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Sarah Johnston 1798–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1798

Birth Location: Armagh, Armagh, Ireland

Death Date: 29 Mar 1876

Death Location: St James Cemetery , Brooke

Father: George Johnson

Mother: Harriet None

Spouse(s): Isaac Cowan

Children(s): William Cowan, Alexander Cowan, Elizabeth Cowan, Harriet Cowan, Edward Cowan, John Cowan

Sarah Johnston was born in 1798 in Armagh, Armagh, Ireland, the child of George Johnson And Harriet. In 1861, Sarah Johnston resided in Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada. Sarah Johnston married Isaac Cowan, and had children including Alexander Cowan, Edward Cowan, Elizabeth Cowan, Harriet Cowan, John S Cowan, William Cowan. Sarah Johnston passed away in 1876 in St James Cemetery , Brooke.

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Biography

  • Sarah Johnston was born in 1798 in Armagh, Armagh, Ireland, the child of George Johnson And Harriet.
  • In 1861, Sarah Johnston resided in Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada.
  • Sarah Johnston married Isaac Cowan, and had children including Alexander Cowan, Edward Cowan, Elizabeth Cowan, Harriet Cowan, John S Cowan, William Cowan.
  • Sarah Johnston passed away in 1876 in St James Cemetery , Brooke.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Johnson
1755–1816
Birth Location: Ireland
GJ
Harriet None
1765–1798
Birth Location: County Armagh, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Isaac Cowan
1788–1859
Birth Location: Clontibret, County Monaghan, Ireland
IC

Children(s)

William Cowan
1818–1895
Birth Location: Co. Monnaghan, Ireland
WC
Alexander Cowan
1827–1900
Birth Location: Clontibret, Monaghan, Ireland
AC
Elizabeth Cowan
1825–1891
Birth Location: Clontibret, Monaghan, Ireland
EC
Harriet Cowan
1821–1904
Birth Location: CLontibret, Monagham, Irleand
HC
Edward Cowan
1829–1904
Birth Location: Clontibret, Monaghan, Ireland
EC
John Cowan
1836–1917
Birth Location: CLontibret, Monagham, Irleand
JC

Sarah Johnston's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Johnston
1798–1876
Birth Place: Armagh, Armagh, Ireland
Parents
George Johnson
1755–1816
Ireland
Harriet
1765–1798
County Armagh, Ireland
Grandparents
Hugh Johnson
1718–1752
Armagh, Northern Ireland
Margaret Johnson
1722–
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Johnston's Descendants

