101 - Mary S. Johnston - Chico, CA
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N 39° 44.115 W 121° 50.231
10S E 599641 N 4399019
Mary Johnston shares a headstone with her husband, James Johnston in a family plot, along with the McKay family.
Waymark Code: WMNXNK
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/19/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member iconions
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A headstone for Mary Johnston, along with her husband, James Johnston, exists in the south-center portion of Chico Cemetery. She was born February 26, 1842 and died October 23, 1943 at 101 years of age. She has a page on FindaGrave.com here. She was born Mary Selina Stribling prior to marrying James Johnston.

Some interesting events that occurred in 1842, Mary's birthyear:

Jan 13th - Dr. William Brydon, a surgeon in the British Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, becomes famous for (reputedly) being the sole survivor of an army of 16,500 when he reaches the safety of a garrison in Jalalabad.

Feb 15th - 1st adhesive postage stamps in US (private delivery company), NYC

Feb 21st - 1st known sewing machine patented in US, John Greenough, Wash DC

Mar 30th - Ether used as an anaesthetic for 1st time by Dr Crawford Long (Ga)

Nov 26th - The University of Notre Dame is founded.

Dec 19th - US recognizes independence of Hawaii


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Some interesting events that occurred in 1943, the year Mary Johnston died:

Jan 3rd - 1st missing persons telecast (NYC)

Jan 10th - 1st US president to visit a foreign country in wartime-FDR leaves for Casablanca, Morocco

Jan 13th - Hitler declares "Total War"

Jan 15th - World's largest office building, the Pentagon is completed

Feb 6th - Singer Frank Sinatra debuts on radio's "Your Hit Parade"

Feb 11th - US General Eisenhower selected to command the allied armies in Europe; British General Montgomery not best pleased.

Mar 17th - Physician Willem J Kolff performs the world's first 'hemodialysis' using his artificial kidney machine, however the treatment is unsuccessful and the patient dies, the Netherlands

Mar 26th - Elsie S Ott becomes 1st woman awarded US Air Force Medal

Jul 1st - "Pay-as-you-go" - 1st withholding tax from paychecks

Jul 28th - Italian Facist dictator Benito Mussolini resigns

Sep 8th - Italy surrenders to Allies in WWII

Sep 15th - Benito Mussolini forms a rival fascist government in Italy

Oct 13th - Italy declares war on former Axis partner Germany

Nov 22nd - FDR, Churchill & Chiang Kai-shek meet to discuss ways to defeat Japan

Dec 1st - FDR, Churchill & Stalin agree to Operation Overlord (D-Day)

Dec 24th - FDR appoints Gen Eisenhower supreme commander of Allied forces

Location of Headstone: Chico Cemetery

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