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Adam Johnston 1732–1801 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1732

Birth Location: Annan, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Death Date: 1801

Death Location: Cornwall Township, Stormont, Ontario, Canada

Father: William Johnston

Mother: Jennet Brebner

Spouse(s): Janet Bell

Children(s): Margaret ©, Adam Johnston, James Johnston, Robert Johnston, William Johnston

Adam Johnston was born in 1732 in Annan, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of William Johnston And Jennet Brebner. Adam Johnston married Janet Ann Bell, and had children including Adam Johnston, James Johnston, Margaret Jean Johnston Of Saratoga, Robert Johnston, William Johnston. Adam Johnston passed away in 1801 in Cornwall Township, Stormont, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Adam Johnston was born in 1732 in Annan, Dumfries-shire, Scotland, the child of William Johnston And Jennet Brebner.
  • Adam Johnston married Janet Ann Bell, and had children including Adam Johnston, James Johnston, Margaret Jean Johnston Of Saratoga, Robert Johnston, William Johnston.
  • Adam Johnston passed away in 1801 in Cornwall Township, Stormont, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Johnston
1701–1745
Birth Location: Kirkpatrick-Juxta, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Jennet Brebner
1690–1750
Birth Location: Deskford, Banffshire, Scotland
JB

Spouses(s)

Janet Bell
1731–1829
Birth Location: Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
JB

Children(s)

Margaret ©
1752–1838
Birth Location: Saratoga, New York, United States
M©
Adam Johnston
1755–
Birth Location: Kirkpatrick-Juxta, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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James Johnston
1756–1839
Birth Location: Kirkpatrick-Juxta, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
JJ
Robert Johnston
1766–1799
Birth Location: Kirkpatrick-Fleming, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
RJ
William Johnston
1765–
Birth Location: Kirkpatrick-Juxta, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
WJ

Adam Johnston's Ancestors

Self
Adam Johnston
1732–1801
Birth Place: Annan, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Parents
William Johnston
1701–1745
Kirkpatrick-Juxta, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Jennet Brebner
1690–1750
Deskford, Banffshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Adam Johnston's Descendants

1.
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Adam Johnston (1732–1801) m. Janet (Ann) Bell (26 Apr 1731–abt 1829)
  1. 1. Margaret (" Jean " Johnston of Saratoga *) © 1752–1838 m. John Dixon 1747–1831
    1. 1. Sarah Dixon 1770–1815 m. William (John) Wood 1762–1850
      1. 1. Eleanor (Wood of Williamstown) 'angnoramcan 1794–1869 m. William Abrams 1793–1885
        1. 1. Norman (Hiram) Abrams 1820–1902 m. Mary (Ann) Bero 1822–1903
    2. 2. Adam (Leviticus) Dixson 1785–1837
  2. 2. Adam Johnston 1755–
  3. 3. James Johnston 1756–1839
  4. 4. Robert Johnston 1766–1799
  5. 5. William Johnston 1765–

Adam Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1732
1732
Birth of Adam Johnston in Annan, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Annan, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
1801
1801
Age 69
Death of Adam Johnston in Cornwall Township, Stormont, Ontario, Canada
Cornwall Township, Stormont, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1732
    Event Place: Annan, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1801
    Event Place: Cornwall Township, Stormont, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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