Johns(t)on(e)s of 1852 Pickering Township, Ontario

And Pre-Confederation Canada Johnstons Are they connected? Can we find y-DNA descendants?

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John Johnston

John Johnston

Male 1847 - 1892  (45 years)

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  • Name John Johnston  [1, 2] 
    Born 11 Mar 1847  Pickering Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    John Johnston (as Johnson) - John-Baptism    		 John Johnston (as Johnson) - John-Baptism
    The image is from the Ontario County Wesleyan Methodist baptismal register, volume 1, page 475 (the 5 is extremely faint on the page). [Family History Library microfilm reel 1,759,292] --- The first image is the top of the page. The second image is the bottom of the page. The third image is the two images stitched together, along with a third image for the very top of the page. -- The baptism of John is halfway down the second image.
    John Johnston (as Johnson) - John-Baptism    		 John Johnston (as Johnson) - John-Baptism
    See the PDF file for images of the full page, which includes the origin of the dittos. The image is from the Ontario County Wesleyan Methodist baptismal register, volume 1, page 475 (the 5 is extremely faint on the page). [Family History Library microfilm reel 1,759,292]
    Gender Male 
    Died 11 Mar 1892  Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I361  Johns(t)on(e)s of 1852 Pickering Township, Ontario
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2023 

    Father Thomas Johnston,   b. Between 1800 and 1802, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1861, Pickering Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Eliza Gray,   b. Between 1805 and 1806, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1882 or later, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F84  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emma Emily Butson,   b. 1854, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Aug 1897, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
    Married 24 May 1876  Reach Township, Ontario, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. George Henry Johnston,   b. 22 Apr 1877, Balsam, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1972, Hinsdale, Cook, Illinois, USA (residing in Chicago) Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)  [natural]
     2. Walter Johnston,   b. May 1880, Pickering Township (Ontario County), Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     3. Charles Fredrick Johnston,   b. 10 Aug 1882, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Oct 1967, Sidney, Richland, Montana, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 21 Jan 2023 
    Family ID F83  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Mar 1892 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    John Johnston (as Johnson) - John-Baptism    		John Johnston (as Johnson) - John-Baptism
    See the PDF file for images of the full page, which includes the origin of the dittos. The image is from the Ontario County Wesleyan Methodist baptismal register, volume 1, page 475 (the 5 is extremely faint on the page). [Family History Library microfilm reel 1,759,292]
    Johnston, John (c 1845-1892)    		Johnston, John (c 1845-1892)

    Documents
    John Johnston (as Johnson) - John-Baptism    		John Johnston (as Johnson) - John-Baptism
    The image is from the Ontario County Wesleyan Methodist baptismal register, volume 1, page 475 (the 5 is extremely faint on the page). [Family History Library microfilm reel 1,759,292] --- The first image is the top of the page. The second image is the bottom of the page. The third image is the two images stitched together, along with a third image for the very top of the page. -- The baptism of John is halfway down the second image.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Original data - Census of 1851 (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada.Census of Nova Scotia, 1851. Halifax, Nova Scotia,;).
      Birth date: abt 1847
      Birth place:
      Residence date: 1852
      Residence place: Ontario County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1851canada&h=151894&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia      		 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia


    2. [S2] 1861 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Appreciation is expressed to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for providing the 1861 Canada Census Index..Original data - Canada. "Census returns for 1861." LAC microfil;).
      Birth date: 1847
      Birth place: Upper Canada
      Residence date: 1861
      Residence place: Ontario, Canada West, Canada
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1861canada&h=797973093&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
      1861 Census of Canada      		 1861 Census of Canada
      Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1057