John
Johnson
Born in Canterbury, Kent, England
Ancestors 
Son of Edward Johnson
and Susan (Munter) Johnson
Brother of
Thomas Johnson [half], Mary Johnson [half], Sarah Johnson [half], Edward Johnson Jr., George Johnson, Susan (Johnson) Prentice, Hannah Johnson [half], William Johnson Sr., Martha (Johnson) Amee and Matthew Johnson
Husband of
Bethiah (Read) Johnson
— married
28 Apr 1657 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Father of
Bethia (Johnson) Knight, John Johnson, William Johnson, Obadiah Johnson, Joseph Johnson, Samuel Johnson and Nathanial Johnson
Died about
at about age 84
in Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut
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Biography
John Johnson of Woburn, Massachusetts, and Canterbury, Connecticut
Birth
John Johnson immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).
Baptized 10 MAY 1635, son of Capt Edward, in Canterbury, England[1]
Marriage
John Johns married Bethiah Reed, Apr. 28, 1657, in Woburn, Massachusetts.[2][3]
Occupation
John Johnson lived in Woburn, Massachusetts. He was a housewright or carpenter and he owned a saw-mill in Woburn. In 1712, he cut his foot, "very dangerously", and since he and his wife were old and ill they moved to the home of their son Obadiah in Canterbury, Connecticut. Bethia died at Canterbury 2 Dec 1717 and he died about 1720.[1]
Death
1720 Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut[1]
Children born in Woburn Massachusetts
- John, s. John, Jan. 24, 1659.[4]
- Bethiah, d. John, Jan. 20, 1660.[4]
- William, s. John, Sept. 29, 1662.[4]
- Obadiah, s. John, June 15, 1664.[4]
- Joseph[1]
- Samuel, s. John, Oct. 29, 1670.[4]
- Nathaniel, s. John, May 15, 1673.[4]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Johnson, Alfred. History and genealogy of one line of descent from Captain Edward Johnson, together with his English ancestry, 1500-1914 pp 62, 63
- ↑ Births, Deaths, and Marriages from 1640-1873. Part III -- Marriages. Boston: 1891. p. 141
- ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCSH-Z77 : 24 January 2020), Bethia Read in entry for John Johnson, 1657.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Johnson, Edward Francis. Woburn records of births, deaths, and marriages 1640-1873. Woburn: 1890 p. 128
See also--
- Edward F. Johnson, John Johnson, William Richard Cutter, Captain Edward Johnson of Woburn, Massachusetts and some of his descendants (Boston : Press of D. Clapp, 1905), 9 (Capt. Edward Johnson); digital images, InternetArchive.
- Brøderbund WFT Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Tree #2715, *Manuscript Hugh Darrell *Miller, comp. Ethel Peters Miller/Hugh Darrell Miller, 1895 copy in possession of author
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