John Johnston
1847 - 1892 (45 years)-
Name John Johnston [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Born 11 Mar 1847 Pickering Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada 
[1, 2, 3, 4] - record has surname as JOHNSON
Gender Male Baptism 7 Aug 1848 Pickering Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada - by William Price, Wesleyan Methodist minister
Residence 1852 Pickering Township, Ontario County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada [1] Residence 1861 Pickering Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada [2] Residence 1871 Pickering Township, Ontario South, Ontario, 'canada' [3] Residence 24 May 1876 Pickering Township, Ontario, Canada Possessions 7 Dec 1877 Pickering Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada part of Lot 4, Concession 8 - Bargain & Sale from William Ward & wife to John Johnston - document 3057 Mortgage 20 Dec 1877 Pickering Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada John Johnston agreed to pay William Ward a mortgage of $100. He paid off the mortgage, which is recorded below in document 3241. Mortgage 1 Apr 1878 Pickering Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada part of Lot 4, Concession 8 - John Johnston pays off $100 mortgage to William Ward via $200 mortgage owed to Foster Hutchison Possessions 8 Dec 1879 Pickering Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada part of Lot 4, Concession 8 - Bargain & Sale from John Johnston & wife to Charles Williams - document 3857 Mortgage 13 Dec 1879 Pickering Township. Ontario, Ontario, Canada part of Lot 4, Concession 8 - John Johnston pays off $200 mortgage to Malcolm McTaggart to whom it was previously assigned by Foster Hutchison Residence 1881 Balsam, Ontario, Canada [4] Died 11 Mar 1892 Mount Greenwood (Chicago), Cook, Illinois, USA Buried Aft 11 Mar 1892 Mount Greenwood (Chicago), Cook, Illinois, USA - Mount Greenwood Cemetery - no stone - Section 11, Lot 174, Grave 2 West 4 North - Next of kin: Emma Johnston at 178 53rd Street in Hyde Park
Person ID I474 Wesley Johnston's Celtic Roots Tree Last Modified 7 Mar 2025
Father Thomas Johnston, b. Between 1800 and 1802, Ireland (Northern) , d. 1861, Pickering Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada (Age 61 years) Relationship natural Mother Elizabeth - Eliza - Gray, b. Between 1805 and 1806, Ireland (Northern) , d. 1882 or later, Pickering Township, Ontario County, Ontario, Canada Relationship natural Married Between 1844 and 1846 Ontario, Canada - Their son John was born 11 Mar 1847 in Pickering Township.
Family ID F151 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Emma Emily Butson, b. 1854, Ontario, Canada , d. 10 Aug 1897, 1272 East 67th Street, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age 43 years) Married 24 May 1876 Reach Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada [6] - he 28, she 21 - witnesses: Thomas Gibson of Pickering [half-brother of John] & Mary Jane Butson of Reach [sister of Emma]
_SEPR Abt 1890 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Son George says they separated 1890 or before (in his 2 Feb 1938 Naturalization petition) Children + 1. George Henry Johnston, b. 22 Apr 1877, Balsam, Ontario, Ontario, Canada , d. 6 Apr 1972, Hinsdale, Cook, Illinois, USA (residing in Chicago) (Age 94 years) [natural]2. Walter Johnston, b. May 1880, Balsam, Ontario, Ontario, Canada , d. Bef 1900, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age < 19 years) [natural]3. Charles Fredrick - Fred - Johnston, b. 10 Aug 1882, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA , d. 12 Oct 1967, Sidney, Richland, Montana, USA (Age 85 years) [natural]4. Ernest Johnston, b. Abt 1886, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA , d. Bef 1900, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA (Age < 13 years) [natural]Last Modified 7 Mar 2025 Family ID F150 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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_SEPR - Son George says they separated 1890 or before (in his 2 Feb 1938 Naturalization petition) - Abt 1890 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA 
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Sources - [S24] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Census of 1851 (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada.Census of Nova Scotia, 1851. Halifax, Nova Scoti;).
Birth date: abt 1847
Birth place:
Residence date: 1852
Residence place: Ontario County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
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Birth date: 1847
Birth place: Upper Canada
Residence date: 1861
Residence place: Ontario, Ontario, Canada
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Birth date: abt 1849
Birth place: Ontario
Residence date: '1871'
Residence place: Ontario South, Ontario, 'canada'
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Birth date: 1853
Birth place: Ontario
Residence date: abt 1881
Residence place: Ontario South, Ontario, Canada
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Birth date: abt 1855
Birth place: Canada
Marriage date: 24 May 1876
Marriage place: Ontario
Residence date:
Residence place: Ontario, Canada
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