Mrs.

1810 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Mrs.
  Born	CA 1810	of, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Female
  Interesting	library
  Name	Mrs. Johnson
  Residence	Bef 1853	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-161861
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I161861	Generations
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024

  
  

  Family	Johnson,   b. Abt 1810, of, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F47739	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  MRS. JOHNSON Mrs. Johnson was the widow of a baker and storekeeper whose residence was located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Main and Ainslie St. in Galt. She is remembered as one of Galt's early librarians, caring for the books of the Galt Subscription and Circulating Library which was organized in 1836. Mrs. Johnson was the Library's second librarian taking over from George Lee a short time after the formation of the Library. The books were stored in a pine chest located on the upper storey. The Library merged with the Galt Mechanics Institute in 1853. Sources: 1. Hugh Cant Historical Reminiscences of Galt and Other Writings Galt 1915. 2. James Young, Reminiscences of the Settlement of Galt and North Dumfries Hunter, Rose and Co Toronto 1880. Cambridge Mosaic, Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge [used with kind permission of Jim Quantrell] _________________ She might have been Esther Johnston.

  
  

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  Born - CA 1810 - of, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Bef 1853 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth