Johnson Family Timeline

1884-1886

Pauline succeeds in publishing four poems in Gems of Poetry, New York, and eight poems in the Week, Toronto.

Chief George Johnson passed away, forcing Emily (Howells) Johnson and her daughters to leave Chiefswood and move into a rented house in Brantford, Ontario.

Pauline published her first poem, “My Jeannie” in the small New York magazine Gems of Poetry.

1876-1877

After being tutored at home in the early years, Pauline attends Brantford Collegiate Institute. She appeared in several plays in Brantford as a member of the Brant Amateurs.

March 10, 1861

Birth of E. Pauline Johnson.

July 21, 1858

Birth of Allen Wawanosh Johnson.

September 22, 1856

Birth of Helen Charlotte Eliza Johnson.

July 18, 1854

Birth of Henry Beverly Johnson.

January 1824

Birth of Emily Susanna (Howells) Johnson.

October 1816

Birth of George Henry Martin Johnson.