Louie May (Boston) Johnson (1874 - abt. 1951)

Born 25 Jul 1874 in North Berwick, York, Maine, United States

Wife of Joseph Goodwin Johnson — married 21 Oct 1908 (to about 4 Jun 1944) in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Died about 2 Jun 1951 at about age 76 in North Berwick, York, Maine, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Birth: Louie May Boston was born 25 July 1874 in North Berwick, Maine to George P Boston and Elizabeth H. Sherburne. Her parents where residing in North Berwick at the time.^[1][2]

-George Boston was a 32 year old farmer born in Feb 1842 in Kennebunkport, Maine.

-Elizabeth was a 29 year old housewife born Jul 1845 in North Berwick.^[3]

Sibling: Eva Winifred Boston, born 1 Oct 1878. Appears to be her only sibling.^[1][3]

1880 Census, North Berwick, Maine:^[4] Louie age 6 is attending school. She and her sister are living with their parents. Their father is now a baggage master. Her mother's brother, Uncle, Nahum Sherburne and family are enumerated just above them on lines 25 - 31.

Louie was a Teacher.

1900 Census, North Berwick, Maine:^[3] Louie is single, 25 years old, teaching and continues to live at home with her parents. Her sister Eva has married and is no longer part of the household. Louie's father is listing his occupation as farmer, is listed with a farm schedule, and owns the property with no mortgage.

-Louie's first cousin Hiram Sherburne and family are list just below George on lines 55 - 58.

-Her Uncle Nahum Sherburne and family also continue to live nearby. See previous census sheet A 12, starting on line 44 and continuing on to sheet B12. Nahum's 88 year old widowed mother-in-law Lydia Hall is living in his home.

-Louie's future husband Joseph G Johnson is living a few homes away in the home of his parents T F and Olive Johnson's. See line 91.

Marriage: 21 Oct 1908 Louie M. Boston marries Joseph G Johnson in Boston, Massachesetts. They have both been living in North Berwick, Maine where they were both born. This is the first marriage for both of them.^[5][6]

-Joseph is a 45 year old grain merchant the son of Tristram F Johnson and Olive E (Goodwin) Johnson.

-By the time of Louie and Joseph's marriage both of their mother's have passed away.

No children have been found for this couple.^{[7][8][9][10]}

1910 Census, North Berwick, Maine:^[7] The couple is living on Beech Ridge Road in North Berwick. Louie is no longer teaching and lists no occupation. Joseph's widowed father, Tristram Johnson is living with them. Joseph and Louie own the home which is listed as a farm. Joseph's brother William I Johnson owns the farm next door where he lives with his family. Joseph and William own their business together as retail merchants of grain and produce, " Johnson Bros." Joseph's nephew Raymond W Johnson, William's 20 year old son, appears to be doing the farming. Joseph's Aunt, Tristram's sister, Jennie (Johnson) Ham and family are enumerated a few visits away. (Verbal family history is that the Johnson farms were neighboring at this point. There is a family named Boston a few doors down. A possible relation to Joseph's wife?)

1920 Census, North Berwick, Maine:^[8] Louie's husband and his brothers are still working together. They continue to own their farms on the same road. Joseph's widowed Uncle John Ham (his Aunt Jennie (Johnson) Ham's husband) and her family are enumerated between the brothers on the census which supports the idea that the farms were neighboring.

1930 Census, North Berwick, Maine:^[9] Louis' husband, his brother and his wife continue to live as neighbors with the brothers in business together.

