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| Family Bibles Alonzo M. Watson |
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Holy Bible in English; Luther Roby, Concord, N. H., 1843.
The Bible is now in the possession of the C. G. Brisee Genealogy Library, Irwin, Iowa.
The Family Bible of Alonzo M. Watson and his wife Malona M. Martin of Jefferson County, New York.
Marriages
Alonzo M. Watson to Malona M. Martin Dec. 2 1832
Don A. Watson {26 yrs} to Julia P. Haskill {25 yrs} February 12th 1862
Don A Watson & Nancy Cosgrove December 26 1867
Emma R Watson to George Snell Sept 18th 1873
Albert M Watson to Olive A Warren Oct 21, 1874
Edgar S. Watson to Lora E. Watson October 22st 1875.
Albert M. Watson to Georgia L. Davenport
Births
Alonzo M. Watson May 16, 1808
Malona M. Watson August 11th 1810
George M. Watson August 20th 1833
Don Alonzo Watson March 5th 1835
Lewis Cass Watson June 14th 1836
Edgar Watson September 27th 1838
Amelia Malona Watson August 9th 1860
Helen Julia Watson June 1842
Samuel Edgar Watson & Lydia Hellen Watson July 1st 1844
Emma Watson April 11, 1846
Albert Morgan Watson March 23 1848
Warren Albert Watson August 13 1875
Emma R Snell Jan 1st 1909 [death]
Deaths
Edgar Watson August 25th 1839
Helen Julia Watson November 1843
Alonzo M Watson December 31st 1847
Lydia Helen Watson May 22nd 1848
George M Watson February 21, 1856
Edgar S Watson November 11th 1877
Don F. Watson April 12th 1907
Mary Ryan Apr 21st 1918
Julia P. Watson June 1866
Don Alonzo Watson July 13th 1912
Insertions
[pin punched card][with embossed Notary Public Seal, Don A. Watson]
Think of me ever
Lillie M. Babcock
April 1874
[Newspaper story]
Two are Drowned
Mrs. James Burns and her Niece Miss Estella Ryan Meet Death.Seat-changing Theory the Only Plausible One
Advanced for Accident Cause.
Redwood, Oct. 10. - Mrs. James Burns and her niece, Miss Estella Ryan, both of this village, were drowned
in Butterfield lake last night. The circumstances connected with the double fatality are unknown and the
only theory advanced is that the boat in which they were riding was overturned while the occupants were
attempting to change seats.
Accompanied by her niece, Mrs. Burns went out on the lake yesterday afternoon for a few hours' fishing.
They had said they would return at supper time. Failing to do so, Mrs. Charles Ryan, as sister of Mrs.
Burns, and step-mother of Miss Ryan, became alarmed and sent her son, Charles Ryan, out on the lake in
search of the fishing party. He rowed around the lake and stopped at all of the cottages, but failed to find
them. He returned and reported to his mother of his futile search.
Early this morning, as soon as it was sufficiently light to make a search, parties started out in quest of the
missing ones. Near a log cabin on the west shore of the lake the boat in which Mrs. Burns and her niece
went fishing was in an overturned position. Arrangements were at once made for dragging the lake, with
the result that the bodies were found near the place where the boat was first seen. The bodies were in
between 15 and 20 feet of water and were about ten feet apart. They were raised
and taken to the boat landing in this village.
Mrs. Burns was the wife of James Burns, a commercial traveler in the employ of the Globe Tobacco Co. of
Detroit. He is at present somewhere in Vermont. Efforts are being made to locate him. Mr. and Mrs. Burns
have lived in Redwood for many years and are very well known and highly esteemed. She was about 40
years of age.
Miss Ryan was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ryan, and had lived here nearly all her life. She was
about 30 years old.
]Obituary]
Found Dead in Her Bed
(Special to The Standard)
Theresa, January 2. [1909] - Word was received here today of the sudden death at Medina yesterday
morning of Mrs. Emma Snell, wife of George Snell and a former resident of Theresa, who was found dead in
bed at her home at Medina, in the western part of the state. The deceased was born in Rochester, March
22, 1846, being a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Don Alonzo Watson. Mrs. Snell and her husband, after
leaving Theresa, lived for a time at Antwerp and Black River, before going to Medina. She leaves one
brother, the venerable Don Watson of Redwood, for many years Justice of the peace of that village.
[Obituary]
Mrs. J. M. Cutter
Mrs. J. M. Cutter, oldest daughter of Mrs. L. C. Watson of this place, died at her home at Trenton, N. J.
Monday morning, at 2 o'clock, aged 35 years. Mrs. Cutter suffered a stroke of appolexy and a clot of blood
formed on her brain which caused her death a short time after taken sick. The remains were brought to this
place to-day for interment. Her many friends extend the heart felt sympathy to the family and relatives in
their sad bereavement. She leaves besides her husband one son, Master Louis Cutter, her mother Mrs. L. C.
Watson, of this place, and one sister Mrs. Norris A. Houghton of this place.
[Obituary]
One Hundred and Four.
The Life and Death of Mrs. Relief Burt Bodman, of Theresa, the Oldest Woman in the State.
On Sunday evening there died in the village of Theresa, Jefferson county, Mrs. Relief Burt Bodman, aged
104. She was the oldest woman in the state and the history of her life is one of unusual interest. She was
born in Northampton, Mass., in 1782. Her maiden name was Burt. She was given what was then considered
a good education. At the age of 17 she taught a district school 12 miles from her home, making the journey
on horseback. Afterwards she taught the district school of her own home for three years with great success.
At the age of 24 she was teaching school at Otisco, N. Y. At the age of 28 she married Sylvester Bodman.
In 1821 the couple with their four young children emigrated, by means of an ox cart to the then unsettled
wilderness of Northern New York, taking up their home in a little log cabin at what now Theresa. The
journey occupied three weeks. The little settlement increased and in 1825 a church was organized, Mr. Burt
being the first deacon. In 1842 Mr. Bodman died, and the widow, who has survived him for 44 years, lived
the rest of her long life quietly at Theresa. She was a remarkable woman, of great physical endurance, will
power and courage, and she has seen the wilderness of Northern New York change to a rich farming
community, dotted here and there with thrifty towns and villages. Her surviving children are Miranda and
Atwood Bodman, of Theresa; Sylvester Bodman of Gouverneur, and Mrs. D. J. Wager, of Philadelphia. Four
years ago last February she celebrated her 100th birthday, attending the village church she helped to found
over half a century before. On that occasion ex-United States Senator S. C. Pomeroy delivered and address.
The deceased lady possessed the love and respect of old and young, and was an estimable woman of many
virtues. With the exception of her eyesight which failed 17 years ago, Mrs. Bodman retained her faculties to
a remarkable degree. Her funeral was held Wednesday and was largely attended.
Obituaries [Photo copied - not scanned on this page]
Watertown Times
April 17, 1963
Widow of John Watson is Dead
Redwood, April 17, - Mrs. Caroline Mary Bauder Watson, 89, partner in the operation of the J. G. Watson
Petroleum company and widow of John G. Watson, died Tuesday at her home on Pine street. She had been
ill with a circulatory condition six weeks.
The funeral will be Friday at 9 a.m. at the Quincen funeral home and at 9:30 at St. Francis Xavier church,
with Rev. Robert L. Cotter, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Redwood cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. The rosary will be recited at 8 p.m.
Thursday.
Bearers will be Edward Jarvis, Otto and Lowell Felder, Olin Spies, Howard Hax and Harold Farguson.
The only survivor is a daughter, Mrs. Harold (Mary Emma) George, Redwood, Two sons died years ago, one
in infancy and another, Donald at the age of 8.
Mrs. Wason was born in Stone Mills, June 19, 1873, a daughter of William P. and Frances Palmer Bauder.
The family name had also been spelled Bauter. She attended school in Rosiere.On Aug. 22, 1894, she was
married to John G. Watson, a native of Redwood, in Brownville. The couple had always made their home on
Pine street even while Mr. Watson worked in Syracuse. As a young man, he had been an engineer for the
New York Central railroad. He was later foreman for the Brown Lipe and Chapin Tool manufacturing
company in Syracuse.
