Brief Life History of Celeste
When Celeste Johnson was born on 6 April 1859, in Lebanon Township, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States, her father, Benjamin Johnson, was 29 and her mother, Mary Ann Vosler, was 27. She married Peter Bowlby on 11 November 1875, in Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. She lived in Bethlehem Township, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States for about 5 years. She died on 5 March 1905, in Junction, Lebanon, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Musconetcong Valley Cemetery, Hampton, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States.
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Sources (18)
- Lesse Bowlley in household of Peter Bowlley, "United States Census, 1880"
- Celestia C Johnson, "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"
- Celestia Bowlby in household of Peter Bowlby, "New Jersey State Census, 1885"
Spouse and Children
1852–1937 Male
1859–1905 Female
Children (4)
1878–1962 Male
1880–1947 Male
1884–1972 Male
1888–1888 Male
Parents and Siblings
1831– Male
1831–1867 Female
Siblings (4)
1855– Male
1857– Male
1859–1905 Female
1861–1863 Male
World Events (8)
1861
Age 2
1863
Age 4
1872 · The First National Park
Age 13
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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