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Benjamin A Johnston 1823 – 1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1823

Birth Location: Cumberland, , Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 1863

Death Location: Shinimicas, , Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: John JOHNSTON

Mother: Cynthia Brainard

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The story of Benjamin A Johnston began in 1823 in Cumberland, , Nova Scotia, Canada. Benjamin A Johnston passed away in 1863 in Shinimicas, , Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin A Johnston began in 1823 in Cumberland, , Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Benjamin A Johnston passed away in 1863 in Shinimicas, , Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Benjamin Johnston's Ancestors

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Benjamin Johnston
1823 – 1863
Birth Place: Cumberland, , Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
John JOHNSTON
1773 – 1856
Ovingham, Northumberland, England
Cynthia (Dyla Allen) Brainard
1794 – 1871
Baie Verte, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada,
Grandparents
Matthew Johnson
1745 – 1833
bpt 18 Apr 1745 Ovingham, Northumberland, England
Anna Ash
1752 – 1835
Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Benjamin ('Shy Ben') Allen
1736 – 1823
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Eva (Magdalena (Sarah)) Somers
1753 – 1823
Whitemarsh, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Johnson
1711 – 1793
Mary Oxley
1722 – 1798
John Ash
1730 – 1783
Mary Lindsey
1728 – 1820
Benjamin Allen
1702 – 1754
Mehitabel Cary
1709 – 1756
Matthias Somers
1728 – 1768
Maria Null
1732 – 1783
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jons Nilsson
1660 – 1738
Swenbor Jonsson
1692 – 1711
Edward Oxley
1685 –
Ann Benson
1684 –
Hannah Waldo
1687 – 1777
Johann Noll
1721 – 1801
Mariah Brunelle
1724 – 1784

Benjamin Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1823
1823
Birth of Benjamin A Johnston in Cumberland, , Nova Scotia, Canada
Cumberland, , Nova Scotia, Canada
1863
1863
Age 40
Death of Benjamin A Johnston in Shinimicas, , Nova Scotia, Canada
Shinimicas, , Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1823
    Event Place: Cumberland, , Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1863
    Event Place: Shinimicas, , Nova Scotia, Canada

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