Waterloo Region Generations
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John Johnston[1, 2]

Male Abt 1824 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name John Johnston 
    Born Abt 1824  Of, Mill Creek, North Dumfries Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1855  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    blacksmith 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-43087 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I43087  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Family Janet Rankin,   b. 1831, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 1859, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 28 years) 
    Married 12 Oct 1855  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F18259  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), 18 Jan 1859.
      10 Jan 1859 At New Hope, on Monday morning, the 10th instant, after a lingering illness, aged only 27, Janet, second daughter of William Rankine, Esq., Mill Creek, Dumfries, and the wife of Mr. John Jonson, blacksmith, New Hope

    2. [S530] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Pioneer Pergola (formerly St. Andrews Presbyterian) CC#4488 Internet Link.
      ran--- wife of/ (Jo)hn Johnston/ who died/ Jan'y 10 1859/ Aged 27 years

    3. [S110] Church Records - ON, Waterloo Co., Cambridge - First United.
      John Johnson, Blacksmith of "N. Hope Water.", Married Jennet Rankin of North Dumfries , Witn: Robert Forbes & William Murray, 12 Oct 1855 By License North Dumfries

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1824 - Of, Mill Creek, North Dumfries Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - blacksmith - 1855 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Oct 1855 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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