Returning to Redwood, Mr. Watson established a wholesale gasoline and oil business in 1917. He
purchased the Dyer hotel, main street, Oct. 8, 1930, and conducted his business in part of the building.
After his death April 17, 1933, Mrs. Watson was still a participating partner at the time of her death.
She was a member of St. Francis Xavier church.
Obituary
Mrs. Belle Borland Rites at Redwood on Thursday
Redwood, March 1. - Prayer services for Mrs. Belle Borland, 59, who died at the home of Mrs. F. D. Blauvet,
194 Riverside Drive, New York city, Monday at 7:30 p.m. will be held from the home of her sister, Mrs. John
Watson, Thursday afternoon at 2:30 with Rev. W. J. Charbonneau, pastor of St. Francis Xavier Catholic
church, officiating. Burial will be made in the Redwood cemetery.
Mrs. Borland had been ill for about two weeks prior to her death which was caused by cerebral thrombosis.
She was born in Limerick, a daughter of William and Frances Palmer Bauder, on March 4, 1879. She spent
her early life in Limerick and March 4, 1895, she was married to Arthur Borland. Mr. Borland died several
years ago. For the past 21 years Mrs. Borland had been employed as a social secretary to Mrs. Blauvelt.
Mrs. Borland is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Olive Manner, Seattle, Wash.; three grandchildren, also of
Seattle; one sister, Mrs. John Watson, and Miss Emma Watson, a niece, both of this village. Miss
Watson accompanied the body from New York, arriving here this morning. Entered Into Rest
Borland - In New York city, Feb. 27, 1939, Mrs. Belle Borland, widow of Arthur Borland, aged 59 years.
Prayer services from the home of her sister, Mrs. John Watson, Redwood, at 2:30 Thursday afternoon with
Rev. W. J. Charbanneau officiating. Burial in Redwood cemetery.
Obituary
John Watson, 63, Redwood, Dead
(Special to The Times)
Redwood, April 18 - John Watson, 63, wholesale gas and oil dealer, died in Hepburn hospital, Ogdensburg,
at 12:30 p.m. Monday. He had been there about a week and had been ill only a short time. Heart trouble
caused his death.
He was born here July 22, 1869, the son of Donald A. and Nancy Cosgrove Watson. He was married to Miss
Carrie Bauter at Brownville in 1894. Three children were born of the marriage. One died in infancy and
another, Donald, died when about eight years old. One daughter, Miss Emma Watson, survives.
Survivors, besides his and daughter, are a brother, Arthur, Ottawa, Ont., and several cousins.
For the past 16 years Mr. Watson had been in the wholesale gasoline and oil business. He was the
representative of the Texaco company. He purchased the Dyer Hotel, main street, Oct. 8, 1930. This is one
of the village's landmarks. Here he conducted his gasoline business in part of the structure.
The funeral will be held at 9 a.m., Wednesday from St. Francis Xavier Catholic church, Rev. W. J.
Charbonneau, the pastor, will officiate. Burial will be here.
Obituary
Daniel Cosgrove
Daniel Cosgrove, aged about 56 years, died Wednesday morning about 1 o'clock at his home at Redwood.
Mr Cosgrove had been ill with typhoid fever for four or five weeks, but recently his condition seemed
improved and his death was unexpected.
Mr. Cosgrove was born on a farm near Redwood and was the son of the late James and Mary Cosgrove. For
many years he was a farmer and cheesemaker in the Town of Orleans, living near Tanners Corners. About
five years ago he sold his farm and went to Redwood.
Besides his wife, Josephine Cosgrove, he is survived by his adopted daughter, Ella Cosgrove, and the
following brothers and sister; Mrs. Mary Ryan, Mrs. Nancy Watson and William M. Cosgrove of Redwood,
Mrs. Isabella Mitchell of Mt. Kisco, N. Y.; James Cosgrove of Prescott, Ont., Mrs. Louis Ryan of Detroit and
Hon. John Cosgrove of Boonville, Mo. Mr. Cosgrove was an uncle of Attorney Delos M. Cosgrove of this city.
