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Joseph Johnston 1808–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 May 1808

Birth Location: Armagh, Ireland

Death Date: 19 May 1898

Death Location: Malahide Twsp., Elgin County, Ontario

Father: Humphrey Johnston

Mother: Margaret Whitcroft

Spouse(s): Barbara Kilmer

Children(s): Edward Johnston, Martha Johnston, Eliza Johnston, Albert Johnston, David Johnston, Joseph Johnston, George Johnston, Barbara Johnston, Margaret Johnston, Humphrey Johnston, Thomas Johnston, William Johnston

The story of Joseph Johnston began in 1808 in Armagh, Ireland. Joseph Johnston married Barbara Kilmer, and had children including Albert Johnston, Barbara Ann Elizabeth Johnston, David Johnston, Edward Johnston, Eliza Belinda Johnston, George Frances Johnston, Humphrey Johnston, Joseph Gustavo Johnston, Margaret Johnston, Martha Johnston, Thomas Johnston, William Johnston. Joseph Johnston passed away in 1898 in Malahide Twsp., Elgin County, Ontario.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Johnston began in 1808 in Armagh, Ireland.
  • Joseph Johnston married Barbara Kilmer, and had children including Albert Johnston, Barbara Ann Elizabeth Johnston, David Johnston, Edward Johnston, Eliza Belinda Johnston, George Frances Johnston, Humphrey Johnston, Joseph Gustavo Johnston, Margaret Johnston, Martha Johnston, Thomas Johnston, William Johnston.
  • Joseph Johnston passed away in 1898 in Malahide Twsp., Elgin County, Ontario.

Immediate Family

Parents

Humphrey Johnston
1776–1863
Birth Location: Armagh, Armagh, Ireland
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Margaret Whitcroft
1786–1852
Birth Location: Clontibret Parish, Monaghan, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Barbara Kilmer
1814–1893
Birth Location: Humberstone Twsp, Welland County, Ontario, Canada
BK

Children(s)

Edward Johnston
1830–1877
Birth Location: Malahide Twp., Elgin, Canada West
EJ
Martha Johnston
1834–1923
Birth Location: Malahide, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
MJ
Eliza Johnston
–1878
Birth Location: Malahide Twp., Elgin, Canada West
EJ
Albert Johnston
1857–1931
Birth Location: Malahide, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
AJ
David Johnston
1853–1898
Birth Location: Malahide, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
DJ
Joseph Johnston
1849–1923
Birth Location: Malahide, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
JJ
George Johnston
1760–1826
Birth Location: Armagh, Northern Ireland
GJ
Barbara Johnston
1852–1852
Birth Location: Malahide, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
BJ
Margaret Johnston
1832–1905
Birth Location: Malahide, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
MJ
Humphrey Johnston
1840–1931
Birth Location: Malahide, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
HJ
Thomas Johnston
1837–1923
Birth Location: Malahide, Elgin, Ontario, Canada
TJ
William Johnston
1830–1880
Birth Location: Malahide Twp, Elgin, Alymer, Upper Canada
WJ

Joseph Johnston's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Johnston
1808–1898
Birth Place: Armagh, Ireland
Parents
Humphrey Johnston
1776–1863
Armagh, Armagh, Ireland
Margaret Whitcroft
1786–1852
Clontibret Parish, Monaghan, Ireland
Grandparents
Henry Whitcraft
1740–1830
Parish Clontibret, Monaghan, Ireland
Margaret Cowan
1740–1790
Armagh county, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Whitcraft
1700–1740
Jane Gordon
1700–1740
William Cowan
1726–1802
Janet Andrew
1727–1769
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Annthonius Wheatcroft
1668–1700
Millicent Cockeram
1670–
James Gordon
1680–1749
Sarah Greenway
1680–1758
David Cowan
1660–1730
Lady Crawford
1683–1703
John Andrew
1703–
Mary Paterson
1700–

