from
> 1840 to 1849 to Boone County, IL.
>
> Also in the city of Belvidere, Boone County, IL is a stone gate at the
> entrance of the main park with stone inscriptions "Alexander Watson". So
> far, I have not found any one in that area that knows of Alexander Watson.
> But remember that the 3 Watson sisters did live in that area.
>
> In the next Illinois county to the east is McHenry County. Another Watson
> (related to the above) Dr. Colin C Watson lived and he had a brother,
> Alexander, that lived 1848-1888.


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