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Rachel "Big Rachel" Johnston 1838–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 February 1838

Birth Location: Mount Darby,Township, County. Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 23 February 1888

Death Location: Bowling Township, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA

Father: Thomas Sr

Mother: Elizabeth Mrs

Spouse(s): Robert Johnston

Children(s): Matilda Hutchinson, Thomas Johnston, Elizabeth Mrs, Ellen Johnson, John Johnston, Joseph Johnston, Mary Johnston, Jane Johnston, Sarah Johnston

In 1838, Rachel "Big Rachel" Johnston entered the world in Mount Darby,Township, County. Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland, born to Thomas L Old Tom Johnston Sr And Elizabeth Aunt Betty Agnes Rowe Johnston Mrs. Rachel "Big Rachel" Johnston married Robert W Black Robin Johnston, and had children including Elizabeth Eliza Jane Johnston Mrs, Ellen Mary Johnson, Jane Johnston, John R Johnston, Joseph Hayes Johnston, Mary Sophia Johnston, Matilda Johnston Hutchinson, Sarah S Johnston, Thomas Samuel Black Robin Johnston. Rachel "Big Rachel" Johnston passed away in 1888 in Bowling Township, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1838, Rachel "Big Rachel" Johnston entered the world in Mount Darby,Township, County. Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland, born to Thomas L Old Tom Johnston Sr And Elizabeth Aunt Betty Agnes Rowe Johnston Mrs.
  • Rachel "Big Rachel" Johnston married Robert W Black Robin Johnston, and had children including Elizabeth Eliza Jane Johnston Mrs, Ellen Mary Johnson, Jane Johnston, John R Johnston, Joseph Hayes Johnston, Mary Sophia Johnston, Matilda Johnston Hutchinson, Sarah S Johnston, Thomas Samuel Black Robin Johnston.
  • Rachel "Big Rachel" Johnston passed away in 1888 in Bowling Township, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA.

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Rachel Johnston's Ancestors

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Rachel Johnston
1838–1888
Birth Place: Mount Darby,Township, County. Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland
Parents
Thomas L "Old Tom" Johnston Sr
1794–1867
Corraghy, Co. Fermanagh, Ireland
Elizabeth ("Aunt Betty" Agnes Rowe Johnston) Mrs
1800–1880
Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rachel Johnston's Descendants

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Rachel ("Big Rachel") Johnston (12 February 1838–23 February 1888) m. Robert (W (Black Robin)) Johnston (16 Oct 1837–15 Sept 1892)
  1. 1. Matilda (Johnston) Hutchinson 1863–1927 m. Robert (James) Hutchinson 1862–1922
    1. 1. John (William) Hutchinson 1903–1989 m. Julianna DeLoose 1908–1986
      1. 1. Baby (Girl) Hutchinson 1926–1926
      2. 2. Mary (Joan) Hutchinson 1931–2014
  2. 2. Thomas (Samuel "Black Robin") Johnston 1867–1948
  3. 3. Elizabeth ((Eliza) Jane Johnston) Mrs 1865–1954
  4. 4. Ellen (Mary) Johnson 1870–1888
  5. 5. John (R.) Johnston 1877–1930
  6. 6. Joseph (Hayes) Johnston 1879–1927
  7. 7. Mary (Sophia) Johnston 1871–1888
  8. 8. Jane Johnston 1869–1925
  9. 9. Sarah (S.) Johnston 1854–1884

Rachel Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1838
12 February 1838
Birth of Rachel "Big Rachel" Johnston in Mount Darby,Township, County. Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland
Mount Darby,Township, County. Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland
1888
23 February 1888
Age 50
Death of Rachel "Big Rachel" Johnston in Bowling Township, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
Bowling Township, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 February 1838
    Event Place: Mount Darby,Township, County. Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 February 1888
    Event Place: Bowling Township, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA

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