Samuel James JOHNSTON

Samuel James JOHNSTON

Male 1841 - 1922  (81 years)

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  • Name Samuel James JOHNSTON 
    Birth 28 Oct 1841  Belfast, Co. Antrim, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Emigration 1847  , , , Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Census 1851  Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    with father & step mother 
    Census 1861  Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    with parents 
    Occupation 1861 
    labourer 
    Census 1891  Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1911  Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gould St., 
    Origin 1911 
    Irish 
    Occupation Farmer 
    Religion 1911 
    Presbyterian 
    Death 20 Dec 1922  Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6, 7
    Burial Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9
    Address:
    Cobden Union Cemetery
    Cobden, Ontario 
    Person ID I1925  Whitewater Region Early Families
    Last Modified 19 Jun 2013 

    Father John JOHNSTON,   b. 1816, , , Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Mar 1884, Beachburg, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Ann PATTERSON,   b. Abt 1814, Of Co. Antrim, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1842, Grosse Isle, Quebec Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 28 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1841 
    Family ID F1405  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth B. MCFEETORS,   b. 28 Jan 1845, , , Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Aug 1916, Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 7 Oct 1863  Ross / Westmeath Twp, Renfrew Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11
    Children 
     1. Annie JOHNSTON,   b. 19 Oct 1864, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 May 1916, Westmeath, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)
     2. Mary E. JOHNSTON,   b. 21 Jan 1867, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Feb 1902, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years)
     3. Dr. John JOHNSTON,   b. Apr 1869, Forester's Falls, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1942 (Age ~ 72 years)
     4. Margaret Cowan 'Maggie' JOHNSTON,   b. 30 May 1871, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1951 (Age 79 years)
     5. William McFeetors JOHNSTON,   b. 26 Sep 1873, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1918 (Age 44 years)
     6. Jane Swan JOHNSTON,   b. 24 Mar 1876, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jul 1966 (Age 90 years)
     7. Elizabeth D JOHNSTON,   b. 23 Jun 1881, Forester's Falls, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Oct 1949, Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     8. Samuel Edgar JOHNSTON,   b. 1 Jul 1887, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Oct 1956, Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     9. Cecilia Florence JOHNSTON,   b. 10 Jun 1890, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1957, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
    Family ID F1415  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Jun 2012 

  • Photos
    01819-Johnston, Eliza nee McFeetors, Sam Johnston
    01819-Johnston, Eliza nee McFeetors, Sam Johnston
    children likely Croziers

    Documents
    01819-Johnston, Samuel obituary
    01819-Johnston, Samuel obituary
    newspaper - The Cobden Sun, Dec 21 1922 p. 4

    Headstones
    Gravestone-Johnston, Samuel & Eliza McFeetors
    Gravestone-Johnston, Samuel & Eliza McFeetors
    Cobden Union Cemetery, Cobden, Ontario
    photographed by Fay Bennett
    Gravestone-Johnston, Samuel & Eliza nee McFeetors
    Gravestone-Johnston, Samuel & Eliza nee McFeetors
    Block 4 - Presbyterian
    Cobden Union Cemetery
    photographed by Fay Bennett, Sept 2016

  • Notes 
    • !SOURCE: 1. 1861 CENSUS ROSS TWP C1070
      2. 1851 CENSUS ROSS TWP C11751
      3. JOHNSTON FAMILY TREE
      4. GRAVESTONE-COBDEN CEM.
      5. 1871 CENSUS-ROSS TWP.
      6. 1891 CENSUS-ROSS TWP.
      7. 1901 CENSUS-ROSS TWP.
      8. 1881 CENSUS-ROSS TWP. C 13234
      9. INFO FROM BETTY GODFREY HELEN ARMSTRONG AND ELIZABETH GARLISH
      10. OBITURARY RENFREW MERCURY DEC 29 1922
      !OCCUPATION: LABOURER(1) FARMER(5,6)
      !CENSUS INFO: 1871 LIVING WITH SPOUSE AND 3 CHILDREN(5)1881 HAS 6 CHILDREN(8) 1861 LIVING WITH FATHER, STEP-MOTHER AND 5 HALF-SIBLINGS. BIRTHPLACE- IRELAND(1) 1891 LIVING WITH SPOUSE AND 8 CHILDREN(6)
      !PARENTS: BOTH FROM IRELAND(6)
      !DOB: AGE IN 1851-10(2); IN 1861-20(1)1871 29(5); 49 IN 1891(6)AGE 81 AT DEATH AND B. BELFAST IRELAND(10)
      !DEATH: AGE 81 AT HOME OF SON-IN-LAW GEORGE COLLINS OF ROSS TWP. NEAR COBDEN(10)
      !HOME: LIVED WHERE GORDON & LILLIS HAWTHORNE NOW LIVE-ROSS TWP.(3) LIVING WITH SON WILLIAM IN 1901(7) CAME TO CANADA IN 1846(7)WHEN 6 YRS OLD(10
      !RELIGION: CHURCH OF SCOTLAND(5) METHODIST(8)
      !SPOUSE: SECOND WIFE ELIZA MCFEETORS(10)