Joseph Johnston's Descendants

1.
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Joseph Johnston (24 May 1808–19 May 1898) m. Barbara Kilmer (1814–15 Dec 1893)
  1. 1. Edward Johnston 1830–1877
  2. 2. Martha Johnston 1834–1923
  3. 3. Eliza (Belinda) Johnston –1878
  4. 4. Albert Johnston 1857–1931 m. Emily (Medora) Brown 1858–1922
    1. 1. Annie (Laura) Johnston 1888–1934
    2. 2. Albert (Horace) Johnston 1892–1960
    3. 3. Edwin (Lawrence) Johnston 1880–1881
    4. 4. Edward (Milton) Johnston 1895–1953
    5. 5. Ernest (Eugene) Johnston 1882–1932
    6. 6. Claude (Delmar) Johnston 1885–1950
  5. 5. David Johnston 1853–1898
  6. 6. Joseph (Gustavo) Johnston 1849–1923
  7. 7. George (Frances) Johnston 1760–1826 m. Harriet 1765–1798 m. Margaret McCullogh 1783–1860
    1. 1. Robert Johnston 1789–1867
    2. 2. Joseph Johnston 1787–1867
    3. 3. Hugh Johnston 1794–1876
    4. 4. Elizabeth ("Betsey") Johnston 1797–1872
    5. 5. Susannah Johnson 1812–1883
    6. 6. George Johnston 1800–1874
    7. 7. Frances ("Fanny") Johnson 1791–1865
    8. 8. Mary Johnson 1805–1894 m. Thomas Norris 1816–1848
      1. 1. Rachel Norris 1840–1864 m. Joseph Hastings 1829–1901
        1. 1. Thomas Hastings 1859–1939 m. Amelia (Georgina "Nellie") Stephenson 1873–1940
        2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Hastings 1862–1934 m. William Holleran 1856–1921
        3. 3. Jenny Hastings 1864–
      2. 2. Mary (Ann) Norris 1844–
      3. 3. Margaret Norris 1842–
      4. 4. Sarah Norris 1848–
      5. 5. Alexander Norris 1838–1922 m. Margaret (Ann) Elnor 1850–1919
        1. 1. Margaret (May) Norris 1885–1914
        2. 2. Mary (Annie) Norris 1874– m. William (David) Sharpe 1871–1937
        3. 3. Joseph (Henry) Norris 1875–1918 m. Maude (Amelia) Titus 1880–1939
        4. 4. Eleanor (Jane) Norris 1876–1956 m. John (W) Henderson 1865–1940
        5. 5. Thomas (Alexander) Norris 1880–1959 m. Katherine Perry 1896–1954
        6. 6. Rebecca (M) Norris 1881–1943 m. Ralph Chandler 1885–
        7. 7. Elisabeth (R) Norris 1884–
        8. 8. Adelaid (L) Norris 1888–
        9. 9. Florence (Selena) Norris 1878–1960 m. Edward Bailey 1871–1940
    9. 9. Edward Johnson 1785–1872
    10. 10. Sarah Johnston 1798–1876 m. Isaac Cowan 1788–1859
      1. 1. William Cowan 1818–1895 m. Anne King 1822–1906
        1. 1. Harriet (Jane) Cowan 1862–1933 m. Randolph (Frances) Nie 1864–1936
        2. 2. Sarah (Louisa) Cowan 1860–1939
        3. 3. Robert (L.) Cowan 1861–1861
        4. 4. Eliza (Ann) Cowan 1852–1935 m. Sanford (Augusta ( Dr.)) Cornell 1852–1888
        5. 5. George (Henry) Cowan 1859–1935 m. Josephine (Irene) Downie 1869–
        6. 6. John (Alexander) Cowan 1855–1930
        7. 7. William (Edward) Cowan 1856–1937 m. Mary (Ann " Minnie") Justin 1860–1914
        8. 8. Isaac (James) Cowan 1854–1923 m. Isabella (Agnes) Kennedy 1859–1938
      2. 2. Alexander Cowan 1827–1900 m. Martha King 1831–1906
        1. 1. Lovina Cowan 1871– m. Robert (King) Anderson 1861–
        2. 2. Mary (Serena) Cowan 1873–1964 m. Herbert (Newton) McCordic 1872–1955
        3. 3. Edward (James) Cowan 1866–1930 m. Lila (Martha Jane) Gilroy 1870–1946
        4. 4. Sarah Cowan 1864–1869
        5. 5. Eliza Cowan 1862–1929 m. Henry Powell 1850–1929
        6. 6. Hiram (King) Cowan 1860–1891
        7. 7. Martha (Jane) Cowan 1858–1940 m. J. (Alex) Kelly 1853–1930
        8. 8. William (John) Cowan 1856–1900 m. Caroline (Mary) Beamish 1858–1938
      3. 3. Elizabeth Cowan 1825–1891 m. George Lucas 1821–1895
