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Family Names of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
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 1857 - 1912 (~ 54 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | John J. Johnston was born Oct 1857, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland; died 9 Apr 1912, Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Other Events:
- Property: 6 Sept 1886, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland; Major Fire - South Side
- Census: 1910, Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Notes:
Birth:
This John Johnston is a bit of a mystery but as far as I can tell he was the son of William Johnston and Ellen Rossiter.
Property:
On Sept. 7, 1886, the magistrate at Ferryland wrote a letter to the Colonial Secretary informing him of a "sad calamity" at Caplin Bay. He stated that several poor families had lost all of their property there in a fire which started about 10:00 AM the previous day. He identified those left destitute as being "James Power, wife and nine children; Matthew Whelan, wife (an invalid) and three children; John Johnston, wife and two children; and Anne Clancy, an aged friendless widow" .....
Census:
In the 1910 US Census, John and his son William were both lodgers in the household of Norah Delay on Summer St. Both John and William were working as labourers. John indicated that he was widowed at that time.
Died:
Using the Connecticut City Directories in ancestry.com, I was able to track the presence of John J. Johnston (aka Johnson) living at various addresses in Bristol up to 1911 (inclusive). He disappeared from the Directories after that year. In the Connecticut Death Record Index, 1897-1966, I found a listing for a John Johnston who died in Bristol on the 9 April 1912. To date I have been unable to find an on-line record to verify that this record is for John J. Johnston from Newfoundland.
John — Mary Anne Shanahan. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. John Johnston
 was born Abt Jul 1877, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland; died Yes, date unknown.
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John married Mary Grant 25 Nov 1883, St. John's RC (Basilica) Parish, St. John's, Newfoundland. Mary (daughter of John Grant and Anne Grimley) was born Mar 1861, Cape Broyle, Newfoundland; died 21 Aug 1907, Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 3. Ellen Joseph "Nellie" Johnston was born Abt Sep 1884, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland; died Yes, date unknown.
- 4. Mary Ann "May" Johnston was born Abt May 1886, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland; died Yes, date unknown.
- 5. Margaret Rose "Maggie" Johnston was born Abt Mar 1888, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland; died Yes, date unknown.
- 6. John Francis Johnston was born 22 May 1890, Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; died 1954, Mill River, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States.
- 7. William "Willie" Johnston was born Apr 1892, Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; died Yes, date unknown.
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Generation: 2
| 2. | John Johnston (1.John1) was born Abt Jul 1877, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Baptism: 27 Jul 1877, Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland
Notes:
Baptism:
Godparents: Thomas Meany Kate Healy
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| 3. | Ellen Joseph "Nellie" Johnston (1.John1) was born Abt Sep 1884, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Baptism: 29 Sep 1884, Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland
Notes:
Godparents: Joseph Rossiter & Mary Winter
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| 4. | Mary Ann "May" Johnston (1.John1) was born Abt May 1886, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Baptism: 16 May 1886, Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland
Notes:
Godparents: John Boland & Monica Rossiter
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| 5. | Margaret Rose "Maggie" Johnston (1.John1) was born Abt Mar 1888, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Baptism: 22 Mar 1888, Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland
Notes:
Godparents: Terrance Toole & Bridget Rossiter
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| 6. | John Francis Johnston (1.John1) was born 22 May 1890, Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; died 1954, Mill River, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States. John married Elizabeth V. Morrisson 24 Jun 1916, New Marlborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States. Elizabeth was born 1899; died 1988. [Group Sheet]
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| 7. | William "Willie" Johnston (1.John1) was born Apr 1892, Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States; died Yes, date unknown. Other Events:
- Census: 1910, Bristol, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Notes:
Census:
In the 1910 US Census, John and his son William were both lodgers in the household of Norah Delay on Summer St. Both of John and William were working as labourers.. John indicated that he was widowed at that time.
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