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Pauline Gertrude Johnston 1891 – 1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Nov 1891

Birth Location: Indiana

Death Date: 16 Jun 1972

Death Location: Troy, Oakland, Michigan, USA

Father: Ralph Johnston

Mother: Margaret Moss

Spouse(s): William Blessing

Children(s): Pauline Blessing

Pauline Gertrude Johnston was born in 1891 in Indiana, the child of Ralph Dyer Johnston and Margaret Moss. In 1950, Pauline Gertrude Johnston resided in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA. Pauline Gertrude Johnston married William Blessing, and had children including Pauline Elizabeth Blessing. Pauline Gertrude Johnston passed away in 1972 in Troy, Oakland, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • Pauline Gertrude Johnston was born in 1891 in Indiana, the child of Ralph Dyer Johnston and Margaret Moss.
  • In 1950, Pauline Gertrude Johnston resided in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.
  • Pauline Gertrude Johnston married William Blessing, and had children including Pauline Elizabeth Blessing.
  • Pauline Gertrude Johnston passed away in 1972 in Troy, Oakland, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ralph Johnston
1862 – 1929
Birth Location: Flint, Genesee County, Michigan, USA
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Margaret Moss
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

William Blessing
1879 – 1950
Birth Location: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
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Children(s)

Pauline Blessing
1915 – 1992
Birth Location: Detroit Wayn, Michigan, USA
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Pauline Johnston's Ancestors

Self
Pauline Johnston
1891 – 1972
Birth Place: Indiana
Parents
Ralph Dyer Johnston
1862 – 1929
Flint, Genesee County, Michigan, USA
Margaret Moss
Grandparents
Robert (Latham) Johnston
1825 – 1903
Penfield, Monroe County, New York, USA
Helen (Barbara) Potter
1831 – 1911
Hartland, Niagara, New York, USA
Andrew ("Andy") Moss
1826 – 1904
Ireland
Margaret King
1833 – 1899
Newtownforbes Parish, County Longford, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Johnston
1799 – 1863
Marie Becraft
1803 –
Darius Potter
1788 – 1836
Zilpah Potter
1790 – 1856
Catherine M'Canon
1805 – 1892
John King
1806 – 1871
Bridget Murtagh
1808 – 1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Noel Potter
1758 – 1847
Anna Potter
Sanford Colvin
1770 – 1861
Abigail Chipman
1767 – 1838

Pauline Johnston's Descendants

1.
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Pauline (Gertrude) Johnston (30 Nov 1891 – 16 Jun 1972) m. William Blessing (7 September 1879 – 9 May 1950)
  1. 1. Pauline (Elizabeth) Blessing (25 September 1915 – 19 November 1992) m. Julio (Ralph) Famularo (27 October 1913 – 16 October 2001)
    1. 1. Thomas (John) Famularo m. Wilma Demeulenaere (Abt. 1942 – 13 Oct 2010)
      1. 1. Nichole Harrington (23 Jul 1972 – )
        1. 1. Shaun Musick (7 Dec 1992 – )
        2. 2. Devon Musick (25 May 1995 – )

Pauline Johnston's Timeline

3 Records

1891
30 Nov 1891
Birth of Pauline Gertrude Johnston in Indiana
Indiana
1950
1950
Age 59
Pauline Gertrude Johnston resided here in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1972
16 Jun 1972
Age 81
Death of Pauline Gertrude Johnston in Troy, Oakland, Michigan, USA
Troy, Oakland, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1891
    Event Place: Indiana
    Record Source:
    [1] 1950 United States Federal Census
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1972
    Event Place: Troy, Oakland, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
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