Death of husband: Joseph Johnson passed away on 4 Jun 1944. Funeral services were held at his home on Wednesday afternoon for Joseph Goodwin Johnson, 81, grain dealer at North Berwick for 40 years, who died Saturday night [4 Jun] at Goodall Hospital, Sanford, [Maine.] He is survived by his wife [Louie] May Johnson Published in the "Sanford Tribune and Advocate", Thursday, June 8th, 1944.^[11][12]

Death and Burial: Louie passed away on 2 Jun 1951. She is buried with her husband and parents in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery in North Berwick.^[10]

Research Notes

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", North Berwick, database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9NW-W9D4?i=18), Louie May Boston, 1874. Film # 007595772, image 19, pages 22-23. Original Birth Ledger for Louie May on line 234 and her sister Eva Winifred Boston on line 259.
2. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," North Berwick, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G979-G9HM-1?cc=1803978&wc=71R8-FWR%3A1029440401%2C1029449201 : 20 May 2014), Delayed returns for vital records 1670-1891 > Blodgett, 1883-Bowley, 1846 > image 3167 of 4812; multiple sources, Maine. 9 Jul 1949 given by deposition from a cousin Susan E. Parker. Copy of old Birth Record.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-63J9-99T?cc=1325221&wc=9BQ1-6Y4%3A1030551401%2C1032351301%2C1032447801 : 5 August 2014), Maine > York > ED 245 North Berwick town > image 24 of 35; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYBJ-9X85?cc=1417683&wc=XZMV-T38%3A1589404979%2C1589405535%2C1589405727%2C1589395305 : 24 December 2015), Maine > York > North Berwick > ED 201 > image 27 of 38; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6SWS-4MJ?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DG-VZ9%3A353350401%2C353366201%2C353789301 : 5 January 2017), Suffolk > Boston > Marriages 1908 no 5001-6000 > image 427 of 1029; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston. Original Marriage Certificate. Incorrectly indexed as Lorrie.
6. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," North Berwick database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RY6-935H?cc=1803978 : 27 November 2017), > image 1 of 1; multiple sources, Maine. Copy of Marriage Record.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRN6-HCR?cc=1727033&wc=QZZQ-SP3%3A133637501%2C138493101%2C138683801%2C1589091941 : 24 June 2017), Maine > York > North Berwick > ED 253 > image 23 of 36; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). The index is off one page from the image on Family Search. See Sheet 12 B Joseph starts on line 70. His father on line 72. His brother William on line 73. His Aunt Jennie Ham on line on line 59.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RFH-KWK?cc=1488411&wc=QZJT-V9P%3A1036469701%2C1038158701%2C1038202301%2C1589332620 : 11 September 2019), Maine > York > North Berwick > ED 119 > image 28 of 34; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Joseph appears on image 28 page 14B starting on line 98 with his wife and father. John Ham and family are on image 29 page 15A starting on line 1 followed by brother William and family starting on line 5.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9R4P-FTM?cc=1810731&wc=QZFS-24W%3A648804201%2C649756401%2C649790301%2C1589282507 : 10 December 2015), Maine > York > North Berwick > ED 35 > image 23 of 32; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97521219/louise-mae-johnson : accessed 11 April 2022), memorial page for Louise Mae Boston Johnson (25 Jul 1874–2 Jun 1951), Find A Grave: Memorial #97521219, citing Mount Pleasant Cemetery, North Berwick, York County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Jeff Hubbard (contributor 47361123) . Permission to use photo from Lois Tucker, Find A Grave ID 47882726, given to Pamela (Hutchins) Belanger via email 02-17-2021.
11. ↑ "Sanford Tribune and Advocate", published in Sanford, Maine on Thursday, June 8th, 1944, page 7, column 2. under North Berwick. (http://springvale.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?k=joseph%20johnson&i=f&by=1944&bdd=1940&d=06011944-06301944&m=between&ord=k1&fn=sanford_tribune_and_advocate_usa_maine_sanford_19440608_english_7&df=11&dt=20).
12. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97521153/joseph-goodwin-johnson : accessed 15 February 2022), memorial page for Joseph Goodwin Johnson (11 Nov 1862–4 Jun 1944), Find A Grave: Memorial #97521153, citing Mount Pleasant Cemetery, North Berwick, York County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Jeff Hubbard (contributor 47361123). Permission to use photo from Lois Tucker, Find A Grave ID 47882726, given to Pamela (Hutchins) Belanger via email 02-17-2021.