Louisa was born to Josiah and Bridget Watson about 1808 in Rensselaerville, Albany, NY. In 1841 she married James D Fisher, a widower who died the following year. A newspaper item regarding the settlement of James' estate listed her as Louisa W Fisher of Rennsselaerville in 1843.
I have not been able to find her in later census or newspaper records. Did she remarry? Move? Die?
Her father died in 1844, brother Thomas died in 1845, mother died in 1849. Until today I thought the only immediate family member living as of 1850 was her half-brother, Arthur B Watson who lived in Otsego County, NY. But I just received her father Josiah's will and found 5 children named (and I assume they are listed in birth order): Arnold B, William, James, Louisa Fisher, and Thomas. I found that William was a banker who lived in Albany where he died in 1857, leaving a wife and 2 children.. James has not yet been found.
If you know anything of Louisa, please drop me a note as I attempt to fill in all the empty boxes on my ever expanding Watson chart.
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