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Sarah Johnston (Abt. 1798–29 Mar 1876) m. Isaac Cowan (1788–17 Feb 1859)
  1. 1. William Cowan 1818–1895 m. Anne King 1822–1906
    1. 1. Harriet (Jane) Cowan 1862–1933 m. Randolph (Frances) Nie 1864–1936
      1. 1. William (Randolph) Nie 1903–1967 m. Edith (May) Bickerstaff 1906–1980 m. Victoria (May Irene) Gibbs 1901–1979
        1. 1. Randolph (Enoch Nie) O'Hara 1926–1993 m. Evelyn (Elizabeth) Wittmer 1930–1992
    2. 2. Sarah (Louisa) Cowan 1860–1939
    3. 3. Robert (L.) Cowan 1861–1861
    4. 4. Eliza (Ann) Cowan 1852–1935 m. Sanford (Augusta ( Dr.)) Cornell 1852–1888
      1. 1. Augusta (Louise) Cornell 1879–1940 m. Russell (Swabey) Twining 1883–1969
        1. 1. Russell Twining 1915–
      2. 2. Mabel (Gertrude) Cornell 1881–1910 m. John (E) Ruby 1868–
      3. 3. Irene (Margaret) Cornell 1887–1933
      4. 4. Frederick (Cowan) Cornell 1877–1888 m. Sarah C 1877–
        1. 1. Frederick Corneille 1905–
        2. 2. Sarah (E) Corneille 1910–
      5. 5. Annie (Carolyn) Cornell 1876–
    5. 5. George (Henry) Cowan 1859–1935 m. Josephine (Irene) Downie 1869–
      1. 1. Josephine (Irene) Cowan 1898–1979
      2. 2. Patricia (Louise) Cowan 1900–2000
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Eunice) Cowan 1907–1988 m. Michael (Graham) Kinloch 1899–1969
        1. 1. Pidge (Elizabeth Adria Caroline) Kinloch 1933–1981
      4. 4. George (Paxton D) Cowan 1905–1944 m. Grace Cameron 1915–
        1. 1. Bonnie (Mary Stuart) Cowan 1940–2015
        2. 2. Gail (Cameron) Cowan 1938–2015
        3. 3. Patricia (Irene) Cowan 1938–2010
      5. 5. Ernest (Thomas) Cowan 1903–
      6. 6. Cardelia (L) Cowan 1900–
      7. 7. Charles Cowan 1899–1979
      8. 8. Frances (King) Cowan 1903–1982 m. Gilbert (Norman) Tucker 1896–1955
    6. 6. John (Alexander) Cowan 1855–1930
    7. 7. William (Edward) Cowan 1856–1937 m. Mary (Ann " Minnie") Justin 1860–1914
      1. 1. Helen (Irene) Cowan 1890–
      2. 2. Arthur (Justin) Cowan 1893–1972
    8. 8. Isaac (James) Cowan 1854–1923 m. Isabella (Agnes) Kennedy 1859–1938
      1. 1. Evelyn (Agnes) Cowan 1899–1994 m. Edward (George Kenton) Mitchell 1902–1963
        1. 1. Margaret (Isabel) Mitchell 1937–2004 m. Lorne (John Sherman) McDowell 1930–2017
      2. 2. Meta (Aileen) Cowan 1897–1959 m. Henry (Clifford) Lucas 1892–1993
  2. 2. Alexander Cowan 1827–1900 m. Martha King 1831–1906
    1. 1. Lovina Cowan 1871– m. Robert (King) Anderson 1861–
    2. 2. Mary (Serena) Cowan 1873–1964 m. Herbert (Newton) McCordic 1872–1955
      1. 1. Edward (Cowan Mc) Cordic 1907–1909
      2. 2. Katherine McCordic 1912–2010
      3. 3. Herbert (Alexander) McCordic 1914–1988
    3. 3. Edward (James) Cowan 1866–1930 m. Lila (Martha Jane) Gilroy 1870–1946
      1. 1. Marion (Agnes) Cowan 1896–1958 m. John (Oliver) Thoen 1893–1966
        1. 1. John (Eric) Thoen 1928–1983
        2. 2. Lila Thoen 1932–1974
      2. 2. Edward (Hayden) Cowan 1898–1992 m. Margarita (Patricia) McManaman 1910–
        1. 1. Richard (Edward) Cowan 1932–1984
        2. 2. Shirley (Rae) Cowan 1935–1997 m. Charles (S) Costello 1936–2020
      3. 3. Helen (King) Cowan 1903–1990
    4. 4. Sarah Cowan 1864–1869
