Alexander Rennie JOHNSON
1839 - 1906 (67 years)-
Name Alexander Rennie JOHNSON [1] Birth 28 Feb 1839 , , , Scotland [2, 3] Gender Male Census 1851 Con 2 Lot 22 Drummond Twp., Lanark Co., Ontario Census 1881 Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada with spouse & children Lived 1877-1883 Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada [4] 3rd Line Occupation 1879-1886 [4] Farmer Census 1891 Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Census 1901 Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada with spouse and children Name Alexander Johnston Death 1 Nov 1906 Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada [5] Burial Beachburg, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada Person ID I12855 Whitewater Region Early Families Last Modified 19 Dec 2020
Father John JOHNSTON, b. Jun 10 1811, , , , Scotland d. 19 Feb 1899, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 87 years) Mother Janet MCLAREN, b. Abt 1816, , , , Scotland d. 19 Apr 1900, Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 84 years) Marriage 2 Feb 1834 St. Ninian's Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland [6] Family ID F3346 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth BROWN, b. 16 Feb 1853, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 8 Oct 1935, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years) Marriage 15 Aug 1876 Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada [7, 8] Children 1. John B. JOHNSON, b. 22 Sep 1877, Cobden, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 9 May 1973, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 95 years) 2. Alexander JOHNSON, b. 23 Dec 1878, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. Oct 1879 (Age 0 years) + 3. Janet McLaren JOHNSON, b. 8 Oct 1880, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 17 Jul 1972, Campbell's Bay, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada (Age 91 years) 4. Samuel Clemens JOHNSON, b. 29 Nov 1882, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 16 May 1971, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 88 years) 5. Robert William (Dan) JOHNSON, b. 26 Mar 1885, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 10 Dec 1969, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 84 years) 6. Margaret Susan JOHNSON, b. 10 May 1887, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 11 Oct 1982, Pickering, Durham Region, Ontario (Age 95 years) 7. Elizabeth Jane JOHNSON, b. 24 Jul 1889, Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 13 Dec 1976, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Age 87 years) 8. Isabel JOHNSON d. Stillborn 9. Annie Rennie JOHNSON, b. 1901, Westmeath Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada d. 13 Aug 1902 (Age 1 year) Family ID F6806 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 9 Aug 2017
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Photos Johnson, Alexander Rennie photograph
from the Collection of Mrs Edsel Johnson
Documents Johnston, Alexander obituary
The Cobden Sun, Nov 8, 1906
Headstones Gravestone-Johnson, Alexander R and spouse Elizabeth nee Brown Beachburg Union Cemetery
Link from The Canadian Gravemarker Gallery
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~murrayp/renfrew/westmeat/beachbur/areab/johnson3.jpg
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Notes - From Clarke Johnson, Aug 2007
Alexander johnston, age 35 bachelor/farmer, born Scotland, residing Ross Twp., son of John and Janet Johnston, to Elizabeth Brown, age 24, spinster born Ross Twp. residing Ross Twp. Daughter of Alexander and Elizabeth Brown. Witnessed by John Brown of Thorn and Christina Sinclair of Westmeath Twp. Both Presbyterian, married at Ross Twp. August 15 1876 by Rev. Henry Sinclair by License. Registration Number 009616
His funeral was a Sunday morning and Rev. W. H. Gram of Cobden was the minister. His farm was on the left side of Zion Line, traveling from Cobden and past the lake. Stewart had the farm and built a small log cabin on the property. The barn is still standing but the house is gone. it was to the left as you go in the gate and near the big tree.
The 1901 Census as of March 31 1901 and age at last birthday for Toss twp. and Village of Cobden Div. 1 Sub. Div. 2 gives Alexanders birthday as Feb. 28 1836
- From Clarke Johnson, Aug 2007
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Sources - [S34] Brown, Walter, Brown family history, (c1967).
- [S223] Census - Canada, Ontario, Lanark Co., Drummond Twp. - 1851.
- [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).
- [S322] St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (Beachburg and Front Westmeath, Ontario, Canada), Baptismal Records - St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Beachburg & Front Westmeath, 1877-1900.
- [S716] The Ontario Vital Statistics Project, "Ontario Vital Statistics - Death Registration", (Transcriptions at http://www.rootsweb.com/~onvsr/deaths.htm), Death Regn # 026182 (Reliability: 3).
Name: Alexander R Johnston Gender: Male Age: 72 Birth Date: abt 1834 Birth Place: Scotland Death Date: 1 Nov 1906 Death Place: Con 2 Ross Twp, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; reported by Dr. Jonathan Brown on Nov 3 1906
enterocholitis 2 wks - [S275] Information from Erin Waters.
- [S491] Vital Statistics of Ontario - Renfrew County Marriages 1869-1915 Vol 1 & 2, (Transcribed by Lewis, Olga, Renfrew, Ontario, 1996).
- [S779] FamilyTree.Com, "Ontario Marriage Registrations online at Ancestry.com", (subscription www.ancestry.ca), regn # 009616 Ross Twp (Reliability: 3).
Alexander 35 b. Scotland; s/o John & Margaret Johnston; Elizabeth Brown age 24 d/o Alexander & Elizabeth Brown; m. 15 August 1876 • Ross Township, Ontario, Canada; witnessed by John Brown of Thorne & Christina Johnstonn of Westmeath by Rev Henry Sinclair, Presbyterian
- [S34] Brown, Walter, Brown family history, (c1967).