Sgt William Johnston - Dauphin, Pennsylvania
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Sgt William Johnston is laid to rest in the Dauphin Cemetery, Dauphin, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Located along Floral Street.
Waymark Code: WM15DP6
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 12/15/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Sneakin Deacon
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Sgt William Johnston was born 1736 and died 20 May 1823 (aged 86–87). He and 16 other American Revolutionary Veterans are buried in the Dauphin Cemetery.

To the best of my knowledge the inscription on the headstone reads:

" In
Memory of
Mr William Johnston
who departed this life May 20
1823.
Aged 87 Years
My shall slumber in
thee ground till the last
trumpets joyfully sound, Then
burst the chains with "

Location type: Single Grave

Date of Birth: 1736

Date of Death: 5/20/1823

Cause of death: Died Later

Grave Marker Text:
" In
Memory of
Mr William Johnston
who departed this life May 20
1823.
Aged 87 Years
My shall slumber in
thee ground till the last
trumpets joyfully sound, Then
burst the chains with "


Ranks:
Sargent
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