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Date Posted: 11:26:49 07/26/04 Mon
Author: L. Hoffman
Subject: Re: George Stephenson
In reply to: Kevin Ellis 's message, "Re: George Stephenson" on 18:34:03 06/12/04 Sat

>>I am looking for descendents of George Stephenson the
>>famous railroad builder, possibly the nephew George
>>Stephenson,or someone with knowledge of that family
>>tree. My great grandfather, William Watson
>>(Philadelphia) was a direct descendent and at one time
>>received an inheritance from the estate. I cannot as
>>yet connect him to the family as I have little
>>information on it.
>
>To whom it may concern
>
>Hello, if you are talking about George Stephenson
>b-1781 d-1848, the grandfather of the industrial
>revolution and his son Robert Stephenson b-1803
>d-1859, my great grandmother was Annie Ethel
>Stephenson b-1893 d-1987 who married my great
>grandfather George Bate b-1889 d-1977.
> 6 days before my great grandmother passed away she
>told me I had an ancestor that was famous and that he
>had built a locamotive steam engine called the rocket,
>I believe the closeness from reading up on George
>Stephenson since she has told me that, his son Robert
>would have been her Great Grandfather. If you are
>talking about the same George Stepenson you can email
>me and i possibly could help you out for I have
>studied a little bit on him and even tried doing a
>family tree which I have started.
>
> Hope To Hear From You
>Soon!
> Kevin Ellis

Wow I watched this site forever and never got an answer.History records state Robert never had any children.
That led me to George's second wife who is rumored to have had a daughter named Mary with George. Going from my end backwards I have found my greatgrandfather's(William Watson)
mother and father were Henry and Mary Watson. Came over from England in about the early 1830's. So far the dates are correct, now to prove the rest.

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