Harriet Rebecca (Lane) Johnston (1830 - 1903)

Born 9 May 1830 in Stony Batter, Pennsylvania [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Elliot Johnston Sr — married Jan 1866 in Wheatland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Died 3 Jul 1903 at age 73 in Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island, United States

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Biography

• Harriet was the youngest of seven living children, although there was an infant brother born after her that died young.
• She was born in Mercersburg, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 9 February 1830
• Her Uncle, President James Buchanan was her guardian when she was orphaned at the age of 1l.
• Harriet was known as " Hal" and she was educated in boarding schools throughout her adolescence, with one of them The Convent of the Vistation Nuns in Washington, DC.
• When her Uncle, Bachelor James Buchanan became President, she served as the hostess, or "First Lady" of the White House.^[1].

Marriage, Children and Charity

• Harriet married Henry Elliott Johnston, a Baltimore Banker, when she was 36 years old. The ceremony was held at James Buchanan's residence, "Wheatland", in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
• Two sons were born to the marriage:
• James Buchanan Johnston b. November 1866 (died March 1881)
• Henry Eliot Johnston, Jr. b. November 1866 (died October 1882)
• Both sons died of rheumatic fever.
• After the death of her husband, she devoted the her life and endowments to charitable works. One of those Charities, The Harriet Lane Home for Invalid Children eventually became an annex of the John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, New York.

Sources

1. ↑ Klapthor, Margaret Brown (1995). The First Ladies. White House Historical Association

• Stern, Milton. America's Bachelor President and the First Lady. Baltimore: Published America, 2004. Print.

• Harris, Bill, and Laura Ross. The First Ladies Fact Book: The Childhoods, Courtships, Marriages, Campaigns, Accomplishments, and Legacies of Every First Lady from Martha Washington to Michelle Obama. New York: Black Dog and Leventhal, 2009. Print.

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 March 2020), memorial page for Harriet Rebecca Lane Johnston (9 May 1830–3 Jul 1903), Find A Grave: Memorial #6460751, citing Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave .

• Wikipedia:Harriet Lane

• Pages 206 & 212 - 213. This article about her Uncle, President James Buchanan tells about his life and adopting/taking care of Harriet after her parents died. file:///C:/Users/kathy/OneDrive/Pictures/2874-Article%20Text-2720-1-10-20121002.pdf