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Benjamin Johnston 1768–1838 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1768

Birth Location: Smythe County, Virginia

Death Date: 28 August 1838

Death Location: Ligonier, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: George War

Mother: Elizabeth !

Spouse(s): Mary Johnston

Children(s): John Johnston

The story of Benjamin Johnston began in 1768 in Smythe County, Virginia. Benjamin Johnston married Mary Johnston, and had children including John Johnston. Benjamin Johnston passed away in 1838 in Ligonier, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Johnston began in 1768 in Smythe County, Virginia.
  • Benjamin Johnston married Mary Johnston, and had children including John Johnston.
  • Benjamin Johnston passed away in 1838 in Ligonier, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Benjamin Johnston's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Johnston
1768–1838
Birth Place: Smythe County, Virginia
Parents
George Robert Johnson, Revolutionary War
1718–1806
Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Elizabeth (Calla or Callow) !
1736–1790
St Marylebone St John's Wood, London, England
Grandparents
John (Baillie) Johnston
1682–1722
Sibbaldie, Dumfries-shire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
Mary (Blair) !
1671–1736
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Herbert Callow
1694–
Dallington, Sussex, England
Elizabeth Boreman
1700–1736
England
Great-Grandparents
Herbert Callowe
1662–1744
Elizabeth Paige
1670–1744
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Herbert Callowe
1633–1697
Ellen Robins
1636–1665

Benjamin Johnston's Descendants

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Benjamin Johnston (1768–28 August 1838) m. Mary Johnston (26 March 1776–30 September 1823)
  1. 1. John Johnston 1825–1903

Benjamin Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1768
1768
Birth of Benjamin Johnston in Smythe County, Virginia
Smythe County, Virginia
1838
28 August 1838
Age 70
Death of Benjamin Johnston in Ligonier, Westmoreland Co, PA
Ligonier, Westmoreland Co, PA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1768
    Event Place: Smythe County, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 August 1838
    Event Place: Ligonier, Westmoreland Co, PA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ligonier, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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