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Moses C Johnston 1809–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1809

Birth Location: Sugar Creek Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1854

Death Location: Cedar County, Iowa, USA

Father: Alexander Sr.

Mother: Mary (Barnett)

Spouse(s): Harriet Elliott

Children(s): Sarah Johnston

In 1809, Moses C Johnston entered the world in Sugar Creek Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Alexander S Johnston Sr And Mary Margaret Armstrong Barnett. Moses C Johnston married Harriet Duncan Elliott, and had children including Sarah Jane Johnston. Moses C Johnston passed away in 1854 in Cedar County, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1809, Moses C Johnston entered the world in Sugar Creek Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Alexander S Johnston Sr And Mary Margaret Armstrong Barnett.
  • Moses C Johnston married Harriet Duncan Elliott, and had children including Sarah Jane Johnston.
  • Moses C Johnston passed away in 1854 in Cedar County, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Sr.
1770–1844
Birth Location: Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Mary (Barnett)
1765–1830
Birth Location: Old Carlyle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Harriet Elliott
1815–1862
Birth Location: Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
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Children(s)

Sarah Johnston
1839–1916
Birth Location: Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Moses Johnston's Ancestors

Self
Moses Johnston
1809–1854
Birth Place: Sugar Creek Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Alexander S Johnston Sr.
1770–1844
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Margaret Armstrong) (Barnett)
1765–1830
Old Carlyle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Hugh (Johnston) Johnstone
1745–1807
Pennsylvania
Jennet (Jean) Irwin
1745–1847
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Johnston
1706–1790
Martha Beatty
1716–1782
John Erwin
1707–1756
Mary Robinson
1716–1756
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham (Ireland)
1690–1750
Jane Green
1694–1720

Moses Johnston's Descendants

1.
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Moses (C) Johnston (1809–1854) m. Harriet (Duncan) Elliott (29 Jul 1815–7 Oct 1862)
  1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Johnston 1839–1916 m. James (Robert) Laughead 1821–1907
    1. 1. Hattie (Marie) Lawhead 1872–1938 m. Lars ((Lewis) Christian) Larsen 1871– m. Charles (John) Yelkey 1871–1939
      1. 1. George (Peter) Larsen 1889–1962 m. Christine (S) McLain 1885–1970
        1. 1. Betty (Jane) Larsen 1923–2003 m. Morris (Ray) Hilgenkamp 1928–
        2. 2. Verl (G) Larsen 1922–
      2. 2. Joseph (Earl) Larsen 1891–1967
      3. 3. Benny Larsen 1895–
      4. 4. Charles (David Yelkey) Sr 1907–1963

Moses Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1809
1809
Birth of Moses C Johnston in Sugar Creek Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA
Sugar Creek Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA
1854
1854
Age 45
Death of Moses C Johnston in Cedar County, Iowa, USA
Cedar County, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1809
    Event Place: Sugar Creek Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1854
    Event Place: Cedar County, Iowa, USA
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