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Abel Johnston 1744–1820 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1744

Birth Location: York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Death Date: 1820

Death Location: Colliers, Brooke County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Johnson

Mother: Mary Jackson

Spouse(s): Anne Alexander

Children(s): Joel Johnson

Abel Johnston was born in 1744 in York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Benjamin Johnson And Mary Ann Jackson. Abel Johnston married Anne Alexander, and had children including Joel Johnson. Abel Johnston passed away in 1820 in Colliers, Brooke County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Abel Johnston was born in 1744 in York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America, the child of Benjamin Johnson And Mary Ann Jackson.
  • Abel Johnston married Anne Alexander, and had children including Joel Johnson.
  • Abel Johnston passed away in 1820 in Colliers, Brooke County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Abel Johnston's Ancestors

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Abel Johnston
1744–1820
Birth Place: York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Parents
Benjamin Johnson
1707–1770
Coalboy, Wicklow, Ireland
Mary (Ann) Jackson
1708–1770
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Abel Johnston's Descendants

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Abel Johnston (1744–1820) m. Anne Alexander (1751–1815)
  1. 1. Joel Johnson 1778–1857 m. Elizabeth Cornelius 1790–1841
    1. 1. Col (Cornelius E) Johnson 1814–1888 m. Elizabeth (Nancy) Laughlin 1828–1891
      1. 1. Melda Johnson 1861–1906 m. Thomas (Oliver) Collins 1852–1928
        1. 1. Frank (Wilfred) Collins 1887–1920 m. Ethel (Marion) Booth 1892–1980
        2. 2. Viola (May) Collins 1899–1989 m. Charles (Frederick) Daniels 1897–
        3. 3. Howard (James) Collins 1895–1932 m. Artie (Missie Eunice Miller) Ruthledge 1900–1988

Abel Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1744
1744
Birth of Abel Johnston in York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
1820
1820
Age 76
Death of Abel Johnston in Brooke County, West Virginia, United States of America
Brooke County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1744
    Event Place: York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Brooke County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Colliers, Brooke County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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