Johns(t)on(e)s of 1852 Pickering Township, Ontario

And Pre-Confederation Canada Johnstons Are they connected? Can we find y-DNA descendants?

Abraham Johnston

Male 1840 - 1912  (72 years)


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  • Name Abraham Johnston  [1, 2
    Born 20 Jun 1840  Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • DO NOT CONFUSE HIM WITH THE Abraham Johnston OF CARRICK TOWNSHIP, BRUCE COUNTY
    Gender Male 
    Birth Abt 1841  Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1852  Lot 6 South, Concession 1, Brant Township, Bruce, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    age 13, Laborer [sic], born Ireland-Episcopalian family William & Jane & kids Eliza, David, William, Robert, Abraham, Jane, Andrew, Samuel - next family is William Dobson, possibly brother of Jane 
    Residence 2 Jan 1865  Brant Townhsip, Bruce, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 31 Jan 1910  Walkerton, Bruce, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 29 Jul 1912  Walkerton, Brant Twp, Bruce Cty, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I241  Johns(t)on(e)s of 1852 Pickering Township, Ontario
    Last Modified 16 Sep 2024 

    Father William Johnston,   b. 1803, County Cavan, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Sep 1870, Walkerton, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Jane Dobson,   b. Abt Jul 1807, County Fermanagh, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Sep 1888, Walkerton, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 1825  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F42  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Anne Smith,   b. Abt 1846, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 2 Jan 1865  Brant Townhsip, Bruce, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • he 24, s of William Johnstone & Jane Dobson - she 19, d of Christopher Smith & Anne Miles - both res Brant, born Ontario - witness Robert Lockhart of Walkerton - by Robert C. Moffat, Minister Canada Presbyterian Church
    Abraham Johnston-Mary Anne Smith Marriage 2 Jan 1865 at Brant Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada
    Abraham Johnston-Mary Anne Smith Marriage 2 Jan 1865 at Brant Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada
    he 24, s of William Johnstone & Jane Dobson - she 19, d of Christopher Smith & Anne Miles - both res Brant, born Ontario - witness Robert Lockhart of Walkerton - by Robert C. Moffat, Minister Canada Presbyterian Church == familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS7D-R7JC?cc=2568642&wc=Q866-ZZL
    Last Modified 16 Sep 2024 
    Family ID F47  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Abigail Dobson,   b. Abt 1837, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 31 Jan 1910  Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Married 31 Jan 1910  Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • both 69, married once before
    Last Modified 16 Sep 2024 
    Family ID F46  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 Jun 1840 - Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 31 Jan 1910 - Walkerton, Bruce, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 31 Jan 1910 - Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 31 Jan 1910 - Petoskey, Emmet, Michigan, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Abraham Johnston-Mary Anne Smith Marriage 2 Jan 1865 at Brant Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada
    Abraham Johnston-Mary Anne Smith Marriage 2 Jan 1865 at Brant Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada
    he 24, s of William Johnstone & Jane Dobson - she 19, d of Christopher Smith & Anne Miles - both res Brant, born Ontario - witness Robert Lockhart of Walkerton - by Robert C. Moffat, Minister Canada Presbyterian Church == familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS7D-R7JC?cc=2568642&wc=Q866-ZZL

    Histories
    Two Abraham Johnstons of Bruce County
    Two Abraham Johnstons of Bruce County

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations 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 Scotia,;), Year: 1851; Census Place: Brant, Bruce County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11715; Page: 11; Line: 37.
      1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
      1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
      Year: 1851; Census Place: Brant, Bruce County, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11715; Page: 11; Line: 45


    2. [S10] Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869.

    3. [S12] Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 102; Film Description: 1910 Emmet - 1910 Lenawee.
      Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952
      Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952
      Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 102; Film Description: 1910 Emmet - 1910 Lenawee