Edwin Wilson JOHNSTON
Born: 29 November 1861, Little Bras d'Or, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 28 May 1925, Hillsborough, Florida, USA
Died: 28 May 1925, Hillsborough, Florida, USA
Married: Barbara Ann MACKENZIE 6 December 1892
William G
JOHNSTON
Born
abt. 1830
,
Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died
abt. 1869
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Emily MOFFATT
Marriage date: 4 December 1854
Marriage place: Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Emily MOFFATT was the child of Thomas Francis MOFFATT and Ann Alice MUSGRAVE
Emily MOFFATTMarriage date: 4 December 1854
Marriage place: Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
Emily MOFFATT was the child of Thomas Francis MOFFATT and Ann Alice MUSGRAVE
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1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1854 Marriage / PartnerWilliam G JOHNSTON and Emily MOFFATT 4 December 1854, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
1861 Birth of ChildEdwin Wilson JOHNSTON was born 29 November 1861, Little Bras d'Or, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada
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