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Descendants of JOHN JOHNSON

Seventh Generation

38. Hannah Johnson (BOARDMAN , BENJAMIN , ASA , TIMOTHY , TIMOTHY , JOHN ) was born¹^{, 2} on Aug 23 1793 in Limerick, ME. She died³^{, 4} on Jun 2 1842.

Hannah married Samuel Silsbee Capt. on Mar 27 1815. Samuel died on Sep 21 1825.

They had the following children:

	49	F	i	Mary Loring Silsbee¹ was born on Jan 26 1816. She died² on Jul 30 1816.
	50	M	ii	Samuel Silsbee¹ was born on Apr 30 1817. He died²^{, 3} on Oct 22 1842 in Jackson Maine.
				Samuel married² Mary Harmon¹ on Dec 6 1841.
+	51	M	iii	Benjamin Silsbee
+	52	F	iv	Mary Silsbee
	53	F	v	Hannah Silsbee¹ was born on Mar 16 1824. She died² on Nov 10 1824.
	54	F	vi	Hannah Louisa Silsbee¹ was born on Oct 11 1825.
				Hannah married¹ George Smith on Feb 15 1855.

39. Portius Johnson¹^{, 2} (BOARDMAN , BENJAMIN , ASA , TIMOTHY , TIMOTHY , JOHN ) was born³^{, 4} on Dec 5 1794 in Limerick, ME. He died⁵^{, 6} on Jan 28 1846 in Jackson ME.

Portius married¹^{, 2} Thais Croxford on Aug 25 1816 in Jackson Maine. Thais died³ on Mar 10 1846 in Jackson, ME.

They had the following children:

55	M	i	John Bordman Johnson was born¹^{, 2} on Dec 30 1816 in No. 2, Maine.
56	F	ii	Thais Elizabeth Johnson was born¹^{, 2} on Mar 13 1822 in Jackson, ME. She died³ on Nov 24 1851.
57	M	iii	Charles Johnson was born¹^{, 2} on Jul 8 1824 in Jackson, ME. He died³ on Nov 16 1850.
58	M	iv	Benjamin Johnson was born¹ on Jul 29 1826. He died² on Jul 30 1826.
59	F	v	Harriet Newell Johnson was born¹^{, 2} on Jan 2 1828 in Jackson, Maine. Harriet was baptized on Oct 3 1830 in Jackson & Brooks Church, Jackson, ME.
60	M	vi	Henry Martyn Johnson was born¹^{, 2} on Nov 13 1829 in Jackson, Maine. Henry was baptized on Oct 3 1830 in Jackson & Brooks Church, Jackson, ME.
61	F	vii	Abigail Johnson was born¹ on Oct 30 1831. She died²^{, 3} on Feb 2 1832. Abigail was baptized on Jan 8 1832 in Jackson & Brooks Church, Jackson, ME.
62	F	viii	Abigail Johnson was born¹ on Nov 6 1833 in Poss. Belfast, Maine.
63	F	ix	Laura August Johnson was born¹ on Feb 6 1837.
64	F	x	Elizabeth Johnson was born¹ in Jul 1839. She died in Jul 1839.

40. Charles Johnson (BOARDMAN , BENJAMIN , ASA , TIMOTHY , TIMOTHY , JOHN ) was born¹^{, 2} on Jul 20 1797 in Limerick, ME. He died³^{, 4, 5} on Jan 21 1840 in Texas.

Charles married¹ Betsey Wiggins in Feb 1827 in Bangor, ME.

They had the following children:

65	M	i	Augustus Scott Johnson¹ was born on Sep 2 1829.
66	F	ii	La Baron Johnson¹ was born on Jun 8 1831.
67		iii	Baby A Johnson¹ was born on Aug 7 1833.
68		iv	Baby B Johnson¹ was born on Aug 7 1833.
69	M	v	Melville Johnson¹ was born on Apr 7 1835.
70	F	vi	Mary Ann Johnson¹ was born on May 11 1838.

41. CYRUS BOARDMAN JOHNSON [scrapbook]¹^{, 2} (BOARDMAN , BENJAMIN , ASA , TIMOTHY , TIMOTHY , JOHN ) was born³^{, 4} on Dec 29 1799 in Limerick, ME. He died⁵^{, 6} on May 4 1853 in Vernon, CT. The cause of death was fall on the ice. He was buried⁷ in Elmwood Cemetery, Vernon, CT.

