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William Watson fonds
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CA ON00340 F3165
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1864-1883, 1940 (Creation)
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- Watson, William, 1819-1883
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7 cm of textual records
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Name of creator
(1819-1883)
Biographical history
William Watson (1819-1883) was a lay minister in Weston. He was born in England and raised near York, Upper Canada. He studied at Toronto Normal School, and was a school teacher in York County and Grafton, Canada West, [184-]-[185-]. He was Superintendent of Schools for York Township, 1860-1883. At the Methodist Church in Weston, he served as class leader, local preacher, and superintendent of the Sunday School. He was a promoter of Sunday School associations, a temperance advocate and a local historian.
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This material forms part of the General Council program of the United Church of Canada Archive.
Scope and content
Fonds consists of diaries, 1864-1870, 1876-1883; and biographical sketch by his son, 1940.
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- English
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Open
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1986.174C