Holy Bible in English; Luther Roby, Concord, N. H., 1843.
The Bible is now in the possession of the C. G. Brisee Genealogy Library, Irwin, Iowa.
The Family Bible of Alonzo M. Watson and his wife Malona M. Martin of Jefferson County, New York.
Marriages
Alonzo M. Watson to Malona M. Martin Dec. 2 1832
Don A. Watson {26 yrs} to Julia P. Haskill {25 yrs} February 12th 1862
Don A Watson & Nancy Cosgrove December 26 1867
Emma R Watson to George Snell Sept 18th 1873
Albert M Watson to Olive A Warren Oct 21, 1874
Edgar S. Watson to Lora E. Watson October 22st 1875.
Albert M. Watson to Georgia L. Davenport
Births
Alonzo M. Watson May 16, 1808
Malona M. Watson August 11th 1810
George M. Watson August 20th 1833
Don Alonzo Watson March 5th 1835
Lewis Cass Watson June 14th 1836
Edgar Watson September 27th 1838
Amelia Malona Watson August 9th 1860
Helen Julia Watson June 1842
Samuel Edgar Watson & Lydia Hellen Watson July 1st 1844
Emma Watson April 11, 1846
Albert Morgan Watson March 23 1848
Warren Albert Watson August 13 1875
Emma R Snell Jan 1st 1909 [death]
Deaths
Edgar Watson August 25th 1839
Helen Julia Watson November 1843
Alonzo M Watson December 31st 1847
Lydia Helen Watson May 22nd 1848
George M Watson February 21, 1856
Edgar S Watson November 11th 1877
Don F. Watson April 12th 1907
Mary Ryan Apr 21st 1918
Julia P. Watson June 1866
Don Alonzo Watson July 13th 1912
Insertions
[pin punched card][with embossed Notary Public Seal, Don A. Watson]
Think of me ever
Lillie M. Babcock
April 1874
[Newspaper story]
Two are Drowned
Mrs. James Burns and her Niece Miss Estella Ryan Meet Death.Seat-changing Theory the Only Plausible One
Advanced for Accident Cause.
Redwood, Oct. 10. - Mrs. James Burns and her niece, Miss Estella Ryan, both of this village, were drowned
in Butterfield lake last night. The circumstances connected with the double fatality are unknown and the
only theory advanced is that the boat in which they were riding was overturned while the occupants were
attempting to change seats.
Accompanied by her niece, Mrs. Burns went out on the lake yesterday afternoon for a few hours' fishing.
They had said they would return at supper time. Failing to do so, Mrs. Charles Ryan, as sister of Mrs.
Burns, and step-mother of Miss Ryan, became alarmed and sent her son, Charles Ryan, out on the lake in
search of the fishing party. He rowed around the lake and stopped at all of the cottages, but failed to find
them. He returned and reported to his mother of his futile search.
Early this morning, as soon as it was sufficiently light to make a search, parties started out in quest of the
missing ones. Near a log cabin on the west shore of the lake the boat in which Mrs. Burns and her niece
went fishing was in an overturned position. Arrangements were at once made for dragging the lake, with
the result that the bodies were found near the place where the boat was first seen. The bodies were in
between 15 and 20 feet of water and were about ten feet apart. They were raised
and taken to the boat landing in this village.
Mrs. Burns was the wife of James Burns, a commercial traveler in the employ of the Globe Tobacco Co. of
Detroit. He is at present somewhere in Vermont. Efforts are being made to locate him. Mr. and Mrs. Burns
have lived in Redwood for many years and are very well known and highly esteemed. She was about 40
years of age.
Miss Ryan was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ryan, and had lived here nearly all her life. She was
about 30 years old.
]Obituary]
Found Dead in Her Bed
(Special to The Standard)
Theresa, January 2. [1909] - Word was received here today of the sudden death at Medina yesterday
morning of Mrs. Emma Snell, wife of George Snell and a former resident of Theresa, who was found dead in
bed at her home at Medina, in the western part of the state. The deceased was born in Rochester, March
22, 1846, being a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Don Alonzo Watson. Mrs. Snell and her husband, after
leaving Theresa, lived for a time at Antwerp and Black River, before going to Medina. She leaves one
brother, the venerable Don Watson of Redwood, for many years Justice of the peace of that village.
