Othniel N Johnson (1778 - 1851)

Born 4 Apr 1778 in Buckland, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA

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Died 5 Mar 1851 at age 72 in Buckland, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA

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Biography

Born in Buckland, Mass., April 4, 1778; a mason by trade, but owned a farm on which he raised his family. A man of decisive character; a model military officer; Captain of a company of Infantry in 1812; frequently promoted to official positions; possessed of a fine literary taste, and as a pasttime occasionally indulged in writing verse. Poetry was his favorite reading. Ovid, Homer, Virgil and the English and Scottish poets of the time were read by him with delight.

He married Anna, daughter of Gad and Anna (Phillips) Elmer, born on Sept 23, 1783 and died on Sept 19, 1807. He died on March 5, 1851. The mortal remains of both repose in a little rural cemetery, on a farm where they had lived more that half a century. ^[1]Their children were all born in Buckland, Mass.

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1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62541178/othniel-johnson : accessed 28 December 2021), memorial page for Capt Othniel Johnson (4 Apr 1778–5 Mar 1851), Find A Grave: Memorial #62541178 citing East Buckland Cemetery, Buckland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Ronald G. Gadzalinski (contributor 46539654) .

"Records of the Descendants of John Johnson of Ipswich and Andover, Mass. 1635 - 1892", published by Rev. William Wallace Johnson, North Greenfield, Wisconsin, 1892

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