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PETER JOHNSTONE 1735 – 1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1735

Birth Location: Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 18 April 1790

Death Location: Elizabeth, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Father: Gilbert Johnston

Mother: Caroline (Ormondi)

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In 1735, PETER JOHNSTONE entered the world in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland, born to Gilbert Johnston and Caroline JOHNSTONE Ormonde (Ormondi). PETER JOHNSTONE passed away in 1790 in Elizabeth, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • In 1735, PETER JOHNSTONE entered the world in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland, born to Gilbert Johnston and Caroline JOHNSTONE Ormonde (Ormondi).
  • PETER JOHNSTONE passed away in 1790 in Elizabeth, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

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PETER JOHNSTONE's Ancestors

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PETER JOHNSTONE
1735 – 1790
Birth Place: Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
Parents
Gilbert Johnston
1700 – 1775
Brompton, North Carolina, United States
Caroline (JOHNSTONE Ormonde) (Ormondi)
1705 – 1765
Armagh, Armagh, Northern Ireland
Grandparents
John (Samuel "The Honorable" Johnston of) Stapleton
1665 – 1720
Newbie Castle, Overlooking Bay Solney Fifth, Newbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Elizabeth Belchier
1664 – 1703
Annanadale, Dufriesshire, , Scotland,
Great-Grandparents
James Johnstone
1625 – 1672
Hanrietta Douglas
1633 – 1673
Gabriel Belchier
1633 – 1693
Elizabeth Parsons
1635 – 1695
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Johnstone
1602 – 1653
Margaret Douglass
1606 – 1677

PETER JOHNSTONE's Timeline

2 Records

1735
1735
Birth of PETER JOHNSTONE in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland
1790
18 April 1790
Age 55
Death of PETER JOHNSTONE in Elizabeth, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Elizabeth, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1735
    Event Place: Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 April 1790
    Event Place: Elizabeth, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

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