[Obituary]
Mrs. J. M. Cutter
Mrs. J. M. Cutter, oldest daughter of Mrs. L. C. Watson of this place, died at her home at Trenton, N. J.
Monday morning, at 2 o'clock, aged 35 years. Mrs. Cutter suffered a stroke of appolexy and a clot of blood
formed on her brain which caused her death a short time after taken sick. The remains were brought to this
place to-day for interment. Her many friends extend the heart felt sympathy to the family and relatives in
their sad bereavement. She leaves besides her husband one son, Master Louis Cutter, her mother Mrs. L. C.
Watson, of this place, and one sister Mrs. Norris A. Houghton of this place.
[Obituary]
One Hundred and Four.
The Life and Death of Mrs. Relief Burt Bodman, of Theresa, the Oldest Woman in the State.
On Sunday evening there died in the village of Theresa, Jefferson county, Mrs. Relief Burt Bodman, aged
104. She was the oldest woman in the state and the history of her life is one of unusual interest. She was
born in Northampton, Mass., in 1782. Her maiden name was Burt. She was given what was then considered
a good education. At the age of 17 she taught a district school 12 miles from her home, making the journey
on horseback. Afterwards she taught the district school of her own home for three years with great success.
At the age of 24 she was teaching school at Otisco, N. Y. At the age of 28 she married Sylvester Bodman.
In 1821 the couple with their four young children emigrated, by means of an ox cart to the then unsettled
wilderness of Northern New York, taking up their home in a little log cabin at what now Theresa. The
journey occupied three weeks. The little settlement increased and in 1825 a church was organized, Mr. Burt
being the first deacon. In 1842 Mr. Bodman died, and the widow, who has survived him for 44 years, lived
the rest of her long life quietly at Theresa. She was a remarkable woman, of great physical endurance, will
power and courage, and she has seen the wilderness of Northern New York change to a rich farming
community, dotted here and there with thrifty towns and villages. Her surviving children are Miranda and
Atwood Bodman, of Theresa; Sylvester Bodman of Gouverneur, and Mrs. D. J. Wager, of Philadelphia. Four
years ago last February she celebrated her 100th birthday, attending the village church she helped to found
over half a century before. On that occasion ex-United States Senator S. C. Pomeroy delivered and address.
The deceased lady possessed the love and respect of old and young, and was an estimable woman of many
virtues. With the exception of her eyesight which failed 17 years ago, Mrs. Bodman retained her faculties to
a remarkable degree. Her funeral was held Wednesday and was largely attended.
Obituaries [Photo copied - not scanned on this page]
Watertown Times
April 17, 1963
Widow of John Watson is Dead
Redwood, April 17, - Mrs. Caroline Mary Bauder Watson, 89, partner in the operation of the J. G. Watson
Petroleum company and widow of John G. Watson, died Tuesday at her home on Pine street. She had been
ill with a circulatory condition six weeks.
The funeral will be Friday at 9 a.m. at the Quincen funeral home and at 9:30 at St. Francis Xavier church,
with Rev. Robert L. Cotter, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Redwood cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday. The rosary will be recited at 8 p.m.
Thursday.
Bearers will be Edward Jarvis, Otto and Lowell Felder, Olin Spies, Howard Hax and Harold Farguson.
The only survivor is a daughter, Mrs. Harold (Mary Emma) George, Redwood, Two sons died years ago, one
in infancy and another, Donald at the age of 8.
Mrs. Wason was born in Stone Mills, June 19, 1873, a daughter of William P. and Frances Palmer Bauder.
The family name had also been spelled Bauter. She attended school in Rosiere.On Aug. 22, 1894, she was
married to John G. Watson, a native of Redwood, in Brownville. The couple had always made their home on
Pine street even while Mr. Watson worked in Syracuse. As a young man, he had been an engineer for the
New York Central railroad. He was later foreman for the Brown Lipe and Chapin Tool manufacturing
company in Syracuse.
