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Peter Johnson 1842 – 1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Feb 1842

Birth Location: Lyn, Leeds, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 28 Dec 1926

Death Location: Moorefield, Wellington, Ontario, Canada

Father: Peter Johnson

Mother: Sarah Hill

Spouse(s): Clarissa Cumming

Children(s): "Deb" Johnson, Effie Johnson, Sarah Johnson, Robert Johnson

In 1842, Peter Johnson entered the world in Lyn, Leeds, Ontario, Canada, born to Peter Johnson and Sarah Hill. In 1901, Peter Johnson resided in Ontario, Canada. Peter Johnson married Clarissa Cumming, and had children including "Deb" Adelbert Watson Johnson, Effie Eleanor Johnson, Sarah Adelaide Johnson, Robert Norman Johnson. Peter Johnson passed away in 1926 in Moorefield, Wellington, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1842, Peter Johnson entered the world in Lyn, Leeds, Ontario, Canada, born to Peter Johnson and Sarah Hill.
  • In 1901, Peter Johnson resided in Ontario, Canada.
  • Peter Johnson married Clarissa Cumming, and had children including "Deb" Adelbert Watson Johnson, Effie Eleanor Johnson, Sarah Adelaide Johnson, Robert Norman Johnson.
  • Peter Johnson passed away in 1926 in Moorefield, Wellington, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Johnson
1803 – 1880
Birth Location: Yorkshire England
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Sarah Hill
1798 – 1869
Birth Location: Southcave Yorkshire England
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Spouses(s)

Clarissa Cumming
1842 – 1927
Birth Location: Leeds, Ontario, Canada
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Children(s)

"Deb" Johnson
1865 – 1937
Birth Location: Lyn Leeds Grenville Ontario, Canada
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Effie Johnson
1867 – 1949
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
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Sarah Johnson
1868 – 1933
Birth Location: Ontario
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Robert Johnson
1870 – 1960
Birth Location: Leeds, Ontario, Canada
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Peter Johnson's Ancestors

Self
Peter Johnson
1842 – 1926
Birth Place: Lyn, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Peter Johnson
1803 – 1880
Yorkshire England
Sarah Hill
1798 – 1869
Southcave Yorkshire England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Peter Johnson's Descendants

1.
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Peter Johnson (10 Feb 1842 – 28 Dec 1926) m. Clarissa Cumming (23 Feb 1842 – 24 Jan 1927)
  1. 1. "Deb" (Adelbert Watson) Johnson (18 07 1865 – 08 11 1937)
  2. 2. Effie (Eleanor) Johnson (25 Aug 1867 – 15 Jul 1949) m. William (Elliott) Cowan (05 Oct 1859 – 08 Jul 1932)
    1. 1. Luella (Effie) Cowan (26 Aug 1895 – 6 Nov 1923) m. John (Nevil) Crane
    2. 2. Clarissa (Mildred) Cowan (3 Jul 1897 – 19 Feb 1947) m. Wesley (A.) Speers (25 May 1891 – 28 Feb 1976)
      1. 1. Franklin (Wesley) Speers (3 July 1924 – 20 October 2010)
      2. 2. Crawford (Alexander Rutherford) Speers (02 Dec 1931 – 20 Nov 2002)
      3. 3. John (Cowan) Speers (01 Apr 1933 – 25 Dec 2008)
      4. 4. James (Everon) Speers (1935 – 2005)
      5. 5. Eleanor (Luella Ann) Speers (18 Sep 1936 – 29 Dec 2020) m. Peter Taylor (3 Nov 1933 – )
      6. 6. W (Gordon) Speers m. Brunhilde (Ethelgard) Schoen (1941 – 19 Aug 2016)
        1. 1. Bruni Speers
        2. 2. Martha (Janice) Speers ( – 17 FEB 2021)
    3. 3. Clarence (George) Cowan (1900 – 25 Apr 1976) m. Minnie (Elva) Cadwell (25 Jun 1908 – 1968)
      1. 1. William (John) Cowan (29 Dec 1928 – 29 Apr 2020)
      2. 2. Luella (Irene) Cowan (22 Jan 1930 – 22 Oct 2009)
      3. 3. Lorne (Clarence) Cowan (08 Jul 1934 – 17 Feb 2009)
      4. 4. Marion (E) Cowan (1943 – ) m. William ("Harvey") Elliott (1938 – )
        1. 1. Katherine (S) Elliott m. Ken Taylor
    4. 4. Peter (Crawford) Cowan (13 Mar 1905 – 1967) m. Olga (Matilda) Nickle (1904 – )
  3. 3. Sarah (Adelaide) Johnson (5 Jul 1868 – 9 Jun 1933)
  4. 4. Robert (Norman) Johnson (21 Dec 1870 – 12 Jan 1960)

Peter Johnson's Timeline

3 Records

1842
10 Feb 1842
Birth of Peter Johnson in Lyn, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
Lyn, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 59
Peter Johnson resided here in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada
1926
28 Dec 1926
Age 84
Death of Peter Johnson in Moorefield, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
Moorefield, Wellington, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1842
    Event Place: Lyn, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Maryborough, Wellington (Centre), Ontario; Page: 11; Family No: 111
    [2] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Maryborough, Wellington (Centre), Ontario; Page: 11; Family No: 111

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1926
    Event Place: Moorefield, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Drayton, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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