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Albert Johnston 1856 – 1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 SEP 1856

Birth Location: Malahide Twsp., Elgin County, Ontario

Death Date: 11 JUL 1938

Death Location: Treherne, Manitoba

Father: Reuben Johnston

Mother: Elizabeth Ruthman

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Purdy, Annie Hustlandeer, Elizabeth McLean

Children(s): Mary Johnston, George Johnston, Ida Johnston, Rosa Johnston, Lloyd Johnston, Arthur Johnston

Albert Johnston was born in 1856 in Malahide Twsp., Elgin County, Ontario, the child of Reuben Johnston and Elizabeth Alward Ruthman. Albert Johnston married Elizabeth Purdy, Annie Hustlandeer, Elizabeth McLean, and had children including Mary Johnston, George Johnston, Ida Maude Johnston, Rosa Johnston, Lloyd Johnston, Arthur Johnston. Albert Johnston passed away in 1938 in Treherne, Manitoba.

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Biography

  • Albert Johnston was born in 1856 in Malahide Twsp., Elgin County, Ontario, the child of Reuben Johnston and Elizabeth Alward Ruthman.
  • Albert Johnston married Elizabeth Purdy, Annie Hustlandeer, Elizabeth McLean, and had children including Mary Johnston, George Johnston, Ida Maude Johnston, Rosa Johnston, Lloyd Johnston, Arthur Johnston.
  • Albert Johnston passed away in 1938 in Treherne, Manitoba.

Immediate Family

Parents

Reuben Johnston
1819 – 1905
Birth Location: Malahide Twsp., Elgin County, Ontario
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Elizabeth Ruthman
1828 – 1883
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Purdy
Birth Location: –
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Annie Hustlandeer
– 1936
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth McLean
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Mary Johnston
1880 –
Birth Location: –
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George Johnston
1882 –
Birth Location: –
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Ida Johnston
1884 –
Birth Location: –
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Rosa Johnston
1885 –
Birth Location: –
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Lloyd Johnston
1887 –
Birth Location: –
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Arthur Johnston
1889 –
Birth Location: –
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Albert Johnston's Ancestors

Self
Albert Johnston
1856 – 1938
Birth Place: Malahide Twsp., Elgin County, Ontario
Parents
Reuben Johnston
1819 – 1905
Malahide Twsp., Elgin County, Ontario
Elizabeth (Alward) Ruthman
1828 – 1883
Grandparents
Humphrey Johnston
1776 – 1863
Armagh, Armagh, Ireland
Margaret Whitcroft
1786 – 1852
Clontibret Parish, Monaghan, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Henry Whitcraft
1740 – 1830
Margaret Cowan
1740 – 1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Whitcraft
1700 – 1740
Jane Gordon
1700 – 1740
William Cowen
1726 – 1802
Janet Andrew
1727 – 1769

Albert Johnston's Descendants

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Albert Johnston (20 SEP 1856 – 11 JUL 1938) m. Elizabeth Purdy m. Annie Hustlandeer ( – 1936) m. Elizabeth McLean
  1. 1. Mary Johnston (31 OCT 1880 – )
  2. 2. George Johnston (23 DEC 1882 – )
  3. 3. Ida (Maude) Johnston (27 NOV 1884 – ) m. Stanley Graham
  4. 4. Rosa Johnston (23 FEB 1885 – )
  5. 5. Lloyd Johnston (18 MAY 1887 – )
  6. 6. Arthur Johnston (7 JUL 1889 – )

Albert Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1856
20 SEP 1856
Birth of Albert Johnston in Malahide Twsp., Elgin County, Ontario
Malahide Twsp., Elgin County, Ontario
1938
11 JUL 1938
Age 82
Death of Albert Johnston in Treherne, Manitoba
Treherne, Manitoba

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 SEP 1856
    Event Place: Malahide Twsp., Elgin County, Ontario

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 JUL 1938
    Event Place: Treherne, Manitoba
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