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Robert Johnston 1816 – 1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Mar 1816

Birth Location: Ballybofey, Donegal, Ireland

Death Date: 12 Jun 1896

Death Location: Fortuna, Humboldt, California, USA

Father: James Johnston

Mother: Mary Crawford

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Robert Johnston Sr was born in 1816 in Ballybofey, Donegal, Ireland, the child of James Johnston and Mary Ann Crawford. Robert Johnston Sr passed away in 1896 in Fortuna, Humboldt, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Johnston Sr was born in 1816 in Ballybofey, Donegal, Ireland, the child of James Johnston and Mary Ann Crawford.
  • Robert Johnston Sr passed away in 1896 in Fortuna, Humboldt, California, USA.

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Robert Johnston's Ancestors

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Robert Johnston
1816 – 1896
Birth Place: Ballybofey, Donegal, Ireland
Parents
James Johnston
1792 –
County Donegal, Ireland
Mary (Ann) Crawford
1792 – 1854
Ireland
Grandparents
Robert JOHNSTON
1770 –
Donegal, Ireland
Mary McClelland
1768 – 1793
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1816
25 Mar 1816
Birth of Robert Johnston Sr in Ballybofey, Donegal, Ireland
Ballybofey, Donegal, Ireland
1896
12 Jun 1896
Age 80
Death of Robert Johnston Sr in Fortuna, Humboldt, California, USA
Fortuna, Humboldt, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1816
    Event Place: Ballybofey, Donegal, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1896
    Event Place: Fortuna, Humboldt, California, USA

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