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Walter Johnston 1796–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1796

Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 1878

Death Location: Beaver City, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: James Johnson

Mother: Jane Anderson

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Walter Johnston was born in 1796 in Pennsylvania, United States, the child of James Johnson And Jane Anderson. Walter Johnston passed away in 1878 in Beaver City, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • Walter Johnston was born in 1796 in Pennsylvania, United States, the child of James Johnson And Jane Anderson.
  • Walter Johnston passed away in 1878 in Beaver City, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Walter Johnston's Ancestors

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Walter Johnston
1796–1878
Birth Place: Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
James Johnson
1738–1840
County Derry, Ireland
Jane Anderson
1771–1867
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Sir (Capt. William Henry "1 st Baronet Superintendant of Indian Affairs"" (Warraghiyagey)) JOHNSON
1697–1774
Annandale, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Catherine Wisenberg
1719–1753
Mohawk Valley, Montgomery, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Christopher Johnson
1687–1763
Anne Warren
1688–1773
Chief Clan
1692–1755
Marie (Peters)
1694–1776
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lady Fitzsimmons
1656–1726
General MacShane
1655–1769
Capt. GGF-8
1656–1712
Lady AYLMER
1660–1726
PeterToris clan***
1650–1696
William Hendrick
1670–1737
Elizabeth Hendrick
1654–

Walter Johnston's Timeline

2 Records

1796
1796
Birth of Walter Johnston in Pennsylvania, United States
Pennsylvania, United States
1878
1878
Age 82
Death of Walter Johnston in Beaver City, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States
Beaver City, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1878
    Event Place: Beaver City, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States

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