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George William Johnston 1799 – 1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Sep 1799

Birth Location: Dumfries, Scotland

Death Date: Bef. 1851

Death Location: Ontario, Canada

Father: William Johnstone

Mother: Elizabeth Paterson

Spouse(s): Jane Ferguson

Children(s): Elizabeth Johnston

George William Johnston was born in 1799 in Dumfries, Scotland, the child of William Johnstone and Elizabeth Paterson. George William Johnston married Jane Ferguson, and had children including Elizabeth Johnston. George William Johnston passed away in 1851 in Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • George William Johnston was born in 1799 in Dumfries, Scotland, the child of William Johnstone and Elizabeth Paterson.
  • George William Johnston married Jane Ferguson, and had children including Elizabeth Johnston.
  • George William Johnston passed away in 1851 in Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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George Johnston's Ancestors

Self
George Johnston
1799 – 1851
Birth Place: Dumfries, Scotland
Parents
William Johnstone
1760 –
Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Elizabeth Paterson
1764 –
Dumfries
Grandparents
Robert Johnstone
Janet Burnet
Edward Paterson
Elizabeth Rogerson
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Johnston's Descendants

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George (William) Johnston (25 Sep 1799 – Bef. 1851) m. Jane Ferguson (Abt. 1793 – Bef. 1851)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Johnston (Dec 1838 – 10 DEC 1914) m. John Halliday (15 Feb 1837 – 09 Mar 1929)
    1. 1. Sarah Holliday (abt 1860 – )
    2. 2. William Holliday (Apr 1861 – )
    3. 3. Harvey Holliday (Oct 1865 – 1921-1930)
    4. 4. George Holliday (18 Jun 1868 – 12 Jun 1952) m. Mary (Jane (JANE)) Leizert (12 January 1873 – 26 February 1937)
      1. 1. Carrie (Bella May) Holliday (9 Jul 1907 – 5 Mar 1990) m. Bazil (Cecil) Christie (abt 1913 – 10 Mar 1988)
        1. 1. Mary (Eleanor) Christie (25 Jul 1942 – 23 November 2022) m. Albert (W) Benware (14 Oct 1944 – 4 Aug 2009)
    5. 5. Hester (Holliday) Noble (May 1870 – About 1918)
    6. 6. Christopher (Johnson) Holliday (11 December 1870 – 1955)
    7. 7. Thomas Haliday (abt 1872 – )
    8. 8. Francis (Cowan) Halliday (25 May 1875 – )
    9. 9. Ransom Holliday (Jan 1877 – abt 1935)

George Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1799
25 Sep 1799
Birth of George William Johnston in Dumfries, Scotland
Dumfries, Scotland
1851
Bef. 1851
Age 52
Death of George William Johnston in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1799
    Event Place: Dumfries, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 1851
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada

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