Save the Date!
September 21st, 2013
Jamie and Hannah Watson
The Davis family hails from Wharton, a rural Texas town of 4,500 in 1950 that lies only 50 miles outside this city, the most populous in the state.
Houston
The oldest ancestor that your host could locate on his family tree was Angelo Antonio Miraglia, born 1693 and died 1773 in the city of Potenza, which is today a sister city with this American state capital that hosted Angelo’s great-great-great-great-great-great-grandson.
Denver, CO
15 Camden Road, Iowa City, IA
Jamie, Hannah, Holden and Parker Watson
For 15 years, Jenna Iben was a dancer of Pointe, a form of this type of dancing.
Ballet
October 14th, 2017
Andrew Watson and Denise Mancuso
The Watson family farm, Cottingham, dating back to 1831, is located in Guelph, Ontario and only 60 miles from this natural wonder on the border of Canada and the U.S.
Niagara Falls
This ancestor of Carrie and John Watson Jr. (and their children), may have been an ordinary pioneer woman in her time, but is today still known for her three autobiographical books.
Anne Ellis
20613 Autumn Breeze Ct, Cornelius NC
Elizabeth, Artie and Alexa
During his youth, Chuck Watson was a member of the Audubon Society, which was dedicated to this outdoors recreational pasttime.
Bird Watching
October 9th, 1993
Carrie Watson and Phil Fontana
After their marriage in 1931, Nana and Pop-Pop moved into an apartment in this NYC neighborhood known for its proximity to the Brooklyn Bridge.
Brooklyn Heights
This ancestor brought the Watson’s from England to Canada after many years living as a sailor, a privateer, and a whaler.
Captain Henry Watson
15004 Heywood Road, Quantico VA
Ben and Emily Watson
Your basketball team will be well supported, and well defended, if Madelynn Fontana is playing this protective position.
Guard
August 2nd, 2003
John and Judy Watson
In 1883, Thomas Watson, youngest son of Captain Henry, moved with his family to Elkhorn in Prince Rupert’s Land, a province of Canada that goes by this name today.
It was this ancestor, the common ancestor of all attendees here, that was formally adopted by his uncle to tend and inherit the Cottingham farm when his own family left for Manitoba.
John Richardson Watson
421 Wolf's Lane, Pelham NY
Both Matthew and Andrew Watson have left their mark on Iowa City High School, not just with Matt’s scholarship but both brothers have been recognized for their excellence in these two sports that require lots of stamina and lots of footwork!
October 8th, 2023
Chad Watson and Gina Lagattuta
While Annie Ellis was married to a miner, her first marriage, they lived in a Colorado town named after a word meaning “a rich mine or vein of silver or gold” and would later become the name of the second longest-running Western TV series.
Bonanza, CO
While of dubious authenticity and possibly exaggerated to join the Daughters of the American Revolution, Nana frequently claimed to be descended from John Hanson, the first United States President under this first attempt at a constitution.
Articles of Confederation
4 Watson Road, Guelph, ON
Cottingham Farm
You can find John Watson Jr. (or maybe not if his camouflage is working) practicing an ancient form of hunting utilizing this tool.
Bow Hunting