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Martha Johnston 1787–1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1787

Birth Location: Down, Down, Ireland

Death Date: 4 Feb 1875

Death Location: Shelburne, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: George Johnston

Mother: Martha Sutherland

Spouse(s): John Thorburn

Children(s): Jane Thorburn, Elizabeth Thorborn, Mary Thorburn, George Thorburn, Anne Firth, Thomas Thorburn, William Thorburn, James Thorburn, Cornelius Thorburn, Thomas Thorburn, Martha Thorburn, William Thorburn, Martha Thorburn, John Thorburn

In 1787, Martha Johnston entered the world in Down, Down, Ireland, born to George Johnston And Martha Sutherland. In 1871, Martha Johnston resided in Nova Scotia, Canada. Martha Johnston married John Thorburn, and had children including Anne Firth, Cornelius Craig Thorburn, Elizabeth Betsy Thorborn, George Johnston Thorburn, James Thorburn, Jane Thorburn, John Thorburn, Martha Ann Johnston Thorburn, Mary Thorburn, Thomas Thorburn, William Thorburn. Martha Johnston passed away in 1875 in Shelburne, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1787, Martha Johnston entered the world in Down, Down, Ireland, born to George Johnston And Martha Sutherland.
  • In 1871, Martha Johnston resided in Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Martha Johnston married John Thorburn, and had children including Anne Firth, Cornelius Craig Thorburn, Elizabeth Betsy Thorborn, George Johnston Thorburn, James Thorburn, Jane Thorburn, John Thorburn, Martha Ann Johnston Thorburn, Mary Thorburn, Thomas Thorburn, William Thorburn.
  • Martha Johnston passed away in 1875 in Shelburne, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Johnston
1760–1811
Birth Location: Ireland
GJ
Martha Sutherland
1765–
Birth Location: Down, Down, Ireland
MS

Spouses(s)

John Thorburn
1781–1843
Birth Location: Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland
JT

Children(s)

Jane Thorburn
1812–1853
Birth Location: –
JT
Elizabeth Thorborn
1803–1881
Birth Location: Jones Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada
ET
Mary Thorburn
1810–1853
Birth Location: Jordan Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
MT
George Thorburn
1815–1850
Birth Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
GT
Anne Firth
1817–1851
Birth Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
AF
Thomas Thorburn
1819–1876
Birth Location: –
TT
William Thorburn
1821–
Birth Location: Jordan Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
WT
James Thorburn
1823–1897
Birth Location: Sable River, Nova Scotia, Canada
JT
Cornelius Thorburn
1826–1910
Birth Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
CT
Thomas Thorburn
1819–1876
Birth Location: Port Le Hebert, Nova Scotia, Canada
TT
Martha Thorburn
1828–1851
Birth Location: Shelburne, 1654160, Nova Scotia, Canada
MT
William Thorburn
1800–
Birth Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
WT
Martha Thorburn
1808–1897
Birth Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
MT
John Thorburn
1815–1850
Birth Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
JT

Martha Johnston's Ancestors

Self
Martha Johnston
1787–1875
Birth Place: Down, Down, Ireland
Parents
George Johnston
1760–1811
Ireland
Martha Sutherland
1765–
Down, Down, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Johnston's Descendants

1.
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Martha Johnston (1787–4 Feb 1875) m. John Thorburn (1781–27 Jun 1843)
  1. 1. Jane Thorburn 1812–1853 m. William (McGeorge) Hogg 1808–1899
    1. 1. Helen (Sophia) Hogg 1847–1924 m. William ("Big Will") Archibald 1844–1922
      1. 1. Lawrence (William) Archibald 1890–1982 m. Margaret Norton 1888–1930 m. Jenny Warner 1878–1982
        1. 1. Helen (June Sophia) Archibald 1924–2019 m. Gordon (Ernest) Higgins 1923–2015
        2. 2. Mary (Margarett) Archibald 1917–2000
        3. 3. Jean (Jane Lillian) Archibald 1927–1975
        4. 4. Sadie (Mateer) Archibald 1921–2015
        5. 5. Edna Archibald 1918–2011
        6. 6. William (Morton "Bill") Archibald 1922–2006
        7. 7. Joseph (Norton) Archibald 1919–1989
      2. 2. Mary (Maud) Archibald 1874–1943
        1. 1. Sadie (Mateer) Allen 1911–
        2. 2. Charles (William) Allen 1905–1992
        3. 3. James (Ernest) Allen 1919–
        4. 4. Frederick (Lawrence) Allen 1901–
      3. 3. Morton (Lewis) Archibald 1877–1951
      4. 4. Sadie (M) Archibald 1886–
    2. 2. Martha (Elizabeth Jane) Hogg 1833–1851
    3. 3. Eliza (Ann) Hogg 1840–1882
    4. 4. William (Joseph) Hogg 1842–1846
    5. 5. Philip Hogg 1850–1920
    6. 6. Mary (Ann) Hogg 1853–
    7. 7. Agnes (Ann) Hogg 1837–
  2. 2. Elizabeth ((Betsy)) Thorborn 1803–1881
  3. 3. Mary Thorburn 1810–1853
  4. 4. George (Johnston) Thorburn 1815–1850
  5. 5. Anne Firth 1817–1851
  6. 6. Thomas Thorburn 1819–1876
  7. 7. William Thorburn 1821–
  8. 8. James Thorburn 1823–1897
  9. 9. Cornelius (Craig) Thorburn 1826–1910
  10. 10. Thomas Thorburn 1819–1876
  11. 11. Martha (Ann Johnston) Thorburn 1828–1851
  12. 12. William Thorburn 1800–
  13. 13. Martha (Ann Johnston) Thorburn 1808–1897
  14. 14. John Thorburn 1815–1850

Martha Johnston's Timeline

3 Records

1787
1787
Birth of Martha Johnston in Down, Down, Ireland
Down, Down, Ireland
1871
1871
Age 84
Martha Johnston resided here in Nova Scotia, Canada
Nova Scotia, Canada
1875
4 Feb 1875
Age 88
Death of Martha Johnston in Shelburne, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
Shelburne, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Down, Down, Ireland
    Record Source: 1871 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1871 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1875
    Event Place: Shelburne, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Nova Scotia, Canada, Deaths, 1864-1877, 1890-1957
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