Brief Life History of Benjamin Franklin
When Benjamin Franklin Johnson was born on 28 July 1818, in Chautauqua, New York, United States, his father, Ezekiel Johnson, was 45 and his mother, Julia Hills, was 34. He married Melissa Bloomfield LeBaron on 25 December 1841, in Kirtland Township, Lake, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1855 and lived in Colonia Díaz, Chihuahua, Mexico in 1890 and Maricopa, Arizona, United States in 1900. In 1880, at the age of 62, his occupation is listed as farmer. He died on 18 November 1905, in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in City of Mesa Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States.
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- (1850) Benjamin Johnson in Great Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah, United States 1850 Census
- Benj F Johnson, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
- Utah, U.S., Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1826
Historical Boundaries: 1826: Hancock, Illinois, United States
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
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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