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Margaret Johnson 1575 – 1677 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1575

Birth Location: Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: abt 1677

Death Location: Pittington, County Durham, England, United Kingdom

Father: Lord Johnston

Mother: Catherine Forbes

Spouse(s): Sir Durham, Thomas Durham

Children(s): Thomas Durham

In 1575, Margaret Johnson entered the world in Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom, born to Lord George Johnston and Catherine Forbes. Margaret Johnson married Sir William Durham, Thomas Durham, and had children including Thomas Durham. Margaret Johnson passed away in 1677 in Pittington, County Durham, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1575, Margaret Johnson entered the world in Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom, born to Lord George Johnston and Catherine Forbes.
  • Margaret Johnson married Sir William Durham, Thomas Durham, and had children including Thomas Durham.
  • Margaret Johnson passed away in 1677 in Pittington, County Durham, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Johnson
1575 – 1677
Birth Place: Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Lord George Johnston
1545 – 1593
Caskieben, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Catherine Forbes
1554 – 1622
Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Johnson
1520 – 1547
Margaret Hay
1520 – 1559
Alexander (of) Forbes
1516 –
Findlost-Towie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth Beatrice Keith, Countess) Huntly
1522 – 1604
Dunnottar Castle, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Keith
1470 – 1521
Janet Grey
1494 – 1539
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew
1446 – 1514
SCOT Argyll\CAMPBELL
1476 – 1529

Margaret Johnson's Descendants

1.
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Margaret Johnson (1575 – abt 1677) m. Sir (William) Durham (1584 – 1603) m. Thomas Durham
  1. 1. Thomas Durham (1614 – 28 December 1653)

Margaret Johnson's Timeline

3 Records

1575
1575
Birth of Margaret Johnson in Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
1677
abt 1677
Age 102
Death of Margaret Johnson in Pittington, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Pittington, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
1677
22 Jun 1677
Age 102
Burial of Margaret Johnson in Polesworth, Warwickshire, England
Polesworth, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1677
    Event Place: Pittington, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1677
    Event Place: Polesworth, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: Warwickshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812

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