John Alexander Johnson (1868 - 1934)

Born 1 Apr 1868 in Summer Hill, New Brunswick

Husband of Mary Elizabeth (McKinney) Johnson — married 13 Feb 1894 in Lower Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada

Descendants

Died 24 Apr 1934 at age 66 in Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada

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Biography

Birth

Birth 1 April 1868 in Summer Hill, New Brunswick, Canada^[1]

• Christening - 27 May 1869 (this was obtained from family book)

• 1879 John attended Summerhill School until he was about 15 years old.

From Summerhill school records information page: There appears to be several time periods when either no school was held, or no records survived. There also seems to be a high turnover in teachers.

Marriage

25 year old John Alexander, a bachelor farmer from Hampstead, married 17 year old spinster from Gagetown, Mary Elizabeth McKinney on February 13, 1894 in Lower Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada. ^[2]

This marriage record lists John's parents as William and Mary Johnson but does not list Mary McKinney's parents.

Witnesses: C.H. Ebbelt and Fred Ebbelt of Gagetown. Married by: Rev. John Perry of Lower Gagetown by License

• May 15, 1899 - Birth of son William Fulton.

1901 Census

In 1901, at age 32, John was the head of his own family in Hampstead when Mr. Inch the enumerator came to call. He was a farmer with his 25 year old wife Mary and raising their 4 children in the Methodist faith.

• Their children in 1901:
  • Edmund (Aug 13 1896) Age 5
  • Annie (Apr 27 1899) Age 2
  • Willie (May 15 1900) Age 1
  • Arthur 9 months old.

• June 30, 1900 - Birth of son John Arthur.
• September 5, 1903 - Birth of son Foster Herbert.
• March 6, 1905 - a farmer in Summerhill, New Brunswick. Birth of son Harold.
• July 30, 1906 - Birth of son Raymond Bayard.

• The following information was taken from a "Family Ancestory" book prepared by Sandra Armstrong
  • John and Mary had a daughter "Annie", born about late 1894, who died at birth
  • John and Mary lived at the corner of the Hibernia and Gagetown Roads on a farm later owned by George and Annie (Donald) Sutton.

Did Annie die at birth in 1894? Or are they confusing the baby Annie with Annie Viola, born in 1898? I can find no other birth record or death record for Annie Johnson (or even baby Johnson) born in 1894 - if there was a baby in 1894, it could speak to their reasoning for getting married and why Mary's parents are not listed on the marriage record. Sinnett-50 12:44, 12 June 2013 (EDT)

• 1911 - John was living in Hampstead Village with his wife and many children. He was a farmer and a lumberman, frequently working in the woods. The family also practiced the Methodist faith.
  • Edmund D. (b. Aug 1896)
  • William F. (b. May 1899)
  • Arthur J. (b. Jun 1900)
  • Kenneth J. (b. Jun 1902)
  • Foster J (b. Sep 1903)
  • Burton H. (b. Mar 1905)
  • Raymond B. (b. Jul 1906)
  • Caswell O. (b. Feb 1909)
  • Annie V. (b. Apr 1898)
  • Mabel B. P. (b. Jan 1908)

Their children also attended Summer Hill School. ^[3]

In 1921^[4] John was a farmer and owned their own single family wooden structure house and practiced the faith of the Church of England.

• Johnston, John (53) - Head - farmer
• Johnston, Mary Elizabeth (44) - wife
• Johnston, Edmund D (25) male - farmer son
• Johnston, William (22) male - farmer son
• Johnston, Foster H (17) male - farmer son
• Johnston, Burton H (16) male - farmer son
• Johnston, Raymond B (14) male - student
• Johnston, Mabel P (13) female - student
• Johnston, Aldon P (8) male - student

Death

At 66 years old, John, living with his wife, developed a stomach ulcer. John received an operation to drain and close the ulcer, but unfortunately passed from acute peritonitis in the early morning hours of April 22, 1934.

Sources

• 1871 Census record for John Johnston of Hampstead
• Summerhill school records information page
• Summerhill school records 1
• Summerhill school records 2
• 1881 Census record for John Johnston of Hampstead
• Marriage Record of John and Mary
• 1895 Birth Record of Edmun Debloice
• 1898 Birth Record of Annie Viola
• 1899 Birth Record of William Fulton Johnson
• 1900 Birth record of son John Arthur
• 1901 Census for John Johnson and family
• 1903 - Birth record of son Foster H.
• Birth record of Raymond Bayard Johnson
• NB Archives Late Registration of Birth for Harold Johnson.
• 1911 Census for John Johnson and family
• Death record for John Alexander Johnson

1. ↑ Birth Record of John to William and Annie
2. ↑ Marriage Record for John and Mary
3. ↑ This information was found in the Base Gagetown Community History Association's record of Summer Hill School.
4. ↑ 1921 Census of Gagetown, NB - Unindexed Link

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Janet Sinnett for creating WikiTree profile Johnson-17675 through the import of Sinnett-Johnson Tree - 2013.ged on Mar 23, 2013.

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