Mary Louisa (Duncan) Watson (1879 - 1958)

Born 20 May 1879 in Chinguacousy, Peel, Ontario, Canada

Wife of Frederick Watson — married 30 Jun 1909 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada

Died 12 Apr 1958 at age 78 in Ontario, Canada [uncertain]

Biography

Mary Louisa Duncan, daughter of Maria Wiley and John Duncan, was born on May 20, 1879 in Chinguacousy Township, Ontario, Canada.^[1][2][3][4] Her father was a peddler and they lived at Lot 11, Concession 5 East in Chinguacousy Township.^[1] Her birth was attended by Dr. Moore.^[1]

Mary was 30 when she married Frederick Watson, 34, a machinist, on June 30, 1909 in Toronto.^[2][3][4][5] Frederick was Methodist, a resident of Weston, and the son of Albert Watson and Hannah Elliott.^[2] Mary was Methodist and a resident of Toronto.^[2] Their marriage was witnessed by Wilmer R. Lindsay and Eva Annie Allen, both of Toronto, and solemnized by J. A. Rankin of 112 Madison Avenue in Toronto.^[2]

On January 8, 1912, Frederick and Mary's first son, Frederick Archibald Watson, was born.^[3][4][5][6] They had at least two more sons, Alex and Walter.^[6]

Mary died on April 12, 1958 and was buried in Nashville Cemetery in Kleinburg, Ontario, Canada.^[3][4]

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Copyright © 2019 Anne Svihra. All rights reserved.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9Q97-Y3SH-KDT?cc=1784212&wc=QZ3B-G4Q%3A1584203503%2C1584204203%2C1584214201 : 1 January 2021), Births > 1879 > no 23276-31028 > image 67 of 818; citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9Q97-Y399-9PG7?cc=1784216&wc=3NWM-N3D%3A1584309303%2C1584325301%2C1584325601 : 1 January 2021), Marriages > 1909 > no 1001-3240 > image 601 of 799; Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Nashville Cemetery (Kleinburg, Ontario, Canada). Watson Gravestone (side 1). Photographed by Anne Svihra, 24 March 2017.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 January 2021), memorial page for Mary Louise Duncan Watson (20 May 1879–12 Apr 1958), Find A Grave: Memorial #67929771, citing Nashville Cemetery, Kleinburg, York Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Evelyn Jepson (contributor 46802354).
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9Q97-Y3S6-BV1?cc=1784212 : 1 January 2021), > image 1 of 1; citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "Canada Census, 1921," database with images, Library and Archives Canada (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1921/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=3368859 : accessed 2021-01-01) Fred Watson, Weston (Town), York West, Ontario, Canada.