William Johnson

M, #8650, b. Jun 23, 1827, d. Dec 20, 1903
Pedigree
Father*John Johnson1 b. circa 1792, d. Jan 29, 1841
Mother*Elizabeth Chamberlain2 b. Jan 28, 1794

Family

Annette Cordelia Rice b. May 24, 1832, d. Sep 15, 1876
Children

Chronological Events

Birth*Jun 23, 1827 William Johnson was born on Jun 23, 1827 at Hatley, Memphrémagog County, Quebec, Canada.2,3 
 He was the son of John Johnson and Elizabeth Chamberlain.1,2 
Marriage*Jul 4, 1861 William Johnson married Annette Cordelia Rice, daughter of John Alzimand Rice Jr. and Philoma Davis, on Jul 4, 1861 at Reading, Windsor County, Vermont, United States.2 
Death*Dec 20, 1903 William Johnson died on Dec 20, 1903, at age 76 at Montreal, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada.3 
ObituaryDec 21, 1903  OBITUARY: WILLIAM JOHNSON came to Milton, FL as an educator in 1866 from Canada after brief stops in Mansfield, LA and Bellville, AL. There were few better known business men in West Florida. In 1880 Mr. Johnson, after conducting a successful business in Milton, moved to Pensacola. His business prospered from the beginning. Johnson & Davis Drygoods soon became Johnson & Forbes. The successor remains William Johnson & Son with the addition of William Rice Johnson as a junior member. Mr. Johnson was also a director of the American National Bank in Pensacola. Deceased leaves his son, William Rice, Mkss Margaret Johnson, Mrs. Ben D. Beers, all of Pensacola and Mrs. A.C. Bruce of Worcestor, Mass and Mrs. Lemuel W. Morse of Bayonne, NJ. It was Mr. Johnson’s wish to be buried in East Hatley with his father and sister.

Excerpts published in the Pensacola Newspaper, Florida - December 21, 1903.4
 
Burial*Dec 23, 1903 He was buried on Dec 23, 1903 at Saint James Cemetery, Hatley, Memphrémagog County, Quebec, Canada, Find A Grave Memorial# 120953247.5 

Citations

  1. [S79] Gravestones - Find-A-Grave.com, online at findagrave.com.
  2. [S816] Site - International Genealogical Index (R) or Ancestral File, online at http://www.familysearch.org
  3. [S59] Gravestones - Interment.net, online at http://www.interment.net
  4. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  5. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves, Interment.com #57.