Jan 4, 1836 "...were admitted to chh fellowship by letter from Lincoln chh." (J & B Church Rec, p. 15)

Piscataquis County Registry Deeds:
February 4, 1823, for $253.12, Cyrus Johnson of Jackson buys L6 R10 in Atkinson from Edward St.Loe Livermore of Tukesbury, Middlesex, Mass (101 acres and 40 rods) [research courtesy of TFG]
February 8, 1827, Cyrus sells above lot for $400 to Oliver Crosby.

Resident of Lincoln, Atkinson, Jackson, ME then Connecticut. Died from a fall on the ice.

See letter from Cyrus to brother Dr. Benjamin Johnson dated April 18, 1853. "Last Letter from Cyrus" in Johnson Doc CD. Written from Vernon, CT when Cyrus & Hepzibah arrived with Julia to live with children Samuel (probably first to move to CT), William, Hannah, Charles, George, Brainard and Mary Ann. At this time Asa, Nathan and Erastus were in California panning for gold; Kezia was married and living in Maine; presume Henry was living with Kezia.

CYRUS married⁶^{, 7} HEPZIBAH HUNT PAGE [scrapbook]¹^{, 2, 3, 4, 5} daughter of NATHAN PAGE and HEPZIBAH HUNT on Jan 10 1823 in Jackson Maine. HEPZIBAH was born⁸ on Mar 25 1802. She died⁹^{, 10} on Feb 22 1886 in East Douglas, MA. She was buried¹¹ in Elmwood Cemetery, Vernon, CT.

other spellings of her name: Hepzibath (per Johnson family history 2 page doc from Hattie Johnson Washburn, summer 1971. Hepzibah (per EJ Autobiography, p. 1)

They had the following children:

+	71	M	i	ASA FOSTER JOHNSON
+	72	M	ii	Samuel Adams Johnson
+	73	M	iii	Erastus Johnson
	74	M	iv	Henry M Johnson was born¹ on Feb 18 1828 in Lincoln, ME. He died² in 1894 in Windham, VT. never married. Child mentality (EJ p. 19). HJW notes: "feebleminded"
+	75	M	v	Nathan Page Johnson
+	76	F	vi	Kezia Johnson
+	77	F	vii	Hannah Silsbee Johnson
+	78	M	viii	William Johnson
+	79	M	ix	Charles P. Johnson
+	80	M	x	George Meder Johnson
+	81	M	xi	James Brainard Johnson
+	82	F	xii	Mary Ann Johnson
+	83	F	xiii	Julia Augusta Johnson

42. Benjamin Johnson [scrapbook]¹ (BOARDMAN , BENJAMIN , ASA , TIMOTHY , TIMOTHY , JOHN ) was born²^{, 3, 4, 5} on Jun 14 1802 in York, Maine. He died⁶ on Nov 20 1869 in Dover, ME. He was buried⁷ in Dover Cemetery, sec 1. Benjamin resided in Frankfort, Waldo County, ME.

In 1841 Dr. Johnson occupied the home known as the Joseph B. & Francis C Peaks (descendents of Dr. J.'s second wife) on East Main St., in Dover, having taken over the residence from the former owner, Dr. Jonathan A. Smith. In 1845 Dr. Johnson deeded his former house and land on which it stood in Frankfort to Webster Kelley. In the U.S. Census for 1850 he is found in Dover, Piscataquis County, Maine. (Acct Book of B Johnson, 1827-1841, Introduction by Madeline Ellingwood MacDonald, March 16, 1993)

From 1841 Diary of Cyrus Johnson:
"Fri 4 June 1841, cool & fair
... Brother Benjamin was here on his way to Dover."

Elected Trustee of Foxcroft Academy, October 21, 1846; in 1842: was one of 15 men who agreed to make up any deficiency in the $450 salary for Rev. Wooster Parker, installed to the Congregational Church at Foxcroft on 11/9/1842; in 1851: purchased 2 shares, $25 ea, stock for a "site and for building a house" (Cong. Parish of Foxcroft). (Sprague's Journal of Maine History, 1917, v5, p110)

See letters on Johnson Doc CD for letter written to Dr. Benj from his grandfather Benj Johnson 1826, and other letters written to Dr. Benj from other family members.

Benjamin married (1) Susan Louisa Wellington daughter of Seth Wellington and Louisa Miles in 1836. Susan was born¹ on Jul 16 1814 in Waltham, Mass. She died²^{, 3} on Jul 2 1852 in Dover, ME. She was buried⁴ in Dover Cemetery, sec 1.

