Robert Watson III
Alternate Names
Robert Watson, Jr. (Alternate Name)
Birth Date
On 1842 July 3 (Born)
Death Date
On 1906 July 6 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Newerthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1842 July 3
Mother
Mary Cowan (1820 - 1891)
Father
Robert Watson, Jr. (1819 - 1882)
Date Details
Occurred On 1842 July 3
Traveled in
Company Unknown (1850)
1850 (Age 7)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
James Cowan Watson (Age 5)
Robert Watson, Jr. (Age 31)
Mary Cowan (Age 30)
John Watson (Age 2)
Alexander Watson (Age 15)
Agnes Watson (Age 10)
Euphemia Watson (Age 0)
Date Details
Occurred Circa 1850
Joined Company
Circa 1850
Company Arrived
Baptized by McDonald
1851 September 4 (Age 9)
Served in
British Mission
1863 April 9 – 1866 (Age 20)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
28th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
United States
Set Apart By
Wilford Woodruff
Location Served
England
Date Details
Started On 1863 April 9
Set Apart
Ended On 1866
Released
Traveled in
Samuel D. White Company (1866)
1866 July 10 – September 5 (Age 24)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Returning Missionary
Date Details
Started On 1866 July 10
Joined Company
Ended On 1866 September 5
Company Arrived
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1906 July 6 (Age 64)
Sources
Person
1850 Utah Census
1850 Utah Census.
Saints By Sea
"Robert Watson: ID, 71425", Saints By Sea.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Mission
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971
BRITISH Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1841-1971, 1 August 1863.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 April 1863, Vol. B, Page 5, Line 167.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 April 1863, Vol. A, Page 4, Line 167.
Pioneer
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008. Supplement after 31 December 1850: Page 25.