      JOHNSTON 1891 census @ca.on.113i2 family 008 @ca.on.renfrew.ross division 2 p2 film t6365 5 JOHNSTON Samuel M 1891-49 married - Ire Ire Ire C.Methodist farmer 6 JOHNSTON Mary F 1891-24 - dtr Ont Ire Ire C.Methodist
      note: dtr is listed first,wife is on line 07 7 JOHNSTON { ? } Elizabeth F 1891-46 married wife Ire Ire Ire C.Methodist
      note: wife is listed after dtr 8 JOHNSTON John M 1891-21 - son Ont Ire Ire C.Methodist 9 JOHNSTON Maggie F 1891-18 - dtr Ont Ire Ire C.Methodist 10 JOHNSTON William M 1891-17 - son Ont Ire Ire C.Methodist 11 JOHNSTON Jane S F 1891-15 - dtr Ont Ire Ire C.Methodist 12 JOHNSTON Elizabeth F 1891-9 - dtr Ont Ire Ire C.Methodist 13 JOHNSTON Samuel Edgar M 1891-3 - son Ont Ire Ire C.Methodist 14 JOHNSTON Cecilia Florence F 1891-10/12 - dtr Ont Ire Ire C.Methodist | 1861 census with father and step mother 1901 census ross twp emigrated 1846

      1881 Census Place:Ross, Renfrew North, Ontario, Canada Source:FHL Film 1375870 NAC C-13234 Dist 114 SubDist H Div 2 Pa ge 20 Family 77 SexMarrAgeOriginBirthplace Samuel JOHNSTONMM39IrishIreland Occ:FarmerReligion:E. Methodist Eliza JOHNSTONFM36IrishIreland Religion:E. Methodist Ann JOHNSTONF16IrishO Religion:E. Methodist Mary JOHNSTONF14IrishO Religion:E. Methodist John JOHNSTONM11IrishO Religion:E. Methodist Margret C JOHNSTONF9IrishO Religion:E. Methodist William JOHNSTONM7IrishO Religion:E. Methodist Jane S JOHNSTONF5IrishO Religion:E. Methodist

  • Sources 
    1. [S576] Automated Genealogy, Census - Canada, Ontario, Renfrew Co., Ross Twp., - 1901, (Index to 1901 Census of Canada with Digital Images, http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/cache/index.html).

    2. [S605403] Automated Genealogy, Census - Canada, Ontario, Renfrew Co., Ross Twp., - 1901, (Index to 1901 Census of Canada with Digital Images, http://automatedgenealogy.com/census/cache/index.html).

    3. [S633] Library and Archives of Canada, Archivia Net On-Line Research Tool ,, Census - Canada, Ontario, Renfrew Co., Ross Twp., - 1911, (Database, http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/1911/index-e.html).

    4. [S776] FamilyTree.Com, "Ontario Death Registrations Online at Ancestry.ca", (Subscription www.ancestry.ca), 028732 Ross Twp., Renfrew Co., Ontario (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Samuel Johnston Death Date: 20 Dec 1922 Death Location: Renfrew Age: 81 Gender: Male Estimated Birth Year: abt 1841 Birth Location: Belfast,Irl Archives of Ontario Microfilm: MS935_293

    5. [S52] Newspaper - The Cobden Sun, (Weekly Publication), Dec 21 1922 p. 4 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S606144] 028732 Ross Twp., Renfrew Co., Ontario (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Samuel Johnston Death Date: 20 Dec 1922 Death Location: Renfrew Age: 81 Gender: Male Estimated Birth Year: abt 1841 Birth Location: Belfast,Irl Archives of Ontario Microfilm: MS935_293

    7. [S605481] Dec 21 1922 p. 4 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S18] Stoppa, Clare, Peggy McLeod, Fay Bennett, Cemetery Records - Cobden Union Cemetery, (Upper Ottawa Valley Genealogical Group, 2000).

    9. [S606324] .

    10. [S779] FamilyTree.Com, "Ontario Marriage Registrations online at Ancestry.com", (subscription www.ancestry.ca) (Reliability: 3).
      Name: Samuel Johnston Birth Place: Ireland Residence: Ross Age: 21 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842 Father Name: John Mother Name: Ann Patterson Spouse Name: Eliza McFeeton Spouse's Age: 18 Spouse Birth Place: Ireland Spouse Residence: Ross Spouse Father Name: Samuel Spouse Mother Name: Mary Wasson Marriage Date: 7 Oct 1863 Marriage County: Renfrew Archives of Ontario Microfilm: MS248_14 Source: Indexed by: Genealogical Research Library

    11. [S416] Marriage Register Presbyterian Church of Canada in Connection with the Church of Scotlan (Ross and Westmeath Townships, Ontario, Canada), Church Record - Marriage Register Presbyterian Church of Canada in Connection with the Church of Scotland Assembling at Ross and Westmeath, County of Renfrew, 1863 - 1902 (Reliability: 3).
      Samuel Johnston, 21, Ross, Ireland; s/o John J and Ann Patterson to Eliza McFeetors, 18, Ross, Ireland; d/oSamuel McF and Mary Wasson; Wit: John Anderson, Westmeath and W McFeetors, Ross, Oct 7 1863 by Rev Hugh Cameron