Abner Johnson (1786 - 1847)

Born 22 Feb 1786 in Waterford Flat, Waterford, Oxford, Maine, United States

Died 4 Jul 1847 at age 61 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Physician. Lived in Waterford, Sullivan and Brewer, Maine.

Entrepreneur: Abner introduced Johnson’s American Anodyne Liniment in 1810. This was made from morphine, extract of hyoscyamus, alcohol and other ingredients. His business grew, taking him to Brewer (Bangor), Maine where he established his business as A. Johnson & Son.

Isaac Samuel Johnson took over the business after his father's death in 1847, and by 1881, he had moved to Boston, where he opened his liniment business, I. S. Johnson & Co.

Father of seven children: Harriet Sargent, Mary Sargent, Charlotte, Isaac Samuel, Thomas Saunders, Charles Fitz Abner, and Dudley Henry Johnson.

Sources

• "Dr. Johnson's Indian Dyspeptic Bitters" Peachridge Glass (https://www.peachridgeglass.com/), (Accessed April 10, 2023).
• "The Maine Historical Magazine, Volume 2", Joseph W. Porter, Maine, (Joseph W. Porter, 1887), Archive.org (Internet Archive), Julia Sargent and R. Abner Johnson, page 131.
• 1820 Census "United States Census, 1820", citing p. , NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm , FamilySearch Record: XHGN-V3Z (accessed 10 April 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YYY-326 Image number 00041, Abner Johnson in Sullivan, Hancock, Maine, United States.
• 1830 Census "Maine, United States records, Aug 5, 2018," images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YYR-Q7?view=explore : Apr 10, 2023), image 305 of 697; United States. National Archives and Records Administration.

• Also: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.