They had the following children:

	84	F	i	Laura Maria Johnson [scrapbook] was born¹ on Oct 12 1837 in Frankfort, ME. She died² on Jan 3 1939 in New York City. See Laura's 1869 Diary, sketch book and letters found in Johnson Trunk. Attended Mt. Holyoke Female Seminary (also attended friend Mary E. Chandler) 1857-1858. Unknown if studies completed. Listed in Twentieth Annual Catalogue (1856-57 Junion Class) and Twenty-first Annual Calalogue (1857-58 Middle Class) Address 1937: Butler Hall, 400 W 119th St, NY, NY; teacher 1859-1869 Dover ME, Hartford CT, Chicago (Mt Holyoke Biographical Directory of 1937, research courtesy of D. Albino, alumnus) 1888 - living in West Newton, MA (see letter from JB Peaks) Obituary: oldest Holyoke Alumna at death in 1939; taught a few years, but retired several years before the Civil War; lived "a very quiet life"; many years lived with brother Seth in NY and after his death (circa 1929) moved to Butler Hall; survived by nieces Mrs. William L. Hope Simpson (15 E 69th St) and Mrs. John A. Topping (116 E. 68th St), two grand-nephews Wellington Hope Simpson and Edgar Hope Simpson, and cousin Miss Elizabeth R. Wellington. In interview (3 years earlier) said, "Life has been very kind to me. I have been blessed with good health and have seen unbelievable progress in the world. I remember the days of hoop skirts, ridiculous things. Once I went to church wearing a fashionable hoop. Several persons were in the pew when I started to go in and it was such close quarters that up went the hoop over the end of the seat." Active until her death. (Research courtesy of Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections - 2005)
+	85	M	ii	Seth Wellington Johnson

Benjamin married¹ (2) Eliza Bacon daughter of James Bacon Capt. and Rhoda on Jul 24 1854. Eliza was born² on Dec 22 1816. She died³^{, 4} on Jun 1 1891. She was buried⁵ in Dover Cemetery, sec 1.

Eliza Chadbourne was a widow with two young children when she came to Dover to visit her sister, Joan Bacon (b. 1805) who was married to Dea. John Gould Mayo (esq) . There she met and married widower Dr. Benjamin Johnson.

45. Augusta Johnson (BOARDMAN , BENJAMIN , ASA , TIMOTHY , TIMOTHY , JOHN ) was born¹^{, 2, 3} on Jun 27 1809 in Alfred, ME. She died⁴^{, 5} on Nov 21 1834 in Jackson, ME.

Augusta married¹^{, 2} (1) Harvey Morton son of Thomas Morton and Hannah on Apr 27 1830 in Jackson Maine. Harvey was born³ on Jul 6 1804 in Jackson, Maine. He died⁴ on Nov 22 1832 in Jackson, Maine. He was buried⁵ in Chase Yard, Jackson, ME.

Augusta married¹^{, 2} (2) Joseph Graves on Feb 11 1834.

They had the following children:

Perez B Graves¹ was born on Nov 15 1834.

46. Samuel Johnson [scrapbook]¹^{, 2, 3, 4} (BOARDMAN , BENJAMIN , ASA , TIMOTHY , TIMOTHY , JOHN ) was born⁵^{, 6} on Sep 22 1815 in Jackson, ME. He died⁷ on Feb 13 1884 in Bangor, CA.

Principal of Machias Academy circa 1841 (EJAB, p. 23)

Teacher Fall term 1839, Foxcroft Academy (Sprague's Journal of Maine History, 1917, v5, no.2, p111)

See letter on Johnson Doc CD written by Samuel and Ann Mary Upton to brother Dr. Benj and Louisa W. Johnson, "invitation" to wedding, dated Nov 12, 1844.

See numerous letters written by Samuel to his nephew Asa Foster Johnson in the mid-1800's, located in Johnson Doc CD.

See Also: "The First Century: A History of U of ME" by David Smith; "History of the Maine State College and the U of M by Merritt Caldwell Fernald, LLD, 1916. Samuel served on 5 member committee (with Fernald and Lyndon Oak of Garland) which met at the Shaw House in Newport to develop a "course of instruction" for the first class at the Maine State College.

Town Clerk, Jackson ME, 1848-1850. (Mosher, VR Jackson ME before 1892)

Samuel married¹ (1) Ann Mary Upton on Dec 12 1844 in Dixmont, ME. Ann was born in of Dixmont, ME. She died² on Oct 31 1846 in Jackson, ME. She was buried in Jackson Corner Cemetery.

