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Rev. James M. Johnston 1754–1820 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Sep 1754

Birth Location: Shippensburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 7 Jan 1820

Death Location: Reedsville, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: John Johnston

Mother: Margaret (Edmundston)

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Brown

Children(s): Margaret Johnston

Rev. James M. Johnston was born in 1754 in Shippensburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John Johnston And Margaret Mary Edmondson Edmundston. Rev. James M. Johnston married Elizabeth Findley Brown, and had children including Margaret Johnston. Rev. James M. Johnston passed away in 1820 in Reedsville, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Rev. James M. Johnston was born in 1754 in Shippensburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John Johnston And Margaret Mary Edmondson Edmundston.
  • Rev. James M. Johnston married Elizabeth Findley Brown, and had children including Margaret Johnston.
  • Rev. James M. Johnston passed away in 1820 in Reedsville, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rev. Johnston's Ancestors

Self
Rev. Johnston
1754–1820
Birth Place: Shippensburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John Johnston
1715–1786
Ireland
Margaret (Mary Edmondson) (Edmundston)
1719–1803
Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
James (William Johnstone) [Johnston]
1655–1737
Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Ireland
Mary (Margaret) Forster
1688–1735
Aghalurcher, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Margaret DonneL
1700–1754
Cecil, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Sir Johnston
1610–1663
James Forster
1663–1712
Christian Hall
1675–1745
Samuel Donnel
1681–1718
Hannah Preble
1663–1761
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Johnstone-Hope
1575–1635
Samuel Donnell\O'Donnell,
1645–1717
Alice CHADBOURNE-MOULTON
1667–1744

Rev. Johnston's Descendants

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Rev. (James M.) Johnston (25 Sep 1754–7 Jan 1820) m. Elizabeth ((Findley)) Brown (16 May 1768–18 Nov 1815)
  1. 1. Margaret Johnston 1796–1881 m. James Caughey 1780–1870
    1. 1. Samuel (G.) Caughey 1820–1895 m. Clarinda Hanna 1819–1882
      1. 1. Robert (Johnson) Caughey 1857–1911 m. Martha (Irene Friskhorn) Martin 1857–1928
        1. 1. Roy (Martin) Caughey 1887–1946 m. Anna (Maria Mary Eleanor) Pulak 1886–1946

Rev. Johnston's Timeline

3 Records

1754
25 Sep 1754
Birth of Rev. James M. Johnston in Shippensburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Shippensburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
1820
3 Jan 1820
Age 66
Death of Rev. James M. Johnston in Reedsville, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA
Reedsville, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA
1820
7 Jan 1820
Age 66
Burial of Rev. James M. Johnston in Reedsville, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA
Reedsville, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1754
    Event Place: Shippensburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1820
    Event Place: Reedsville, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1820
    Event Place: Reedsville, Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA

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