Tombston Tuesday ~ ACHESON, SCOTT and JOHNSTON

Flesherton Cemetery, Artemesia Township,

Grey County, Ontario

Christopher JOHNSTON and Family

Several family members are buried here, including

Mary Jane ACHESON

*(his second wife) and

Margaret SCOTT

**(his first wife).

Christopher JOHNSTON (age about 34 years)

Born 28 June 1841 Streetsville, York County, Ontario

Died 3 February 1925 Flesherton, Grey County, Ontario

Mary Jane ACHESON (age about 19 years)

Born 12 October 1856 Artemesia Township, Grey County, Ontario

Die10 October 1901 Proton Township, Grey County, Ontario

Studio Photograph: Circa 1875

W. C. Adair Studio, Dundalk, Grey County, Ontario 

SOURCE: Photographs emailed from cousins 2009

 Christopher's first wife was **Margaret SCOTT, born about June 1842, in Scotland. Margaret died and untimely death age age 29, 24 May 1872 after a serious illness. Margaret was survived by her five young children.

When *Mary Jane married Christopher about 2 years and 7 months later on 23 December 1874, she became the step-mother to Margaret's children ages 11, 9, 8, 6 and 4 years.

Christopher and Mary Jane had ten more children (one died in infancy). They were married for twenty-seven years when she contracted Typhoid Fever while nursing George Albert, her eldest son, (my maternal grandfather), his wife and infant child. 

When Mary Jane died unexpectedly at age 45 years, her eldest child, was 26 years old and the youngest of her ten children was 6 years old.

SOURCES: The ACHESON Family 1850-1950; various records.

Tombstone Tuesday ~ JOHNSTON Family ~ 1872 to 1942 - 72 Years ~ Grey County, Ontario ~ Part Two

Christopher JOHNSTON Family Tombstone

1872 to 1941 ~ 70 years

Flesherton Cemetery

Artemnesia Township, 
Grey County, Ontario

W. H. JOHNSTON

DIED 1942

AGED 75 YRS.

William Henry JOHNSTON was the son of  Margaret SCOTT and Christopher JOHNSTON. "Will" did not marry.

GEORGE A.

FOGARTY

DIED 1939

AGED 79 YRS.

George Armour FOGARTY was the husband of Christina Maude, the daughter of Mary Jane ACHESON

and Christopher JOHNSTON.

C. M. JOHNSTON

WIFE OF

GEO. FOGARTY

DIED 1925

AGED 45 YRS.

Christina Maude JOHNSTON was the daughter of Mary Jane ACHESON and Christopher JOHNSTON.

J. J. JOHNSTON

DIED JAN 9TH 1923

AGED 39 YRS.

John James JOHNSTON was the son of Mary Jane ACHESON and Christopher JOHNSTON. "Jimmy" did not marry.

 THE FAMILY OF CHRISTOPHER JOHNSTON

Christopher JOHNSTON 1841 - 1925 *
Margaret SCOTT 1840 - 1872 *
Children:
     Jane Ann 1863 - 1899 *
     Margaret Marie 1865 - 1935
     William Henry 1867 - 1942 *
     Katherine Kelso 1868 - 1923
     Mary Eileen 1870 - 1899*
     Infant born and died 1871

Mary Jane ACHESON 1856 - 1901 *
Children:
     George Albert 1875 - 1964 ~~ my Grandfather
     Alice Victoria 1877 - 1938
     Christopher 1879 - 1956
     Christina Maud 1882 - 1925 *
     John James 1883 - 1923 *
     Joseph Samuel 1886 - 1954
     Eva Mae 1889 - 1974
     Robert Edgar 1891 - 1975
     Infant
     Carlotta Lillian 1895 - 1986
* Family members buried here at Flesherton Cemetery.
Including George Armour FOGARTY, Christina Maude's husband. 

After the untimely death of Mary Jane, Christopher married Agnes WRIGHT in 1907. Agnes was born in 1863 and died in 1933, eight years after Christopher's passing in 1925.

Christopher JOHNSTON was my great grandfather and Mary Jane ACHESON was my great grandmother.

Photographs courtesy of a great granddaughter of Jane Ann (JOHNSTON) TAYLOR, received by email October 2009.

SOURCES: Family records and personal knowledge of my Mother.

NOTE: See post "Sentimental Sunday" May 23rd for the other two sides/faces of the JOHNSTON family tombstone.  

2010 Copyright © Carole Gates

Tombstone Tuesday ~ JOHNSTON Family ~ 1872 to 1942 ~ 70 Years ~ Grey County, Ontario ~ Part One

JOHNSTON Family Tombstone
1872 to 1942 ~ 70 years

Flesherton Cemetery

Artemnesia Township, Grey County, Ontario

MARGARET 

WIFE OF 

C. JOHNSTON

DIED MAY 24TH 1872

AGED 31 YRS

Margaret SCOTT, born 1840 in Scotland, married Christopher JOHNSTON 1863 in Ontario, died 1872, aged 31 years.