        1. 1. Johnston Lucas 1847–1936
        2. 2. Margaret Lucas 1847–1948
        3. 3. Harriet (Lavinia Vine) Lucas 1862–1947 m. James ("Frank") Parke 1855–
        4. 4. Isaac Lucas 1848–1928
        5. 5. Elizabeth Lucas 1847–1945 m. Angus McPherson 1856–
        6. 6. Edward Lucas 1847–1932
        7. 7. Alexander Lucas 1847–1942
        8. 8. Sarah Lucas 1849–1872
        9. 9. William Lucas 1847–1918 m. Rebecca Hume 1850–1938
        10. 10. Isaac (Benson) Lucas 1867–1940 m. Elizabeth (Eggleston) Richardson 1870–1921 m. Edith (Jane) Trees 1879–1972
      4. 4. Harriet Cowan 1821–1904 m. Huge Pepper 1816–1880
        1. 1. William (Edward) Pepper 1857–1912
        2. 2. Margaret Pepper 1859–1931
        3. 3. Sarah (Ann) Pepper 1851–1902 m. Ebenezer Healy 1846–1937
        4. 4. William Pepper 1853–1854
        5. 5. Hannah (Jane) Pepper 1864–1957
        6. 6. Isaac Pepper 1861–1944
        7. 7. Harriet (Elizabeth (Lizzie)) Pepper 1857–1936 m. Wm (F) Frarey 1852–
        8. 8. Robert Pepper 1850–1880
      5. 5. Edward Cowan 1829–1904 m. Elizabeth Whitcraft 1836–1916
        1. 1. John (Benson) Cowan 1881–1950 m. Elizabeth, (Bessie) Harper 1892–1988
        2. 2. Isaac (Frederick) Cowan 1878–1962 m. Jessie (Elizabeth) Latimer 1873–1958
        3. 3. Alfred (Ernest) Cowan 1876–1965 m. Anna (Leila) Saunders 1879–1973
        4. 4. Edith (Maria) Cowan 1874–1959
        5. 5. Johnston (Edward) Cowan 1872–1940 m. Margaret (Belle "Maggie") Dewar 1874–1936
        6. 6. Henry (Louis) Cowan 1870–1939 m. Elizabeth Gorrell 1872–
        7. 7. Francis (Jane) Cowan 1868–1895
        8. 8. Harriet (Susannah) Cowan 1871–1946 m. Archibald Williamson 1871–1945
        9. 9. Margaret (Joan) Cowan 1862–1921 m. George Mitchell 1866–1946
        10. 10. William (James) Cowan 1860–1933
        11. 11. Sarah (Elizabeth) Cowan 1859–1939 m. Douglas Carr 1857–1936
        12. 12. Annie Cowan 1872–1956 m. Samuel (H) Mitchell 1871–1932
      6. 6. John (S) Cowan 1836–1917 m. Maria (M.) Hume 1845–1906
        1. 1. Isaac (Sidney) Cowan 1864–1950 m. Eva (Louise) Protheroe 1884–1950
        2. 2. Lawson (Edward) Cowan 1877–
        3. 3. John (Southfield) Cowan 1877–
        4. 4. Edward (Grierson) Cowan 1877–
        5. 5. Beecher (Arthur) Cowan 1875–1957 m. Lena Johnson 1903– m. Annette (Claire Louise) Lederer 1884–1926
        6. 6. William (Wellington) Cowan 1872–1949
        7. 7. Charlotte (Jane (Lottie)) Cowan 1871–
        8. 8. Eleanor (Jane) Cowan 1866–1869
        9. 9. Sarah Cowan 1868–
        10. 10. Melissa Cowan 1863–1936 m. William Dougherty 1860–
  8. 8. Barbara (Ann Elizabeth) Johnston 1852–1852
  9. 9. Margaret Johnston 1832–1905
  10. 10. Humphrey Johnston 1840–1931
  11. 11. Thomas Johnston 1837–1923
  12. 12. William Johnston 1830–1880

Joseph Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1808
24 May 1808
Birth of Joseph Johnston in Armagh, Ireland
Armagh, Ireland
1898
19 May 1898
Age 90
Death of Joseph Johnston in Malahide Twsp., Elgin County, Ontario
Malahide Twsp., Elgin County, Ontario

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 May 1808
    Event Place: Armagh, Ireland
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Deaths, Archives of Ontario; Series: MS935; Reel: 87

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1898
    Event Place: Malahide Twsp., Elgin County, Ontario
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Deaths, Archives of Ontario; Series: MS935; Reel: 87
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