Mary Etta (Johnson) Roantree (1886 - 1967)

Born 22 Apr 1886 in Leeds and Landsdowne, Leeds Ontario Canada

Ancestors

Wife of George Roantree — married 24 Feb 1909 in Addison Ontario Canada

Descendants

Died 26 Aug 1967 at age 81 in Kingston Ontario Canada

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Biography

Mary Etta Johnson was born to John Edgar Johnson and Laura Sidona Wood in 1886. They lived at Rock Dundar and she spent her whole life in the Morton Ontario area.

Mary Etta Johnson was born on April 22, 1886, daughter of John Edgar Johnson and Laura Cindona Wood. Her brother, Harry (William Henry Johnson) was born on June 16, 1896. The family lived at Morton, on the Rock Dunder farm. Rock Dunder is a spectacular granite rock formation just south of Morton near Whitefish Lake. Mary Etta also went to school at The Pimple in Morton. Mary Etta was very much interested in Christian Education; she had received a Diploma from The Presbyterian Church in Christian Education before she was married; and for many years she was the Superintendent of Morton Sunday School.

George Roantree and Mary Etta Johnson were married at Addison, on February 24, 1909. The officiating minister was the Rev. John A. McDonald. Cousins of the bride and groom, Lena Wiltse and Lester Freeman, were the witnesses to the marriage.

The church which George and Etta Roantree had attended all their lives was very close to their home, and they were its caretakers. ^[1]

Birth

Mary Ettie Johnson

Canada Births and Baptisms

Name Mary Ettie Johnson

Gender Female

Birth Date 22 Apr 1886

Birthplace Leeds and Lansdowne, Leeds, Ontario

Father's Name John Edgar Johnson

Mother's Name Laura Sidona Wood ^[2]

Census 1891

Mary Etta Johnson

Canada Census, 1891

Name Mary Etta Johnson

Gender Female

Age 5 ^[3]

Marriage

Ettie Johnson

mentioned in the record of George Rountrie and Ettie Johnson

Name George Rountrie

Event Type Marriage

Event Date 24 Mar 1909

Event Place Addison, Leeds, Ontario, Canada

Gender Male

Father's Name Joseph Rountrie

Mother's Name Annie Widdis

Spouse's Name Ettie Johnson

Spouse's Gender Female

Spouse's Father's Name John E Johnson

Spouse's Mother's Name Dora Wood ^[4]

Death

Date: 26 AUG 1967

Place: Kingston Ontario Canada

Burial

Place: Morton Ontario Canada

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184229809

Sources

1. ↑ 'Who Are We, Who We Are' , compiled by Kenneth Crawford from census data, family memories, recollections and grave stones dated April 29, 2002.
2. ↑ "Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLQJ-48Z : 27 November 2014), Mary Ettie Johnson, 22 Apr 1886; citing Leeds and Lansdowne, Leeds, Ontario, 22 Apr 1886, reference p95 reg018949 n25; FHL microfilm 1,845,880.
3. ↑ "Canada Census, 1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWL6-GF2 : 13 November 2014), Mary Etta Johnson, Crosby South, Leeds South, Ontario, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148152.
4. ↑ "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSZ2-ZWT : 10 April 2015), George Rountrie and Ettie Johnson, 24 Mar 1909; citing registration , Addison, Leeds, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,872,064.

Acknowledgments

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