Brief Life History of Janet Edgar
When Janet Edgar Johnstone was born on 21 August 1842, in Tinwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Johnstone, was 26 and her mother, Mary Ann Edgar, was 28. She married Joseph McChesson Cairns on 16 July 1863, in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Annandale District, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1851 and Hoddam, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1861. She died on 14 February 1905, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Janet Johnstone, "Scotland Census, 1861"
- Janet Edgar Johnstone, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Janet Johnston, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Scottish and English: variant of Johnston .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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JANET(TE) EDGAR JOHNSTONE CAIRNS CARRINGTON (1842 – 1905) --- written by Thomas Edgar Lyon Jr
Please, let’s begin with my name, Janet. In my native Scotland the word Janet is pronounced with the accent on the last syllable, Janet. When I came to America everyone seemed to want to cal …
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