Matthew John Johnston

1847 - 1900  (53 years)

• Name	Matthew John Johnston
  Birth	6 May 1847	Bath, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Census-Household Member	1861	Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Canada
  	Role: Household Member
  Census-Household Member	1871	North Monaghan Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Canada
  	Role: Household Member
  Residence	1874	Otonabee, Monaghan Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada
  	when married
  Census	1881	North Monaghan Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Canada
  Census	1891	North Monaghan Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Canada
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	231386544
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/231386544
  Name	Matthew James Johnston
  _UID	69D112CF95A24119AF904B545755E1A4BB3A
  Death	17 Jul 1900	North Monaghan Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada
  	Cause: struck by lightening at Young's Point, Ontario
  	Killed by Lightning Mr. Matthew Johnston is Instantly Killed While out Huckleberrying In Burleigh, A Well-Known Resident of North Monaghan is Instantly Killed Mr. Matthew Johnston a well-known resident of North Monaghan was instantly killed by lightning on Wednesday. It appears that Mr. Johnson, who had gone north to purchase cattle, having finished his business, joined a berrying party and when the storm came on the party took shelter under a large tree. The party was composed of Messrs. James Matthews, Joseph Matthews and Robert Little. The electric bolt struck about ten feet from the ground and took a strip about three inches wide down the tree. Mr. Johnston was lying closest to it. The current struck him on the left side of the head and ran down the left side of the body, killing him instantly, its course was marked on the body. A small hole was bored by it through a watch Mr. Johnston carried in his pocket. Mr. Joseph Matthews was also struck and was stunned. For a few minutes he lay unconscious, and then he partially recovered and was assisted by his brother and Little to the shore of Stony Lake, about a mile distant, where two men named Hamilton, who were on the lake in a boat took him to Crow's store, further down the lake. He was in a dangerous condition when the party came away. The accident happened near Jack's and Ell's creek, in Burleigh township about 4 p.m. James Matthew who is a farmer living in Dummer, after getting his brother to a place of safety, hastened back for the body of Mr. Johnston and drove it to town, driving all night and returning to town about nine o'clock yesterday morning. Matthew Johnston, the deceased, was one of the oldest and most respected residents of North Monaghan. He took an active interest in township affairs and was for a number of years a member of this township council and had served as Treasurer of the municipality. A few years ago, he opened a butcher shop in the south end of the town, and later took charge of the J.P. Kennedy meat market on George Street. In all his relations with his fellow citizens he was scrupulously honest and straightforward and was highly respected throughout the district. His sudden death will arouse the deepest regret (of) his many friends and acquaintances, and the sincerest sympathy will be extended to his bereaved relatives. He was twice married. His first wife was Miss Mary Gow, of Ashburnham, and his second wife, who with several children survive him, was Miss Sarah Donnelly of North Monaghan. He was a member of Court Peterborough, Canadian Order of Foresters. The funeral will take place this afternoon at four o'clock from the family residence, lot 19 North Monaghan. The Peterborough Morning Times, Peterborough, Ontario, July 19, 1900.
  Burial	Little Lake Cemetery, Peterborough, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I46409	Lanark County Origins | My Paternal Grandmother's Branch, This is my paternal Lineage
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2022

  
  

  Father	Mathew John Johnston,   b. 1801, Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland d. 14 Aug 1877, Huron County, Ontario, Canada (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Ann Howden,   b. 1821, Ireland d. 23 Nov 1890, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F15723	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Douglas Gow,   b. 16 Jun 1848, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada d. 1875, North Monaghan Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada (Age 26 years)
  Marriage	18 Feb 1874	Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	witnesses: Christina Ferrier and Alfred Greig, both of Perth Name Mary Douglas Gow Age 22 Birth Year 1852 Birth Place Peterborough, Ontario Marriage Date 18 Feb 1874 Marriage Place Lanark, Ontario, Canada Father     Charles Gow Mother     Jeanette Gow Spouse Mathew James Johnston
  Family ID	F15791	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Donnelly,   b. 1843, Smith Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada d. 11 Apr 1927, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	1 Nov 1877	Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Name     Matthew J Johnston Age     32 Birth Year     1845 Birth Place     Kingston, Ontario Marriage Date     1 Nov 1877 Marriage Place     Peterborough, Ontario, Canada Father     John Johnston Mother     Ann Johnston Spouse     Sarah Donnelly Name     Sarah Donnelly Age     33 Birth Year     1844 Birth Place     Smith Marriage Date     1 Nov 1877 Marriage Place     Peterborough, Ontario, Canada Father     Alexander Donnelly Mother     Ann Donnelly Spouse     Matthew J Johnston
  Children	1. Bruce Havelock Johnston,   b. 21 Aug 1878, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada d. 31 Mar 1967, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada (Age 88 years)   2. Stanley Walter "Walter" Johnston,   b. 1880, Ontario, Canada d. 1922 (Age 42 years)   3. Percy Garfield Johnston,   b. 28 Nov 1881, North Monaghan Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada d. 1946 (Age 64 years)   4. Sherman Franklin Johnston,   b. 24 Oct 1884, North Monaghan Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada d. 14 Apr 1941, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada (Age 56 years)   5. Ethel S. "Lizzie" Johnston,   b. 29 Dec 1886, North Monaghan Twp, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F15724	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 6 May 1847 - Bath, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada Census-Household Member - Canada - 1861 - Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 18 Feb 1874 - Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 1 Nov 1877 - Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada Burial - - Little Lake Cemetery, Peterborough, Peterborough County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S49] National Records of Scotland, ScotlandsPeople, Church registers - Old Parish Registers Births and baptisms, ((https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk)), accessed 29 Nov 2021), John Johnston household; Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1067. (Reliability: 3). [S99] Book, History of the County of Peterborough, (Toronto, Ontario, Canada: C. Blackett Robinson, 5 Jordan Street, publisher, 1884.), accessed 29 Nov 2021), John Johnston household; Year: 1871; Census Place: North Monaghan, Peterborough West, Ontario; Roll: C-9986; Page: 12., 971.363 H39 BR C.1. (Reliability: 3). [S164] Ontario., Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869, (Digital images., Family Search.org . https://www.familysearch.org.), accessed 7 Dec 2021), mathew J. Johnston household; Year: 1881; Census Place: North Monaghan, Peterborough West, Ontario; Roll: C_13241; Page: 26; Family No: 114. (Reliability: 3). [S178] ? Findmypast 2015, Australia, Queensland Deaths 1829-1964 Transcription, ((findmypast.com)), accessed 7 Dec 2021), Mathew Johnston household; Year: 1891; Census Place: Monaghan North, Peterborough West, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6363; Family No: 75. (Reliability: 3). [S63] Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), Ontario, Canada, Marriages 1785-1935, ((ancestry.ca : 2010)), accessed 7 Dec 2021), William James Thompson & Mary Douglas Gow marriage. (Reliability: 3). [S19] Ontario, Canada. Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1938 (1939, 1940), (ancestry.ca :2010.), Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 25." Peterborough 1877, 235, 009193, Johnston-Donnelly, accessed 7 Dec 2021. (Reliability: 3).