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Dorothy Johnston 1917–2012 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Feb 1917

Birth Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Death Date: 22 Mar 2012

Death Location: Gloucestershire, England

Father: Robert Johnson

Mother: Violet (Johnston)

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In 1917, Dorothy Johnston entered the world in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, born to Robert Wesley Johnson And Violet May Riff Johnston. In 1921, Dorothy Johnston resided in Dorval, Montreal (Jacques-Cartier-Lachine), Quebec. Dorothy Johnston married Maurice Anthony Piper. Dorothy Johnston passed away in 2012 in Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1917, Dorothy Johnston entered the world in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, born to Robert Wesley Johnson And Violet May Riff Johnston.
  • In 1921, Dorothy Johnston resided in Dorval, Montreal (Jacques-Cartier-Lachine), Quebec.
  • Dorothy Johnston married Maurice Anthony Piper.
  • Dorothy Johnston passed away in 2012 in Gloucestershire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Johnston's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Johnston
1917–2012
Birth Place: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Parents
Robert Wesley Johnson
1885–1959
Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
Violet (May Riff) (Johnston)
1886–1978
Twp. of Simpson,Québec
Grandparents
Robert (W.) Johnston
1854–
Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
Ellen Hickey
1856–1905
Brooklyn, Kings, New York City (All Boroughs), New York, USA
Nelson Riff
1848–1900
Wickham, Drummond, Quebec, Canada
Jane (Ellen) Watkins
1851–1937
Saint-Germain de Grantham, Québec, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Mary Collins
1825–
William Riff
1815–1893
Jane Thomas
1819–1873
Edward Watkins
1828–1901
Elizabeth Wright
1825–1858
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lewis Riff
1789–1868
Mary Guesel
1786–1859
William Thomas
1784–1869
Sarah Thomas
1801–1854
James Watkins
1779–1839
Eleanor Tarley
1803–1877
Gideon Wright
1783–1850
Margaret Wright
1801–1876

Dorothy Johnston's Timeline

4 Records

1917
21 Feb 1917
Birth of Dorothy Johnston in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1917
1917
Dorothy Johnston was baptized in Anglican Saint Martin Montréal, Québec, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Québec, Canada
Anglican Saint Martin Montréal, Québec, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Québec, Canada
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 4
Dorothy Johnston resided here in Dorval, Montreal (Jacques-Cartier-Lachine), Quebec, Canada
Dorval, Montreal (Jacques-Cartier-Lachine), Quebec, Canada
2012
22 Mar 2012
Age 95
Death of Dorothy Johnston in Gloucestershire, England
Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1917
    Event Place: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 120; Census Place: Dorval (Town), Montreal (Jacques-Cartier-Lachine), Quebec; Page Number: 14

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: Anglican Saint Martin Montréal, Québec, Quebec (Urban Agglomeration), Québec, Canada
    Record Source: Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968, Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, comp.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Dorval, Montreal (Jacques-Cartier-Lachine), Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 120; Census Place: Dorval (Town), Montreal (Jacques-Cartier-Lachine), Quebec; Page Number: 14

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Mar 2012
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England

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