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Edward Johnson

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Edward Johnson

Birth
Pittsfield, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA
Death
Nov 1922 (aged 72)
Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA
Burial
Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA Add to Map
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US Census records and transcripts of death records suggest he was born in 1850, in 1851, and in 1855.
Son of James Johnson and Elizabeth R. Merrill.

The obituary published in the Burlington Daily News December 22, 1922) states Edward was the owner and Publisher of the Suncook Valley Times (Pittsfield, New Hampshire) for about a year after graduating from Dartmouth College in 1871. The Library of Congress website Chronicling America suggests the paper was known as the Pittsfield Times when it was published by D.T. Neale & Edward Johnson. Edward moved to Burlington abot 1872, where he was the night editor for the Free Press for 13 years. After 10 years as editor of the St. Johnsbury Republican, he returned to Burlington as editor of The News until retiring in 1916.

Married Evelyn Brown Johnson
US Census records and transcripts of death records suggest he was born in 1850, in 1851, and in 1855.
Son of James Johnson and Elizabeth R. Merrill.

The obituary published in the Burlington Daily News December 22, 1922) states Edward was the owner and Publisher of the Suncook Valley Times (Pittsfield, New Hampshire) for about a year after graduating from Dartmouth College in 1871. The Library of Congress website Chronicling America suggests the paper was known as the Pittsfield Times when it was published by D.T. Neale & Edward Johnson. Edward moved to Burlington abot 1872, where he was the night editor for the Free Press for 13 years. After 10 years as editor of the St. Johnsbury Republican, he returned to Burlington as editor of The News until retiring in 1916.

Married Evelyn Brown Johnson


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  • Created by: DebL
  • Added: Mar 24, 2016
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159960896/edward-johnson: accessed ), memorial page for Edward Johnson (13 Sep 1850–Nov 1922), Find a Grave Memorial ID 159960896, citing Lakeview Cemetery, Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA; Maintained by DebL (contributor 47462502).