Wingfield W. Watson

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Wingfield W. Watson (April 28, 1828 - October 29, 1922 in Voree, Wisconsin) was a religious leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite) which was founded by Joseph Smith, Junior, and succeeded by James Jesse Strang

Wingfield Watson was with James Strang when he was assassinated on Beaver Island in Michigan and later died in Voree. The Church of Jesus Christ (Drewite) had been meeting in an old farm house owned by Wingfield Watson.

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• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite)
• Articles about Wingfield Watson and James Strang, Wisconsin State Historical Society

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