Major Johnston

1849 - 1908  (59 years)

• Name	Major Johnston
  Born	15 Jan 1849	Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1852	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Church of England
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	W
  Occupation	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Wool Manufacturer
  Residence	1871	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Wesleyan Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-245339P
  Died	7 Jul 1908	Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Pinehill Cemetery, Pinehill, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I245339	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	James Johnston,   b. 1817, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Apr 1892, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Mary Matilda "Matilda" Brown,   b. 1824, , Ireland ,   d. Dec 1888  (Age 64 years)
  Family ID	F227325	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 3 Page 37. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div. 1 Pg. 8. [S560] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - Pinehill Cemetery CC#4549 Cemetery Internet Link. [broken stone] aged / 58 years / Dearest brother thou hast left us / Here thy loss we deeply feel / but tis God that hath [bereft us] / He can all our sorrows heal / [This is probably Major Johnston's stone. A transcription of it made several years ago by Mrs Eileen Whitehead of Woodstock reads: Our brother / In memory of / Major Johnston / died / in Zurick, Ont / July 7, 1908 / aged / 58 years /] [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 6 Page 34. [S101] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register - transcript of cards, Kitchener Public Library. Major Johnston b. 15 Jan 1849 Wilmot Baptised 07 Aug 1853 Wilmot Child Of James Johnston & Matilda Johnston Residence: Wilmot Volume 2 Page 764 Minister Rev. John Williams

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Jan 1849 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of England - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - W - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Wool Manufacturer - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Wesleyan Methodist - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 7 Jul 1908 - Hay Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Pinehill Cemetery, Pinehill, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth