Brief Life History of John
When John Johnstone was born in 1840, in Ireland, his father, William Johnston, was 41 and his mother, Mary Ann Kirkpatrick, was 32. He died on 31 October 1875, in Bruce, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 35, and was buried in Kincardine, Bruce, Ontario, Canada.
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1845
The Irish Potato Famine. Many Irish emigrate to America. Irish population drops from 8 million to 6 million due to death from starvation or emigration.
1867 · Ontario Founded
On July 1, 1867, the province of Ontario was founded. It is the second largest province in Canada. A third of the population of Canada live here. Before it was Ontario it was called Upper Canada and had a Governor.
1869
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Scottish and English: variant of Johnston .
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