Settlers of Highlands East

William Watt

Male 1815 - 1858  (43 years)

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  • Name William Watt 
    Birth 30 Apr 1815  Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 27 May 1858 
    Burial Thompsonville Cemetery, Thompson Hill, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I9877  Settlers of Highlands East
    Last Modified 27 Jul 2025 

    Family Jane McPherson,   b. 1817, Lanark, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Mar 1895, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 1838  Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Malcolm Watt,   b. 24 May 1847, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Feb 1908, Cardiff, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
    Family ID F3171  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Jul 2025 

  • Notes 
    • He was Reeve of Horton Twp. He had been a blacksmith in Balderson and moved to Renfrew to start a foundry at the corner of Patrick Ave and Argyle St which later became a carriageworks. He was first Worthy Patriarch of the Renfrew Chapter of the Sons of Temperance and a member of the Mechanics Institute.