John Johnson (1743 - 1825)

Born 29 Aug 1743 in Coventry, Kent, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia Sweet — married 6 May 1770 in East Greenwich, Kent, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Descendants

Died 3 Nov 1825 at age 82 in New Lisbon, Otsego, New York, United States

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Biography

John was born in 1743. He was the son of Bartholomew Johnson and Mary Greene. He passed away in 1825.

John Johnson and Lydia Sweet married 6 May 1770 East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States. His father Bartholemew Johnson, her father Sylvester Sweet. ^[1]

Genealogical Records

Marriage Records

• Primary Source, Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945, ^[1] Data Extract:

1. ) RI Marriages; image 291 of 454: East Greenwich May the 6^th 1770 I the subscriber do hereby Certifie that John Johnfon Son of Bartholomew Johnfon Late of Coventry now Refiding in East Greenwich and Lydia Sweet Daughter of Sylvester Sweet of East Greenwich Was Lawfully Married by me. Phillip Jenkins Elder. Rcd and Comp. {Recorded and Compared} With the original May y^e 30^th AD 1770 By H. Cooke, J. ???

Death Records

• Primary Source, (burial); Tertiary Source (biography), Find A Grave Index ^[2] Data Summary:

1. ) Find A Grave: Memorial #59457259: John Johnson, son of Bartholomew Johnson and Mary Green, was born 29 Aug 1743 at Coventry, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA., and he died 3 Nov 1825 (aged 82) at New York, USA.
   1. ) Marriage. John Johnson married Lydia Sweet.
   2. ) Children:
      1. ) Lydia Johnson Bowdish (1780–1818)
      2. ) James S. Johnson (1785–1876)
2. ) BURIAL. John Johnson was buried in the Gardnertown Cemetery at New Lisbon, Otsego County, New York, USA
   1. ) Find a Grave Notes: "Son of Bartholomew Johnson and Mary Greene. Husband of Lydia Sweet Johnson. "
   2. ) [ Tombstone Photo:] Inscription, "Sacred to the Memory of | Mr. JO.. JOHNSON | who departed this life | November 3d, 1825 | Aged 82 years."

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945, database with images, FamilySearch (Rev date: accessed 23 April 2020), John Johnson and Lydia Sweet, 30 May 1770; citing Marriage, East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States, Rhode Island State Archive, Providence City Archives, city and town clerk offices; FHL microfilm 926,802.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (Rev date: accessed 22 March 2021), memorial page for John Johnson (29 Aug 1743–3 Nov 1825), Find a Grave Memorial no. 59457259, citing Gardnertown Cemetery, New Lisbon, Otsego County, New York, USA ; Maintained by MSB (contributor 46948018).

Other Sources

• "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8SC-FVC : 17 December 2019), John Johnson, 1743.

• "United States, Cemetery Abstracts, 1949-1969," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPT6-J8HQ : 12 September 2019), John Johnson, 3 Nov 1825; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm 007897024.