James
Johnston
Born in County Leitrim, Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of John Johnston
and Bridget (Lloyd) Johnston
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Catherine Johnston
— married
1785 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
John Johnston, Andrew Johnston, Margaret (Johnston) Blair, Jemima (Johnston) Pugh and James H Johnston
Died
at about age 96
in Douglas, York, New Brunswick, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Aug 2019
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Biography
James was born in 1759, Leitrim, Ireland. He and his wife Catherine (Holtz) Johnston immigrated to New Brunswick, Canada in 1818 . He passed away in York County, N.B. Canada in 1855.
Sources
- James Johnston
Birth: 1759 Death: 1855 (aged 95–96) Burial: Old Burial Ground, Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick, Canada Plot: 9 Memorial #: 61145072 Family Members Spouse Catherine Johnston 1765-1840 Maintained by: Linda (47353767) Originally Created by: Dale Safford (46557929) Added: 5 Nov 2010 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61145072 Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 August 2019), memorial page for James Johnston (1759–1855), Find A Grave Memorial no. 61145072, citing Old Burial Ground, Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick, Canada ; Maintained by Linda (contributor 47353767) . ---
Name: James Johnston Cemetery: Fredericton - The Old Burial Ground Burial Place: York, New Brunswick, Canada Notes: JOHNSTON in loving memory James Johnston born 1759 in Ireland married Catherine Johnston 1785 emigrated to NB 1819 died Jan 23 1855 JOHNSTON In loving memory of Catherine Johnston loving wife of James born 1765 in Ireland emigrated to NB with Husband James died April 13 1840 also her daughter Catherine died May 16th 1811 aged 17 years Picture Available:
Feb 3 1855 ... Death of James Johnston at the residence of his son in Douglas York Co., N.B. Canada https://archives.gnb.ca/Search/NewspaperVitalStats/Details.aspx?culture=en-CA&guid=157E2023-D1A7-459A-A2CF-85753BC31912
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~3.12%
Donna (Johnston) Daggett
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A792202 [compare], Ancestry member chickadee_
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~1.56%
Wendy Daggett :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T591403 [compare], FTDNA kit #IN32433
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Meli Alexander :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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MyHeritage DNA
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Living DNA
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~0.78%
Sheri (Greene) Richard :
23andMe, GEDmatch BC3807699 [compare], yourDNAportal SHE1bf51875
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Brad Milton :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ZS2382240 [compare], yourDNAportal BRA88acdf54, Ancestry member BradMilton
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~0.78%
Gregg Cordwell :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A912030 [compare], Ancestry member greggcordwell
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~0.78%
Linda (Colter) Lowe :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Thomas Richard :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch SW3795592 [compare], Ancestry member SIR4TSVR
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Marilyn Stewart
Marilyn Stewart
Johnston-18030 and Johnston-17264 appear to represent the same person because: duplicates
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by Marilyn Stewart
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