Individual Details
Samuel Johnson
(21 Oct 1784 - 28 Jan 1840)
He had two wives -- went to Massachusetts
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90970712
William S. Tilden, History of the Town of Medfield Massachusetts - 1650-1886 (Boston; Geo. H. Ellis, Publisher, 141 Franklin Street. 1887 Third Reprinting - 1991), 421. "#17. Samuel Johnson was from Ashford, Conn., born in 1784. He was a stage-driver on the Boston and Hartford turnpike for some years. He married in 1812 Betsey Fisher of Medway, who died in 1814; second in 1816 Catherine Hartshorn (14). He bought in 1822 the tavern of David Fairbanks, where the town hall now stands, which he kept till shortly before his death. He served as selectman eight years. He died in 1840, his widow in 1860."
Medfield, MA - Marriage Records, 151. Johnson, Samuel and Betsey Fisher, Mar. 31, 1812.*
*Intention not recorded.
Medfield, MA - Marriage Records, 146. Hartshorn, Catherine and Samuel Johnson, Mar. 28, 1816.*
*Intention not recorded.
Catalog of Graves in the Old Section of Vine Lake Cemetery - Medfield, MA (Compiled in 1976), 22. Lot 046, #3, Johnson, Samuel, birthdate - Oct. 21, 1784; date of death - Jan. 28, 1840.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90970712
William S. Tilden, History of the Town of Medfield Massachusetts - 1650-1886 (Boston; Geo. H. Ellis, Publisher, 141 Franklin Street. 1887 Third Reprinting - 1991), 421. "#17. Samuel Johnson was from Ashford, Conn., born in 1784. He was a stage-driver on the Boston and Hartford turnpike for some years. He married in 1812 Betsey Fisher of Medway, who died in 1814; second in 1816 Catherine Hartshorn (14). He bought in 1822 the tavern of David Fairbanks, where the town hall now stands, which he kept till shortly before his death. He served as selectman eight years. He died in 1840, his widow in 1860."
Medfield, MA - Marriage Records, 151. Johnson, Samuel and Betsey Fisher, Mar. 31, 1812.*
*Intention not recorded.
Medfield, MA - Marriage Records, 146. Hartshorn, Catherine and Samuel Johnson, Mar. 28, 1816.*
*Intention not recorded.
Catalog of Graves in the Old Section of Vine Lake Cemetery - Medfield, MA (Compiled in 1976), 22. Lot 046, #3, Johnson, Samuel, birthdate - Oct. 21, 1784; date of death - Jan. 28, 1840.
Events
| Birth | 21 Oct 1784 | Willington, Tolland, Connecticut | |||
| Marriage | 31 Mar 1812 | Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts - Betsey Fisher | |||
| Marriage | 28 Mar 1816 | Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts - Catherine Hartshorn | |||
| Death | 28 Jan 1840 | Medfield, Massachusetts |  |
Families
| Spouse | Betsey Fisher ( - 1814) |
| Spouse | Catherine Hartshorn (1792 - 1860) |
| Child | Moses H Johnson (1820 - 1893) |
| Father | Samuel Johnson (1751 - 1843) |
| Mother | Sarah Pearl (1758 - 1826) |
| Sibling | Dinah Johnson (1777 - ) |
| Sibling | David Johnson (1779 - 1785) |
| Sibling | Keturah Johnson (1781 - ) |
| Sibling | John Johnson (1782 - ) |
| Sibling | David Johnson (1786 - ) |
| Sibling | Daniel Johnson (1788 - ) |
| Sibling | Sarah Johnson (1791 - ) |
| Sibling | Ira Johnson (1794 - 1878) |
| Sibling | Ralph Johnson (1798 - 1826) |
Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).