Ancestry of
Ezekiel Johnson

(1773–1848)

Ezekiel Johnson Jr.

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• • 1st Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 1 
  • Father:
  • Ezekiel Johnson 
  • Mother:
  • Bethiah Garnsey   
  • Birth Date:
  • 12 Jan 1773 
  • Birth Location:
  • Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts 
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  • Death Date:
  • 13 Jan 1848 
  • Death Location:
  • Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois 
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  • Notes: 

  • Ezekiel Johnson was an illegitimate child. A DNA project in 2005 revealed that Ezekiel Johnson belonged to the family of Ezekiel Johnson born 25 JUN 1750, son of Isaac Johnson and Susanna Thayer.

    Sources disagree on the birth date of Ezekiel Johnson.

• Marriages for Ezekiel Johnson Jr.

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  • Spouse:
  • Julia Hills
  • Marriage Date:
  • 12 Jan 1801
  • Marriage Location:
  • Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts

• Sources for Ezekiel Johnson Jr.

  • ¹ Conquerors of the West: Stalwart Mormon Pioneers, Vols. 1-2, record for son Benjamin Franklin Johnson.
  • ² Iowa, U.S., Pottawattamie County, Annotated Record of US Census, 1850, Record for spouse Julia Hills.
  • ³ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850, Grafton, Vol. 1, p. 233, Marriage record for Ezekiel Johnson and Julia Hill.
  • ⁴ Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848, Membership record for Benjamin Franklin Johnson.
  • ⁵ Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848, Membership record for Ezekiel Johnson family.
  • ⁶ Seventy Quorum Membership, 1835-1846, Record for son Benjamin Franklin Johnson.
  • ⁷ Sons of Utah Pioneers Memorial Gallery Index Cards, Record for spouse Julia Hills Johnson.
  • ⁸ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR #67294, Membership application for Leo J Crosby.
  • ⁹ Eardeley, William A. D., compiler, Abstracts of Wills, Administrations and Guardianships in NY State, 1787-1835, (Brooklyn Historical Society), Will for father Ezekiel Johnson.
  • ¹⁰ Gardner, Loni, The Benjamin Franklin Johnson Family: A Royal Legacy, Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University (2010), 68-70.
  • ¹¹ Johnson, Milas Edgar and Rolla Virgil Johnson, The Johnson Pioneers of the West, [Reno, Nevada]: Typed manuscript (1984), 1.
  • ¹² Shook, Charles A., The True Origin of Mormon Polygamy, Cincinnati: The Standard Publishing Company (1914), 138-139.
  • ¹³ The Joseph Smith Papers, "Ezekiel Johnson Biography", (accessed 01/26/2017).