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

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

James N Johnston

James N Johnston

Male 1829 - 1894  (64 years)

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  • Name James N Johnston  [1, 2, 3, 4
    VERIFIED AS FATHER OF GEORGE NICHOLAS JOHNSTON 1829 
    via 1861 census and George's 1877 marriage record 
    Born 16 Dec 1829  Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    • Ontario was called Upper Canada when he was born, then Canada West in 1841 and finally Ontario in 1867 - NOT the son of Margaret Beatty and James Johnston
    Family Register Parents Names
    Family Register Parents Names
    This register was kept by Catherine Drusilla, nee Stirtan, Johnston.
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1852  Mountain Township, Dundas, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    age 23, born Canada, Farmer, Church of England, Married - James and Hannah and Nicholas (75) and Margaret (71) in home of Charles (32) and Nancy (25) Dezel 
    Residence 1852  Lot 20, Concession 3, Mountain Township, Dundas, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Agricultural Census: 100 acres with 15 under cultivation, 10 under crops, 5 under pasture 
    Residence 1861  Mountain Township, Dundas, Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    age 33, born Canada West, Farmer, Wesleyan - James N. and Hannah and kids George, John, Rachel, Robert, Ada Jane - 1 family in 1-story log house 
    Died 19 Oct 1894  Inkerman, Mountain TWP Dundas, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family Register Parents Names
    Family Register Parents Names
    This register was kept by Catherine Drusilla, nee Stirtan, Johnston.
    Person ID I855  Johns(t)on(e)s of 1852 Pickering Township, Ontario
    Last Modified 16 Sep 2024 

    Father Nicholas Johnston,   b. 1776, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1860, Inkerrman,Mountain Township,Dundas County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Margaret Beatty,   b. 18 Nov 1777, Drumcrin, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Nov 1877, Inkerman, Mountain Township, Dundas, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 99 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married Abt 1796  County Fermanagh, Ulster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • year estimated from birth of first child -- NOT clear if Margaret was his first wife
    James Johnston 7 Apr 1803 - NOT the military James Johnston of DOMOLOVIN
    James Johnston 7 Apr 1803 - NOT the military James Johnston of DOMOLOVIN
    Married Abt 1801  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 20 Jun 1819  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • CLEARLY either a second marriage of his or else the wrong couple
    Family ID F193  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hannah - Anna - Suffel,   b. 11 May 1833, Bayham Township, Elgin, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jan 1904, Mountain Twp, DundasCo, Ontario, Canada - Bright's Disease Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 20 Aug 1851  Inkerman, MountainTownship, Dundas County, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    James&Hannah'sMarriage Licence
    James&Hannah'sMarriage Licence
    Children 
    +1. George Nicholas - George - Johnston,   b. 23 May 1852, Inkerman , Mountain Township, Dundas County, Upper Canada (Ontario), Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jun 1917, Iroquois , Matilda Township, Dundas County , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)  [natural]
     2. John J Johnston,   b. 26 Nov 1853, Inkerman, Ontario, Mountain Twp; Dundas Co; Canada West, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1923, Fenner Alberta. on George Karey's farm Fenner, Alberta Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)  [natural]
     3. Rachel Johnston,   b. 7 Oct 1855, Inkerman, Mountain Township, Dundas County, Canada West Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jun 1915, Iroquois, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)  [natural]
     4. Robert Edgar Johnston, Need to check including generations,   b. 14 Nov 1857, Inkerman, Ontario, Mountain Twp; Dundas Co; Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1923, Rosetown, Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)  [natural]
     5. Hannah Margaret Johnston,   b. 22 Nov 1862, Inkerman, Mountain Twp. Dundas County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb 1872, Inkerman, Mountain Twp. Dundas County age 10 years Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 9 years)  [natural]
     6. Lauretta "Ettie" Johnston,   b. 22 Nov 1864, Inkerman Mountain Township Ontario Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1946, 509 Ave D South Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)  [natural]
     7. Alice Johnston,   b. 16 Feb 1870, Inkerman,Mountain Twp., Dundas, Ontario. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1951, Iroquois, Matilda Twp, Dundas Co, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)  [natural]
     8. Annie May Mary Johnston,   b. 22 May 1873, Dundas, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jun 1941, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)  [natural]
     9. Addeline Mabel Johnston, DNA Match,   b. 21 May 1877, Inkerman, Mountain Twp. Dundas County, Ontario, Canada. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 1899, Cardinal, Edwardsburg Twp, Grenville County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 21 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 16 Sep 2024 
    Family ID F192  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Dec 1829 - Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    James&Hannah'sMarriage Licence
    James&Hannah'sMarriage Licence
    James and Hannah
    James and Hannah
    Family Register Parents Names
    Family Register Parents Names
    This register was kept by Catherine Drusilla, nee Stirtan, Johnston.

    Histories
    1851/2 Census Johnstons of Mountain Township, Dundas County, Canada West
    1851/2 Census Johnstons of Mountain Township, Dundas County, Canada West

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] 1861 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Appreciation is expressed to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for providing the 1861 Canada Census Index..Original data - Canada. "Census returns for 1861." LAC microfil;), Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1014.
      1861 Census of Canada
      1861 Census of Canada
      Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1014


    2. [S5] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Ontario, Canada. Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928. MS932, Reels 1-833, 850-880. Archives of Ontario, Toronto.Ontario, Canada. Marriage License Books, 1907-1910. M;), Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 27.
      Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928
      Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928
      Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 27


    3. [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: Dundas, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: B; Roll: C-11717; Page: 114; Line: 40.
      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: Dundas, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: B; Roll: C-11717; Page: 114; Line: 40


    4. [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: Dundas, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11717; Page: 43; Line: 45.
      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: Dundas, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C-11717; Page: 43; Line: 45