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George Henry Martin Johnston 1817 – 1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jan 1817

Birth Location: Coatdyke, Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 24 Mar 1884

Death Location: Sacramento, Sacramento, California, USA

Father: James Johnston

Mother: Elizabeth NEWCASTLE

Spouse(s): Janet Johnston

Children(s): Janet\Jannett Johnston

The story of George Henry Martin Johnston began in 1817 in Coatdyke, Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. George Henry Martin Johnston married Janet Johnston, and had children including Janet\Jannett Johnston. George Henry Martin Johnston passed away in 1884 in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of George Henry Martin Johnston began in 1817 in Coatdyke, Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • George Henry Martin Johnston married Janet Johnston, and had children including Janet\Jannett Johnston.
  • George Henry Martin Johnston passed away in 1884 in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, USA.

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George Johnston's Ancestors

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George Johnston
1817 – 1884
Birth Place: Coatdyke, Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
James Moore Nesbitt Johnston
1779 – 1841
Old Monkland, Airdrie, Lanarkshire
Elizabeth NEWCASTLE
1780 – 1871
Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James (Johnston) Sr.
1745 – 1837
Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Agnes Martin
1745 – 1840
New Monkland Lanarkshire
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Johnston's Descendants

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George (Henry Martin) Johnston (26 Jan 1817 – 24 Mar 1884) m. Janet Johnston (1818 – Bef 1845)
  1. 1. Janet\Jannett Johnston (25 Nov 1841 – 28 Nov 1914)
    1. 1. Margaret Hamilton (1 Oct 1859 – 27 Jun 1938) m. Edward (D) Buys (22 October 1841 – 7 January 1914)
      1. 1. Mattie (Ellen) Buys (17 March 1886 – 21 August 1961) m. Jared Tanner (12 Oct 1881 – 5 Nov 1954)
        1. 1. Wilma Tanner (20 Mar 1904 – 14 Apr 1994) m. Frank (Edgar (Jack Frank) Morrow) (House) (19 Jul 1900 – 5 May 1974)

George Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1817
26 Jan 1817
Birth of George Henry Martin Johnston in Coatdyke, Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Coatdyke, Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1884
24 Mar 1884
Age 67
Death of George Henry Martin Johnston in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, USA
Sacramento, Sacramento, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1817
    Event Place: Coatdyke, Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1884
    Event Place: Sacramento, Sacramento, California, USA

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