    5. 5. Eliza Cowan 1862–1929 m. Henry Powell 1850–1929
      1. 1. Pauline (Lettie Jane) Powell 1901–1980 m. James (Nelson) Powell 1903–1976
    6. 6. Hiram (King) Cowan 1860–1891
    7. 7. Martha (Jane) Cowan 1858–1940 m. J. (Alex) Kelly 1853–1930
      1. 1. Adelaide Kelly 1883– m. James (Walker) McLaren 1875–
    8. 8. William (John) Cowan 1856–1900 m. Caroline (Mary) Beamish 1858–1938
      1. 1. Harold (Edward) Cowan 1899–1956
      2. 2. Cynthia (May) Cowan 1897–
      3. 3. Richard (Frederick) Cowan 1895–1972
      4. 4. Alexander (Beamish) Cowan 1894–1959 m. Monica (Boulton) Lockhart 1896–1992
        1. 1. George (Lockhart) Cowan 1923–1944
        2. 2. Cynthia (Monica) Cowan 1925– m. Earl (Spencer) Robins 1920–1997
        3. 3. Alexander (Beamish) Cowan 1927–1936
      5. 5. Eva (Marie) Cowan 1892– m. Norman (Alexander) Wait 1899–1969
  3. 3. Elizabeth Cowan 1825–1891 m. George Lucas 1821–1895
    1. 1. Johnston Lucas 1847–1936
    2. 2. Margaret Lucas 1847–1948
    3. 3. Harriet (Lavinia Vine) Lucas 1862–1947 m. James ("Frank") Parke 1855–
    4. 4. Isaac Lucas 1848–1928
    5. 5. Elizabeth Lucas 1847–1945 m. Angus McPherson 1856–
    6. 6. Edward Lucas 1847–1932
    7. 7. Alexander Lucas 1847–1942
    8. 8. Sarah Lucas 1849–1872
    9. 9. William Lucas 1847–1918 m. Rebecca Hume 1850–1938
      1. 1. George Lucas 1891–1991
      2. 2. John (Frederick) Lucas 1891–1975
      3. 3. Harvey Lucas 1887–1975
        1. 1. John (Harvey) Lucas 1926–
        2. 2. William (Jacob) Lucas 1924–
        3. 3. Elizabeth Lucas 1922–
      4. 4. Eugene Lucas 1884–1965
        1. 1. Child Lucas 1924–
      5. 5. Lottie (May) Lucas 1880–1965
      6. 6. Wallace Lucas 1876–1938
      7. 7. Sarah (Jane) Lucas 1874–1903
      8. 8. Minnie (Alberta) Lucas 1872–1944
        1. 1. Frederick Hovey 1917–1974
        2. 2. William Hovey 1907–1965
    10. 10. Isaac (Benson) Lucas 1867–1940 m. Elizabeth (Eggleston) Richardson 1870–1921 m. Edith (Jane) Trees 1879–1972
      1. 1. George (Kendall) Lucas 1895–1932
      2. 2. Isaac (Brock Dick) Lucas 1897–1988 m. Elsie (Jane) Rose 1898–1990 m. Adelaide (Torrance) Hays 1904–1978
        1. 1. Robert (Forbes) Lucas 1928–1986
      3. 3. Buck Lucas 1898–
  4. 4. Harriet Cowan 1821–1904 m. Huge Pepper 1816–1880
    1. 1. William (Edward) Pepper 1857–1912
    2. 2. Margaret Pepper 1859–1931
    3. 3. Sarah (Ann) Pepper 1851–1902 m. Ebenezer Healy 1846–1937
      1. 1. Wallace (Gordon) Healy 1877–1949
      2. 2. Blanche Healy 1894–1994
      3. 3. Clarence (Glenville "Glennie") Healy 1874–1951
      4. 4. George (Milton Cowan) Healy 1881–1955
      5. 5. Bertie Healy 1886–
      6. 6. Robert (Beecher) Healy 1885–1954
      7. 7. Sidney (Maurice) Healy 1896–1942
    4. 4. William Pepper 1853–1854
    5. 5. Hannah (Jane) Pepper 1864–1957
    6. 6. Isaac Pepper 1861–1944
    7. 7. Harriet (Elizabeth (Lizzie)) Pepper 1857–1936 m. Wm (F) Frarey 1852–
      1. 1. H (L) Frarey 1887–
      2. 2. S (R) Frarey 1889–
    8. 8. Robert Pepper 1850–1880
  5. 5. Edward Cowan 1829–1904 m. Elizabeth Whitcraft 1836–1916
    1. 1. John (Benson) Cowan 1881–1950 m. Elizabeth, (Bessie) Harper 1892–1988
      1. 1. Madeline Cowan 1926–1926
    2. 2. Isaac (Frederick) Cowan 1878–1962 m. Jessie (Elizabeth) Latimer 1873–1958
