Brief Life History of Wilber Webster
When Wilber Webster Johnson M.D. was born in 1841, in Connecticut, United States, his father, Stephen Johnson, was 49 and his mother, Polly Stevens Johnson, was 38. He had at least 1 son with Henrietta Blatchley. He lived in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States in 1850 and Tennessee, United States in 1870. He died on 14 August 1871, at the age of 30, and was buried in Higganum, Haddam, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.
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Sources (9)
- Wilbert Johnson, "United States Census, 1870"
- Wilbur W.; M.D. Johnson, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
- Wilbur W Johnson, Md, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955"
Spouse and Children
1841–1871 Male
1842–1872 Female
Children (1)
1872–1872 Male
Parents and Siblings
1792–1861 Male
1803–1879 Female
Siblings (1)
1841–1871 Male
World Events (6)
1846
Age 5
1848 · Slavery is Abolished
Age 7
1862 · Battle of Shiloh
Age 21
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: patronymic from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Johan, Jo(h)n (see John ) + -son. It was often interchanged with Jenson and Janson . In North America, this surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, e.g. Norwegian, Danish, or North German Johnsen , Johannesen , Johannsen , Johansen , Jansen , Jantzen , and Jensen , Swedish Johnsson (see below), Johansson , Jonsson , and Jansson , Dutch Janssen , German Janz , Czech Jansa 1, and Slovenian Janša (see Jansa 2) and Janežič (see Janezic ). Johnson (including in the sense 2 below) is the second most frequent surname in the US. It is also the second most common surname among Native Americans and a very common surname among African Americans.
Americanized form (and a less common Swedish variant) of Swedish Johnsson: patronymic from the personal name John, a variant of Jon (see John ). Compare 1 above.
History: Surname Johnson was brought independently to North America by many different bearers from the 17th and 18th centuries onward. Andrew Johnson (1808–75), 17th president of the US, was born in Raleigh, NC, the younger son of Jacob Johnson and Mary (or Polly) McDonough. Little is known of his ancestors. The 36th president, Lyndon B. Johnson, dates his American forebears back seven generations to James Johnston (sic) (born c. 1662) who lived at Currowaugh, Nansemond, and Isle of Wight counties, VA. — Noted early bearers also include Marmaduke Johnson (died 1674), a printer who came from England to MA in 1660; Edward Johnson (1598–1672), a colonial chronicler who was baptized at St. George's parish, Canterbury, England, and emigrated to Boston in 1630; and Sir Nathaniel Johnson (c. 1645–1713), a colonial governor of Carolina, who came from County Durham, England.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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