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

It was in 1808 that Joseph Johnston was born in Armagh, Ireland, a child of Humphrey Johnston and Margaret Whitcroft. Joseph Johnston went on to marry Barbara Kilmer and had children such as George Frances Johnston, William Johnston, Margaret Johnston, Martha Johnston, Thomas Johnston, Humphrey Johnston, Edward Johnston, Eliza Belinda Johnston, Joseph Gustavo Johnston, Barbara Ann Elizabeth Johnston, David Johnston and Albert Johnston. Joseph Johnston was deceased by 1898 in Malahide Twsp., Elgin County, Ontario.

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Parents

Humphrey Johnston
1776 – 1863
Birth Location: Armagh, Armagh, Ireland
HJ
Margaret Whitcroft
1786 – 1852
Birth Location: Clontibret Parish, Monaghan, Ireland
MW

Spouses(s)

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

Children(s)

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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 24 May 1808
    Event Place: Armagh, Ireland
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Archives of Ontario; Series: MS935; Reel: 87

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 19 May 1898
    Event Place: Malahide Twsp., Elgin County, Ontario
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Archives of Ontario; Series: MS935; Reel: 87
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