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Absalom Johnson 1757 – 1832 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 JUL 1757

Birth Location: Saint Paul Protestant Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland

Death Date: 1832

Death Location: Nelson Co, KY

Father: William Johnson

Mother: Eleanor Greenbury

Spouse(s): Ruth Wooden

Children(s): John Johnson

In 1757, Absalom Johnson entered the world in Saint Paul Protestant Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, born to William Johnson and Eleanor Greenbury. Absalom Johnson married Ruth Wooden, and had children including John Johnson. Absalom Johnson passed away in 1832 in Nelson Co, KY.

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Biography

  • In 1757, Absalom Johnson entered the world in Saint Paul Protestant Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, born to William Johnson and Eleanor Greenbury.
  • Absalom Johnson married Ruth Wooden, and had children including John Johnson.
  • Absalom Johnson passed away in 1832 in Nelson Co, KY.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Johnson
1733 – 1816
Birth Location: Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Eleanor Greenbury
1735 – 1790
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Ruth Wooden
1749 – 1820
Birth Location: Maryland, United States
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Children(s)

John Johnson
1785 – 1859
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
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Absalom Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Absalom Johnson
1757 – 1832
Birth Place: Saint Paul Protestant Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
Parents
William Johnson
1733 – 1816
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Eleanor Greenbury
1735 – 1790
Grandparents
Ebenezer (Johnson) ll
1699 – 1756
Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Johnson
1660 – 1736
Sarah Winn
1666 – 1733
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Major Johnson
1629 – 1704

Absalom Johnson's Descendants

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Absalom Johnson (21 JUL 1757 – 1832) m. Ruth Wooden (1749 – BET 1820 AND 1830)
  1. 1. John Johnson (24 FEB 1785 – 26 JAN 1859) m. Sarah (Catherine) French (ABT 1785 – 17 OCT 1855)
    1. 1. John (Lucius) Johnson (13 Jan 1818 – 7 Oct 1869) m. Rebecca (Jane) French (30 Sep 1821 – 19 May 1868)
      1. 1. George (H) Johnson (abt 1841 – )
      2. 2. Elizabeth (A) Johnson (abt 1843 – )
      3. 3. Catharine (Malora) Johnson (abt 1846 – )
      4. 4. William (R) Johnson (abt 1848 – )
      5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Johnson (ABT 1849 – ) m. George (A. McClellan) Watson (15 Feb 1843 – 17 Feb 1917)
        1. 1. Jackson (S) Watson (ABT 1868 – )
        2. 2. Robert (E. Lee) Watson (4 Mar 1870 – 26 July 1954) m. Harriett (Cellia) Cox (31 Mar 1870 – 24 Sept 1954)
        3. 3. George (Lewis) Watson (19 JUL 1872 – 21 JAN 1961)
        4. 4. Ida (F.) Watson (2 SEP 1878 – 24 NOV 1965) m. William (F "Punch") Hight (31 AUG 1877 – 16 JAN 1949)
        5. 5. Eliza Watson (APR 1888 – )
      6. 6. John (Thomas) Johnson (21 Apr 1854 – 1 Dec 1909)
      7. 7. Infant Johnson (16 January 1857 – 16 January 1857)
      8. 8. Emma (Susan Johnson) (McDonough) (16 Jan 1860 – 14 Dec 1943)
      9. 9. Francis (Lee) Johnson (15 June 1864 – 14 July 1936)

Absalom Johnson's Timeline

2 Records

1757
21 JUL 1757
Birth of Absalom Johnson in Saint Paul Protestant Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
Saint Paul Protestant Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
1832
1832
Age 75
Death of Absalom Johnson in Nelson Co, KY
Nelson Co, KY

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 JUL 1757
    Event Place: Saint Paul Protestant Episcopal Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1832
    Event Place: Nelson Co, KY
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