Returning to Redwood, Mr. Watson established a wholesale gasoline and oil business in 1917. He
purchased the Dyer hotel, main street, Oct. 8, 1930, and conducted his business in part of the building.
After his death April 17, 1933, Mrs. Watson was still a participating partner at the time of her death.
She was a member of St. Francis Xavier church.
Obituary
Mrs. Belle Borland Rites at Redwood on Thursday
Redwood, March 1. - Prayer services for Mrs. Belle Borland, 59, who died at the home of Mrs. F. D. Blauvet,
194 Riverside Drive, New York city, Monday at 7:30 p.m. will be held from the home of her sister, Mrs. John
Watson, Thursday afternoon at 2:30 with Rev. W. J. Charbonneau, pastor of St. Francis Xavier Catholic
church, officiating. Burial will be made in the Redwood cemetery.
Mrs. Borland had been ill for about two weeks prior to her death which was caused by cerebral thrombosis.
She was born in Limerick, a daughter of William and Frances Palmer Bauder, on March 4, 1879. She spent
her early life in Limerick and March 4, 1895, she was married to Arthur Borland. Mr. Borland died several
years ago. For the past 21 years Mrs. Borland had been employed as a social secretary to Mrs. Blauvelt.
Mrs. Borland is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Olive Manner, Seattle, Wash.; three grandchildren, also of
Seattle; one sister, Mrs. John Watson, and Miss Emma Watson, a niece, both of this village. Miss
Watson accompanied the body from New York, arriving here this morning. Entered Into Rest
Borland - In New York city, Feb. 27, 1939, Mrs. Belle Borland, widow of Arthur Borland, aged 59 years.
Prayer services from the home of her sister, Mrs. John Watson, Redwood, at 2:30 Thursday afternoon with
Rev. W. J. Charbanneau officiating. Burial in Redwood cemetery.
Obituary
John Watson, 63, Redwood, Dead
(Special to The Times)
Redwood, April 18 - John Watson, 63, wholesale gas and oil dealer, died in Hepburn hospital, Ogdensburg,
at 12:30 p.m. Monday. He had been there about a week and had been ill only a short time. Heart trouble
caused his death.
He was born here July 22, 1869, the son of Donald A. and Nancy Cosgrove Watson. He was married to Miss
Carrie Bauter at Brownville in 1894. Three children were born of the marriage. One died in infancy and
another, Donald, died when about eight years old. One daughter, Miss Emma Watson, survives.
Survivors, besides his and daughter, are a brother, Arthur, Ottawa, Ont., and several cousins.
For the past 16 years Mr. Watson had been in the wholesale gasoline and oil business. He was the
representative of the Texaco company. He purchased the Dyer Hotel, main street, Oct. 8, 1930. This is one
of the village's landmarks. Here he conducted his gasoline business in part of the structure.
The funeral will be held at 9 a.m., Wednesday from St. Francis Xavier Catholic church, Rev. W. J.
Charbonneau, the pastor, will officiate. Burial will be here.
Obituary
Daniel Cosgrove
Daniel Cosgrove, aged about 56 years, died Wednesday morning about 1 o'clock at his home at Redwood.
Mr Cosgrove had been ill with typhoid fever for four or five weeks, but recently his condition seemed
improved and his death was unexpected.
Mr. Cosgrove was born on a farm near Redwood and was the son of the late James and Mary Cosgrove. For
many years he was a farmer and cheesemaker in the Town of Orleans, living near Tanners Corners. About
five years ago he sold his farm and went to Redwood.
Besides his wife, Josephine Cosgrove, he is survived by his adopted daughter, Ella Cosgrove, and the
following brothers and sister; Mrs. Mary Ryan, Mrs. Nancy Watson and William M. Cosgrove of Redwood,
Mrs. Isabella Mitchell of Mt. Kisco, N. Y.; James Cosgrove of Prescott, Ont., Mrs. Louis Ryan of Detroit and
Hon. John Cosgrove of Boonville, Mo. Mr. Cosgrove was an uncle of Attorney Delos M. Cosgrove of this city.
