John Johnston

1826 - 1863  (37 years)

• Name	John Johnston
  Born	1826	, Scotland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Elected Office	1861	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	councillor of Hespeler
  Occupation	1861	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Blacksmith
  Residence	1861	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Free Church
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-252780
  Died	17 Mar 1863	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I252780	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Johnston,   b. Abt 1800, Of, Dumfrieshire, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F21515	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In 1859, John Johnstone built a stone Blacksmith shop where Wettlaufer's store is now and his younger brother, James P. Johnston, worked with him there, After John died in 1862 his executors rented the shop to William Hunter for the one year, 1863. In the year 1864 and for at least a part of 1865, Hunter's Landlord was James P. Johnston to whom use of the property had gone under John's will....Later Robert Forbes acquired the whole frontage from the Allendorf lot to Cooper Street. About 1859 he sold John Johnston a lot at the corner of Cooper Street with a frontage of 87 links on Queen and another lot adjoining it to the west. On the corner lot John Johnston built a house which was many years later replaced by the present office building and on the second lot he built a blacksmith shop which Louis Grill tore down when he built the present Wettlauffer Block. Le Rue De Commerce, Other Times Other Customs Other Days Other Ways, Winfield Brewster 1954

  
  

• Sources

  [S1837] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1861, Div. 1 Page 5. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 25 Mar 1863. Johnston, John died 17 Mar 1863 In Hespeler, of consumption. Age 35.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1826 - , Scotland Elected Office - councillor of Hespeler - 1861 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Blacksmith - 1861 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Free Church - 1861 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 17 Mar 1863 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth