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Emma Emily Butson

Female 1854 - 1897  (43 years)


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  • Name Emma Emily Butson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Born 1854  Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    • I am assuming her age 6 in the 1861 census was NOT her next birthday age but that they gave her current age. I conclude she was probably born in 1854, sometime between January 14 and August 10. -- Lake-20a DNA; Lake-20b DNA; Lake-21a DNA
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1861  Ops Township, Victoria, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    The 1861 Census was taken January 14, 1861. The age given is the age on their next birthday. -- www.generations.on.ca/genealogy/canadian-census.htm 
    Residence 24 May 1876  Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    residence at marriage at age 21 - probably in Reach Township where her sister Mary Jane is shown residing as a witness 
    Residence 1881  Pickering Township, Ontario South, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    The 1881 Census was taken April 4, 1881. -- age 24 (The age given is the age on their last birthday.) -- www.generations.on.ca/genealogy/canadian-census.htm 
    Died 10 Aug 1897  1272 East 67th Street, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • 1272 East 67th Street - age 43
    Buried 12 Aug 1897  Chicago City, Cook, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Oakwoods Cemetery; Section P; Division 1; Grave 319 - single grave
    Person ID I477  Wesley Johnston's Celtic Roots Tree
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2025 

    Father Henry Butson,   b. 24 Mar 1831, Bedelva, St Blazey, Cornwall, UK Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Aug 1892, Detroit, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Sarah Harrison,   b. Abt 1835, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1862 and 1867, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 1852  Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • 1861 census explicitly shows them married in 1852. Since Henry was single in the 1851/2 census, then their marriage must have been in the latter part of 1852
    Family ID F139  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Johnston,   b. 11 Mar 1847, Pickering Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1892, Mount Greenwood (Chicago), Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Married 24 May 1876  Reach Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • 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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1972, Hinsdale, Cook, Illinois, USA (residing in Chicago) Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)  [natural]
     2. Walter Johnston,   b. May 1880, Balsam, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1900, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 19 years)  [natural]
     3. Charles Fredrick - Fred - Johnston,   b. 10 Aug 1882, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Oct 1967, Sidney, Richland, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)  [natural]
     4. Ernest Johnston,   b. Abt 1886, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1900, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age < 13 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F150  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1854 - Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - residence at marriage at age 21 - probably in Reach Township where her sister Mary Jane is shown residing as a witness - 24 May 1876 - Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps_SEPR - Son George says they separated 1890 or before (in his 2 Feb 1938 Naturalization petition) - Abt 1890 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] 1881 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2009. 1881 Canada Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limite;).
      Birth date: 1857
      Birth place: Ontario
      Residence date: abt 1881
      Residence place: Ontario South, Ontario, Canada
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1881canada&h=3011804&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    2. [S18] 1861 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2009. Appreciation is expressed to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for providing the 1861 Canada Census Index..Original data - Census returns for 1861. Microfilm C-999 to C;).
      Birth date: 1855
      Birth place: Canada
      Residence date: 1861
      Residence place: Victoria, Ontario, Canada
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1861canada&h=794640413&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    3. [S19] Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924, Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.Original data - Ontario, Canada. Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1922. MS932, 695 reels. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Ontario, Canada. Division Registrar Vital Stati;).
      Birth date: abt 1855
      Birth place: Canada
      Marriage date: 24 May 1876
      Marriage place: Ontario
      Residence date:
      Residence place: Ontario, Canada
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ontariomarr1858-1899_ga&h=1742070&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    4. [S53] Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Illinois, Cook County Deaths 1878–1922.” Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010. Illinois Department of Public Health. “Birth and Death Records, 1916–present.;).
      Birth date: abt 1854
      Birth place: Canada
      Death date: 10 Aug 1897
      Death place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
      Residence date:
      Residence place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=fscookildeath&h=726479&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt

    5. [S89] Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).

    6. [S18] 1861 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2009. Appreciation is expressed to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for providing the 1861 Canada Census Index..Original data - Census returns for 1861. Microfilm C-999 to C;).