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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

It was in 1799 that George William Johnston was born in Dumfries, Scotland, a child of William Johnstone and Elizabeth Paterson. George William Johnston went on to marry Jane Ferguson and had children such as Elizabeth Johnston. George William Johnston was deceased by 1851 in Ontario, Canada.

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Parents

William Johnstone
1760 –
Birth Location: Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Paterson
1764 –
Birth Location: Dumfries
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Spouses(s)

Jane Ferguson
1793 – 1851
Birth Location: Cockermouth, Cumberland
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Johnston
1838 – 1914
Birth Location: Ontario
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Sources

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

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

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