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Mary Priscilla JOHNSTON  1840 - 1878

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• Birth	19 Sep 1840	Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	22 Mar 1878	116 Marcella Street, Roxbury, Suffolk County, MA   [2]
  	Mary's death was due to a bacterial infection that today is readily cured by penicilin or other antibiotics. Her frail body was unable to fight off the ravages of this desease and she slowly wasted away over the winter of 1877/78. She died at 10:50 a.m. on March 22nd at the home of friends in Roxbury leaving six children ages four to sixteen.
  Person ID	I8	Cartwright
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2008
  Father	David Claypoole JOHNSTON, I,   b. 25 Mar 1798, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA ,   d. 08 Nov 1865, 32 Payson Avenue, Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA
  Mother	Sarah Elizabeth MURPHY,   b. 26 Dec 1810, Concord, Middlesex County, MA ,   d. 1880
  Married	06 Nov 1829
  Census	06 Sep 1850	25 Franklin Place, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
  Family ID	F4	Group Sheet
  Family	John William CARTWRIGHT, Jr.,   b. 23 Dec 1832, Boston, Suffolk County, MA ,   d. 08 Jan 1916, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
  Married	15 Oct 1861	So. Boston, Suffolk County, MA   [3]
  	Mary Priscilla Johnston is the daughter of noted artist David Claypoole Johnston. John, a protestant, married Mary Priscilla in a catholic ceremony performed by Father P.F. Lyndon.
  Census	02 Jul 1870	Boston Highlands, (Roxbury), MA   [4]
  	John is president of an insurance company (likely Manufacturers' Insurance Company where he was Treasurer). Household includes: John (38), Mary (30), David (8), William (7), Charles (6), and Mary (1).
  Children	1. David Johnston CARTWRIGHT,   b. 12 Aug 1862, 32 Payson Ave, Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA ,   d. 30 Nov 1926, W. Roxbury, Suffolk County, MA   2. William John CARTWRIGHT, I,   b. 17 Sep 1863,   d. 16 Jul 1870, Roxbury, MA   3. Charles Worth CARTWRIGHT, Sr.,   b. 02 Oct 1864, Blue Hill Ave and Columbia Road, Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA ,   d. 1951   4. Mary Elizabeth CARTWRIGHT,   b. 04 Feb 1869, 16 Cliff Street, Boston (Roxbury), Suffolk County, MA ,   d. 20 Dec 1947, 32 Payson Avenue, Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA   5. William John CARTWRIGHT, II,   b. 31 Jul 1870, Cliff Street, Roxbury, MA ,   d. 17 Jun 1933, New York, New York County, NY   6. Rose Genevieve CARTWRIGHT,   b. 12 Jan 1872,   d. 02 Nov 1912, Halifax, Nova Scotia   7. Richard Stearns CARTWRIGHT,   b. 27 Apr 1874, 32 Payson Avenue, Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA ,   d. 25 Jul 1956, Washington, DC   8. Baby CARTWRIGHT,   b. 28 May 1875, Dedham, Norfolk County, MA ,   bur. 07 Jun 1875, Forest Hills Cemetery, West Roxbury, MA
  Photos		Cartwright & Johnston Family (1906) Status: Located. This family photograph was taken at the Johnston homestead in Dorchester following the ordination of William John Cartwright. Note: To identify individuals in this photo, pass the cursor over the person's face. If desired, click once to go to that person's page.
  Family ID	F6	Group Sheet

• Photos		Mary Priscilla Johnston 1840-1878 Status: Located. About 1859 (age 19)
  		Mary Priscilla (Johnston) Cartwright 1840-1878 Status: Located. About 1865 (age 25)
  		Mary Priscilla (Johnston) Cartwright 1840-1878 Status: Located. About 1872 (age 32)
  		John W. & Mary (Johnston) Cartwright Home - Revere, MA Status: Located. John W. Cartwright and his wife Mary P. (Johnston) Cartwright moved into this Florence Avenue home overlooking the harbor about 1872. There were more children and John had recently been elected president of one of Boston's larger insurance companies. The purchase date is based on the fact that John would not have been in a position to buy the property after his insurance company went bankrupt as a result of the great Boston fire of November 1872. It was still owned by the John (now a widower) in 1878 when a plot plan of the North Shore Land Company property identified this site as "Lot 56 - not available for sale" and handwritten notes on the plan identify John Cartwright as the owner. Lot 56 is about where 70 Florence Street is currently located. It was sold about 1879 due to John's financial misfortunes and the untimely death of his wife Mary in 1878. The children were "farmed out" to relatives about this time. Note the large connected barn to the left and the well and pitcher pump in the foreground likely used when horses were grazed in the field.
  Documents		Mary Priscilla (Johnston) Cartwright 1840-1878 Status: Located. A Memorial on the Anniversary of her Death at Age 37 "One year ago today were consigned to rest the mortal remains of Mary P. J. Cartwright (born Johnston). I had hoped that an abler pen than mine would have spoken of this noble women. “Who can tell if the best of men be known? Or whether there be not more remarkable persons forgot than any…

• Sources

  [S38] NEHGS Cemetery Transcriptions, Compiler: NEHGS, (2005), Mary Elizabeth Cartwright: vol. 216, p. 123.. Mother's place of birth. [S72] Mass Vital Records 1841-1910, NEHGS, Compiler: New England Historical Genealogical Society, (2004), 1878, Boston, vol 303, pg 60, ln 1539; Mary Johnston Cartwright death data accessed 13 Feb 2006. [S72] Mass Vital Records 1841-1910, NEHGS, Compiler: New England Historical Genealogical Society, (2004), 1861, Boston, vol 146, pg 99; John W. Cartwright marriage data accessed 13 Feb 2006. [S43] 1870 U.S. Census, Compiler: The Generations Network, Inc., (2005), MA, Suffolk, Boston, Boston Highlands, Roll M593-648, Pg 163, Img 326.