MARY J.

WIFE OF 

C. JOHNSTON

DIED OCT 9TH 1901

AGED 45 YRS

Mary Jane ACHESON, born 1856 in Ontario, married Christopher JOHNSTON 1874, died 1901, aged 45 years.

JANE A. TAYLOR

DIED OCT 5TH 1899

AGED 36 YRS

Jane Ann (JOHNSTON) TAYLOR, daughter of Margaret SCOTT and Christopher JOHNSTON, born 1863, died 1899, aged 36 years.

MARY E. TAIT

DIED AUG 27TH 1899

AGED 29 YRS

Mary Eileen (JOHNSTON) TAIT, daughter of Margaret SCOTT and Christopher JOHNSTON, born 1870, died 1899, aged 29 years.

CHRISTOPHER 

JOHNSTON

DIED FEB 3RD 1925
AGED 83 YRS

Christopher JOHNSTON, born 1841 in Ontario, died 1925, aged 83 years.
Beloved father, father-in-law, grand father, great grandfather.

Christopher JOHNSTON was my great grandfather and Mary Jane ACHESON was my great grandmother.

There are two more faces/sides naming  four more family members, for a total of nine interments at this family site.

Photographs courtesy of a great granddaughter of Jane Ann (JOHNSTON) TAYLOR, received by email October 2009.

2010 - copyright © Carole Gates

Sentimental Sunday ~ JOHNSTON Siblings

~ Johnston ~

Yesterday, Surname Saturday, I posted about my Great Grandfather Christopher JOHNSTON's children to his first wife, Margaret SCOTT. Margaret was born in 1840 in Scotland, married Christopher in 1863 in Ontario, and after the birth of six children, died in 1872 after a ten-day illness.

Today I'm posting about his second wife, Mary Jane ACHESON. Mary Jane was born in 1856 in Ontario, she and Christopher were married December 1874 in Ontario. When she married Christopher he had been a widower for two years and seven months. 

Mary Jane was just 18 years old when she married Christopher and became the step-mother to his five children between the ages of 11 and 4 years. She and Christopher had ten children born between 1875 and 1895, a span of twenty years. My maternal Grandfather, George Albert, was their first born.

Tragically, in 1901, Mary Jane contracted Typhoid Fever while nursing my Grandfather George, his wife Emma and their 8 month old son.

"This kind and affectionate sister - this devoted wife and mother has gone to her reward. Her decease was caused by Typhoid Fever contracted while nursing her son, George, and his wife [Emma], who were living in Saulte Saint Marie on August 29th, came home on September 29th, and went to Heaven, October 10th, 1901, one day before her 45th birthday." SOURCE: The ACHESON Family ~ 1850-1950; self-published.

Christopher JOHNSTON 1841 - 1925
Margaret SCOTT 1840 - 1872
Children:
     Jane Ann 1863 - 1899
     Margaret Marie 1865 - 1935
     William Henry 1867 - 1942
     Katherine Kelso 1868 - 1923
     Mary Eileen 1870 - 1899
     Infant born and died 1871

Mary Jane ACHESON 1856 - 1901
Children:
     George Albert 1875 - 1964 ~~ my Grandfather
     Alice Victoria 1877 - 1938
     Christopher 1879 - 1956
     Christina Maud 1882 - 1925
     John James 1883 - 1923
     Joseph Samuel 1886 - 1954
     Eva Mae 1889 - 1974
     Robert Edgar 1891 - 1975
     Infant
     Carlotta Lillian 1895 - 1986

After the untimely death of Mary Jane, Christopher married Agnes WRIGHT in 1907. Agnes was born in 1863 and died in 1933, eight years after Christopher's passing in 1925.

SOURCES: Family records and personal knowledge of my Mother.

2010 - copyright © Carole Gates

Surname Saturday ~ JOHNSTON Siblings

~ Johnston ~

My maternal great grandfather, Christopher JOHNSTON, had sixteen children in all. The eldest six were with his first wife, Margaret SCOTT.

Margaret was born in 1840 in Scotland. Christopher and Margaret were married February 1863 in Ontario. In 1872, after just nine years of marriage, she died at the age of 32 years. Records show that she had a succumbed to a serious illness after being sick for ten days. At the time of Margaret's death, their children were between he ages of 7 years and 2 years old.

Their children were: Jane Ann 1863-1899; Margaret Marie 1865-1935; William Henry 1867-1942; Katherine Kelso 1868-1923; Mary Eileen 1870-1899; and an infant that was born and died in 1871.

SOURCES: Family records and personal knowledge of my Mother.

2010 - copyright © Carole Gates