immigrant American Revolutionary War Soldier flag male ancestor  John  ALLAN

  (b. 3 January 1746 Edinburgh, Scotland   d. 7 February 1805 Lubec, Massachusetts (District of Maine) )  

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John ALLAN was born 3 January 1746 in Edinburgh, Scotland

John ALLAN was the child of ?   and   ?

John had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.

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John  married  Mary PATTON 10 October 1767 in Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Mary PATTON  was born 3 February 1746 in Londonderry, Ireland.  Mary died 8 June 1819 in Lubec, Maine, USA (Cedarville). 

John ALLAN died 7 February 1805 in Lubec, Massachusetts (District of Maine) .





son of William Allan and Isabella Maxwell


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Family and Children of John ALLAN

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John ALLAN married immigrant flag female ancestor Mary PATTON-- Date: 10 October 1767 Place: Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada


Children of John ALLAN and Mary PATTON:

flag male ancestor William ALLAN (b.23 July 1768, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada  d. 6 March 1814, Lubec, Massachusetts (District of Maine) )

flag male ancestor Mark ALLAN (b.31 March 1770, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada  d. 22 September 1818, Dennysville, Massachusetts (District of Maine))

flag male ancestor John ALLAN (b.23 December 1771, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada   d. 3 October 1863, Whiting, Maine, USA )

flag female ancestor Isabella Maxwell ALLAN (b.23 October 1773, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada   d. 12 July 1829, )

flag male ancestor George Washington ALLEN (b.13 March 1776, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada   d. 24 August 1806, , Massachusetts (District of Maine))

flag male ancestor Horatio Gates ALLEN (b.13 June 1779, Machias, Massachusetts (District of Maine)  d. 29 October 1837, Whiting, Maine, USA )

flag baby girl ancestor Anna ALLAN (b.16 April 1781, Machias, Massachusetts (District of Maine)  d. 21 August 1783, Machias, Massachusetts (District of Maine))

flag female ancestor Elizabeth ALLAN (b.16 April 1783, Machias, Massachusetts (District of Maine)  d. 22 June 1863, Whiting, Maine, USA )

flag male ancestor Winckworth Sargent ALLAN (b.31 May 1788, Lubec, Massachusetts (District of Maine)   d. 2 October 1811, Lubec, Massachusetts (District of Maine) )



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birth1746 Birth
3 January 1746
Edinburgh, Scotland
marriage1767 Marriage / Partner
John ALLAN and Mary PATTON 10 October 1767, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

He was 21 years old.
1768 Birth of Child
William ALLAN was born 23 July 1768, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

John was 22 years old.
1770 Birth of Child
Mark ALLAN was born 31 March 1770, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

John was 24 years old.
1771 Birth of Child
John ALLAN was born 23 December 1771, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

John was 25 years old.
1773 Birth of Child
Isabella Maxwell ALLAN was born 23 October 1773, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

John was 27 years old.
American Revolution
ALLAN, John (Allen). 1,000 acres in Ohio 1800-02 (Smith); From Cumberland, N.S. Leader of revoutionary activity (Everest); ASP VIII, 1, 106; 1800 of Eastport, Portsmouth , New Hampshire. Wife and five small children suffered great hardships during the Rev. besides her imprisonment. Son of William Allen, who disinherited him. Superintendent of the Indian East Dept. (RG217); b. Scotland, to N.S. age three. m. a New Englander. Member of Assembly for Cumberland Twp. (Brebner); Mass. 2d Lt. Brewer's Mass Regt., May to Dec. 1775, Ensign 14th Cont. Inf. 1st Jan. 1776-Dec. 1776; Col. Mass Militia 1777-1781 (Heitman); MassArch v. 144, pp. 169-171; G. H. Allan 'Sketch of Col. John Allan,' NEHGR v. XXX (1876), p. 355; Came to Halifax with his father in 1749. Educated in Mass. Settled in Cumberland 1767 (Stewart); refugees gather around him at Machias (Stewrat); See Canadian refugees (DSAL); b. Edinburgh Castle, Scotland, 3 Jan. 1746, son of William and Isabell (Maxwell) Alan, d. Lubec, Me., 7...Read MORE...


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1776 Birth of Child
George Washington ALLEN was born 13 March 1776, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

John was 30 years old.
1779 Birth of Child
Horatio Gates ALLEN was born 13 June 1779, Machias, Maine, USA

John was 33 years old.
1781 Birth of Child
Anna ALLAN was born 16 April 1781, Machias, Maine, USA

John was 35 years old.
1783 Birth of Child
Elizabeth ALLAN was born 16 April 1783, Machias, Maine, USA

John was 37 years old.
1783 Death of Child
Anna ALLAN died 21 August 1783, Machias, Maine, USA

John was 37 years old.
1788 Birth of Child
Winckworth Sargent ALLAN was born 31 May 1788, Lubec, Maine, USA (Cedarville)

John was 42 years old.
death1805 Death
7 February 1805
Lubec, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

He died at the age of 59.
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