They had the following children:

Mary-Hattie Johnson¹^{,
2} was born on Oct 29 1845.

according to Jackson & Brooks Church Records: name Mary Harriet

Samuel married¹^{, 2} (2) Abby A Cates daughter of Jediah Cates and Mary A. Brown on Dec 25 1851 in Jackson, Maine. Abby was born³ on Apr 13 1830 in Vassalboro, ME. She died⁴^{, 5} on Feb 17 1855 in Jackson Maine. She was buried⁶ in Jackson Corner Cemetery.

They had the following children:

Abby Arabella Johnson¹^{,
2} was born on Dec 19 1853. She died³^{,
4} on Nov 20 1854 in Jackson, ME. She was buried⁵ in Jackson Corner Cemetery.

Samuel married¹^{, 2} (3) Marilla Manson on Nov 20 1862 in Jackson Maine.

They had the following children:

89	M	iii	Samuel Boardman Johnson¹^{, 2} was born on Aug 14 1863.
90	M	iv	Ezra Abbot Johnson was born¹ on Dec 6 1865.
91	F	v	Abby Marilla Johnson¹ was born in 1870.

47. Eliza Rachel Johnson (John Johnson , BENJAMIN , ASA , TIMOTHY , TIMOTHY , JOHN ) was born on Sep 9 1800. She died on May 18 1890.

Eliza married Joseph Dana Allen¹ on Jan 22 1836. Joseph was born² on Oct 16 1799 in Burlington, VT. He died³ on Oct 12 1878.

See p. 16 EFJ Memoir for professional relationship between JDA and EFJ

They had the following children:

+	92	M	i	Charles Edwin Allen
	93	M	ii	John Johnson Allen was born¹ on Aug 4 1842 in Utica, NY.
	94	F	iii	Charlotte Augusta Allen.

48. Edwin Ferry Johnson [scrapbook]¹ (John Johnson , BENJAMIN , ASA , TIMOTHY , TIMOTHY , JOHN ) was born² on May 23 1803 in Essex, VT. He died³^{, 4} on Apr 12 1872 in New York City New York.

per Memoir of Edwin Ferry Johnson (1880) located in Hattie Washburn trunk.

"In 1817, at the age of 14, he was engaged in land surveying in Vermont, and in 1818, assisted his father in the survey of the northeastern boundary line between the United States and British Provinces. At the age of 18, he became "teacher of arithmetic and geometry" in the military academy of Captain Partridge, at Norwich, VT, and later, "instructor in civil engineering, mathematics, and tactics".... He was one of the first and ablest advocated of railway construction in this country, and the pioneer engineer in this untried path." "...40 yrs resident Middletown Conn...mayor 1856-57, State Senator same time, 1862 called to Washington DC in consultation w/ president and secretary of war on the then situation....offered but declined a general's commission and a command in the Southwest, and later a position of asst sect'dy of war. Author of many professional works, numerous scientific, philosophical, and political papers, and contributed to reviews and journals." (History of Middlesex County 1635-1885, pub. 1888)

"The unsigned and undated oil portrait acquired from the descendants of Edwin Johnson is significant for several reasons. The skillfully painted oil portrait, taken about 1825, is an excellent example of early 19th century American portraiture. . . . . Furthermore, the Johnson portrait is the earliest known image showing the distinctive Norwich dress uniform designed by Alden Partridge. . . ."
Apparently the portrait was donated in 1998, about the time of the article. (Fall 1998 Norwich University article; research courtesy of Bill Minnick, Feb 2004)

Edwin married Charlotte Shaler on Sep 7 1830 in Middletown, CT. Charlotte was born¹ on Oct 14 1800 in Middletown, CT. She died² on May 20 1883.

They had the following children:

95	F	i	Louisa Johnson was born¹ on Jul 4 1831. She died on May 18 1888. "died unmarried"
96	M	ii	Edwin Augustus Johnson was born¹ on Nov 4 1834. He died on Dec 19 1893. "died unmarried"
97	M	iii	William Shaler Johnson was born¹ on Nov 23 1836.
98	M	iv	Frederick Allen Johnson was born¹ on Sep 20 1838. He died on Mar 30 1840.
99	M	v	Charles Shaler Johnson was born¹ on Aug 15 1840. He died on May 14 1848.
100	M	vi	Joseph Allen Johnson was born¹ on Feb 27 1843. He died on Aug 31 1849.
101	F	vii	Lucy Ann Shaler Johnson was born¹ on Sep 24 1845. "resides in England"
			Lucy married M Moncrief Pattison MD.
102	F	viii	Elizabeth Johnson was born¹ on Mar 5 1853. She died on Oct 25 1903.

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