Brief Life History of Esther
Esther Johnson was born on 4 July 1753, in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States as the daughter of Francis Johnson and Sarah Wyman. She married Jonathan Eastman on 15 September 1776, in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 17 September 1834, in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Old Fort Cemetery, East Concord, Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States.
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- Esther Johnson in entry for Molly Eastman, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
- Esther Eastman, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"
- Esther Johnson, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
Spouse and Children
1746–1834 Male
1753–1834 Female
Children (8)
1777–1778 Female
1779–1801 Male
1781–1867 Male
1783–1867 Male
1786–1865 Male
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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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