Brief Life History of Stephen Henry
When Stephen Henry Johnson was born on 11 August 1846, in Lee, Penobscot, Maine, United States, his father, Stephen M. Johnson, was 38 and his mother, Harriet G Lee, was 27. He lived in Penobscot, Maine, United States in 1850. He died on 31 May 1862, at the age of 15, and was buried in South Cemetery, Lee, Penobscot, Maine, United States.
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Sources (8)
- Henry S Johnson in household of Stephen M Johnson, "United States Census, 1850"
- Stephen H. Johnson, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Stephen Johnson, "Find A Grave Index"
Parents and Siblings
1807–1895 Male
1818–1883 Female
Siblings (6)
1839–1862 Male
1843–1889 Male
1846–1862 Male
1850– Female
1854–1862 Female
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World Events (1)
1851 · First State to Attempt Prohibition
Age 5
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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