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Book Title: History Of Durham, Maine

JOHNSON.

   Jotham Johnson was born in Harpswell 20 Sept. 1784, son of Jonathan and
Miriam (Booker) Johnson. He moved to So. Durham in 1810. He was a soldier
through the War of 1812. Farmer and fisherman. It is said that he once went to
the Bay of Fundy and with a companion caught 3360 cod in one day. Some regard
this as a fish story. He united with the Free Baptist church after he was
fifty-three years old, and often spoke of it as the best day's work he ever did.
He married in 1809 Mehitabel Hersey of Brunswick. Died 15 Dec. 1886, aged 102
yrs. 2 mos. 25 dys.  7 ch.  His wife died 28 Feb. 1879, aged 91 yrs.

   HANNAH b. 1810; m. James P. Fuller.

   WILLIAM H. b. 13 Mch. 1812; m. 26 Nov. 1835 Hannah Collins.

   ABNER m. Caroline Alexander.

   THANKFUL b. July 1815; m. (1) Thomas Crawford; (2) Abram Allen.

   JEREMIAH, m. Mary Morene.

   ARMINA m. Levi Goddard.

   HIRAM m. ____ Averill.

   John Johnson and Elizabeth Reed married at Drumbo, Ireland, 20 Sept. 1791. He
had a daughter Elizabeth by a former wife, born in Ireland 8 June 1782, who
seems to have married Joseph Sawyer of Durham 9 April 1797. John Johnson died in
Durham 15 April 1799.  Three children are recorded.

   SARAH born in Ireland 31 Oct. 1792; MARY, born in Ireland 15 Feb. 1795; JOHN
born in Portland, Me., 26 Nov. 1797, m. 25 Dec. 1834 Eliza Ann Webber.

    The following children of William and Jane Johnson are recorded.

   David b. 20 Sept. 1812; William Rhodick b. 10 Dec. 1816; m. 18 May 1837 Emma
M. Dyer of Durham.  He was then of Lynn, Mass.

The following marriages we are unable to classify.
   15 Jan. 1787, James Johnson of Royalsborough and Hannah Webber of Harpswell.

   9 Nov. 1797, Daniel York and Hannah Johnson.

   4 Nov. 1809, Noah Townsend of Freeport and Anna Johnson.


Additional Comments:
Part of Chapter XII.
GENEALOGICAL NOTES

Extracted from:

HISTORY OF DURHAM, MAINE
WITH GENEALOGICAL NOTES.

BY EVERETT S. STACKPOLE.

PUBLISHED BY VOTE OF TOWN.

LEWISTON: PRESS OF LEWISTON JOURNAL COMPANY. 
1899.


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