John
ALLAN
Born
3 January 1746
,
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died
7 February 1805
,
Lubec, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
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Born: 3 January 1746 in Edinburgh, Scotland
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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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Spouse & Children of John ALLAN
John ALLAN married 
Mary PATTON
Marriage date: 10 October 1767
Marriage place: Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mary PATTONMarriage date: 10 October 1767
Marriage place: Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Children of John ALLAN and Mary PATTON
William ALLANBorn: 23 July 1768, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 6 March 1814, Lubec, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: 6 March 1814, Lubec, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Mark ALLANBorn: 31 March 1770, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 22 September 1818, Dennysville, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: 22 September 1818, Dennysville, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
John ALLANBorn: 23 December 1771, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 3 October 1863, Whiting, Maine, USA
Died: 3 October 1863, Whiting, Maine, USA
Isabella Maxwell ALLANBorn: 23 October 1773, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 12 July 1829,
Died: 12 July 1829,
George Washington ALLENBorn: 13 March 1776, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 24 August 1806, , Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: 24 August 1806, , Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Horatio Gates ALLENBorn: 13 June 1779, Machias, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: 29 October 1837, Whiting, Maine, USA
Died: 29 October 1837, Whiting, Maine, USA
Anna ALLANBorn: 16 April 1781, Machias, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: 21 August 1783, Machias, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: 21 August 1783, Machias, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Elizabeth ALLANBorn: 16 April 1783, Machias, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: 22 June 1863, Whiting, Maine, USA
Died: 22 June 1863, Whiting, Maine, USA
Winckworth Sargent ALLANBorn: 31 May 1788, Lubec, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: 2 October 1811, Lubec, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: 2 October 1811, Lubec, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
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Birth — 17463 January 1746
Edinburgh, Scotland
1767 Marriage / PartnerJohn ALLAN and Mary PATTON 10 October 1767, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
He was 21 years old.
1768 Birth of ChildWilliam ALLAN was born 23 July 1768, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
John was 22 years old.
1770 Birth of ChildMark ALLAN was born 31 March 1770, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
John was 24 years old.
1771 Birth of ChildJohn ALLAN was born 23 December 1771, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
John was 25 years old.
1773 Birth of ChildIsabella Maxwell ALLAN was born 23 October 1773, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
John was 27 years old.
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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 full story
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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 full story
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1776 Birth of ChildGeorge Washington ALLEN was born 13 March 1776, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
John was 30 years old.
1779 Birth of ChildHoratio Gates ALLEN was born 13 June 1779, Machias, Maine, USA
John was 33 years old.
1781 Birth of ChildAnna ALLAN was born 16 April 1781, Machias, Maine, USA
John was 35 years old.
1783 Birth of ChildElizabeth ALLAN was born 16 April 1783, Machias, Maine, USA
John was 37 years old.
1783 Death of ChildAnna ALLAN died 21 August 1783, Machias, Maine, USA
John was 37 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1788 Birth of ChildWinckworth Sargent ALLAN was born 31 May 1788, Lubec, Maine, USA (Cedarville)
John was 42 years old.
Death — 18057 February 1805
Lubec, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
He died at the age of 59.
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