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Martha Watson 1897 - 1985

Martha Watson of Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois was born on March 20, 1897, and died at age 88 years old in April 1985.
Martha Watson
Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois 61103
March 20, 1897
April 1985
Female
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Martha Watson's History: 1897 - 1985

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    1897

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    March 20, 1897
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  • 04/dd
    1985

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    April 1985
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    Martha Watson lived 16 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 88.
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In 1897, in the year that Martha Watson was born, on September 21st, editor and publisher Francis P. Church responded to a letter to the editor from Virginia O'Hanlon, 8 years old. Virginia's father had told her that "If you see it in The Sun, it's so." So she wrote to the Sun, asking if there was a Santa Claus. Church responded with the now famous editorial "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus".
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In 1900, when she was merely 3 years old, the U.S. helped put down Boxer Rebellion. The Boxer Rebellion took place in China, where the presence of "outsiders" (foreigners) was resented. The United States, along with Austria-Hungary, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, and Russia, had business interests in China and these countries all sent troops to put down the Rebellion and keep China open to their presence and to Christian missionaries.
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Martha Watson's Family Tree & Friends

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