      1. 1. Marjorie (Edith Alfreda) Cowan 1912–1987 m. John (C.) Barfett 1909–1988
    3. 3. Alfred (Ernest) Cowan 1876–1965 m. Anna (Leila) Saunders 1879–1973
      1. 1. John (Keith) Cowan 1915– m. Irene –1974
      2. 2. Gerrard (Saunders) Cowan 1910–1991 m. Doris Sutton 1915–
    4. 4. Edith (Maria) Cowan 1874–1959
    5. 5. Johnston (Edward) Cowan 1872–1940 m. Margaret (Belle "Maggie") Dewar 1874–1936
    6. 6. Henry (Louis) Cowan 1870–1939 m. Elizabeth Gorrell 1872–
      1. 1. Irene (Gorrell) Williams 1899–1996
    7. 7. Francis (Jane) Cowan 1868–1895
    8. 8. Harriet (Susannah) Cowan 1871–1946 m. Archibald Williamson 1871–1945
    9. 9. Margaret (Joan) Cowan 1862–1921 m. George Mitchell 1866–1946
      1. 1. Alfreda Mitchell 1899–1994 m. Burt Lucas 1890–1965
        1. 1. Margaret Lucas 1925–
        2. 2. Kenneth Lucas 1923–
        3. 3. Carolyn (Ann) Lucas 1943–1943
      2. 2. Edward (George Kenton) Mitchell 1902–1963 m. Evelyn (Agnes) Cowan 1899–1994
    10. 10. William (James) Cowan 1860–1933
    11. 11. Sarah (Elizabeth) Cowan 1859–1939 m. Douglas Carr 1857–1936
      1. 1. Edith (Anna Kathleen) Carr 1893–1959 m. Henry (Allan) Creighton 1894–1980
      2. 2. John (Edward Beecher) Carr 1895–1931
    12. 12. Annie Cowan 1872–1956 m. Samuel (H) Mitchell 1871–1932
  6. 6. John (S) Cowan 1836–1917 m. Maria (M.) Hume 1845–1906
    1. 1. Isaac (Sidney) Cowan 1864–1950 m. Eva (Louise) Protheroe 1884–1950
      1. 1. Phyllis (Louise) Cowan 1917–2005
      2. 2. Sydney (Godwin) Cowan 1911– m. Frances (Margaret) Pittman 1911–1992
        1. 1. Wendy (Margaret) Cowan 1944–2016
    2. 2. Lawson (Edward) Cowan 1877–
    3. 3. John (Southfield) Cowan 1877–
    4. 4. Edward (Grierson) Cowan 1877–
    5. 5. Beecher (Arthur) Cowan 1875–1957 m. Lena Johnson 1903– m. Annette (Claire Louise) Lederer 1884–1926
      1. 1. Merle (Annette) Cowan 1910–2006
      2. 2. Valice (Olive) Cowan 1911–
      3. 3. Melva (Evangeline) Cowan 1929–1994
      4. 4. Dallas (R) Cowan 1912–
    6. 6. William (Wellington) Cowan 1872–1949
    7. 7. Charlotte (Jane (Lottie)) Cowan 1871–
    8. 8. Eleanor (Jane) Cowan 1866–1869
    9. 9. Sarah Cowan 1868–
    10. 10. Melissa Cowan 1863–1936 m. William Dougherty 1860–
      1. 1. Ruby (Irene) Dougherty 1903–

Sarah Johnston's Timeline

4 Records

1795
1795
Birth of Sarah Johnston in Armagh, Northern Ireland
Armagh, Northern Ireland
1798
Abt. 1798
Birth of Sarah Johnston in Armagh, Armagh, Ireland
Armagh, Armagh, Ireland
1861
1861
Age 63
Sarah Johnston resided here in Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
1876
29 Mar 1876
Age 78
Death of Sarah Johnston in Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Armagh, Northern Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1040-1041
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1798
    Event Place: Armagh, Armagh, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1040-1041

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1876
    Event Place: Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: St James Cemetery , Brooke
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index
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