BIOGRAPHY

WATSON J. GARDNER - OF GENESEE COUNTY, NY

Watson J. Gardner was born February 2, 1775. He married Freelove ------- and their children were John C., Barshea, Amy, Jaffrey, Mary, William C., Freelove, and Hannah. John C. married three times, first, Atha Field, second, Atha Hoose, and third, Jane, daughter of Claudius and Mary (Turner) Britton, of Michigan. He died May 29, 1882, aged 78 years. Mrs. Gardner lives in Oakfield. Her father and grandfather, both bearing the name of Claudius Britton, were soldiers in the war for independence, and the son was taken prisoner by the British, but succeeded in making his escape.

FROM: Gazetteer and Biographical Record of Genesee County, New York, Edited by: F. W. Beers, J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, N. Y. 1890