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John McAlister 1733–1808 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1733

Birth Location: Tyronne, Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 1808-02-01

Death Location: Bixler, Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Hugh McAllister

Mother: Mary Harbison

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Campbell

Children(s): Elizabeth McAlister, John McAlister, Hugh McAlister

John McAlister was born in 1733 in Tyronne, Ulster, Ireland, the child of Hugh Mcallister And Mary Harbison. In 1790, John McAlister resided in Hopewell, Newton, Tyborn, and Westpensboro, Cumber. In 1800, John McAlister resided in Tyrone, Cumberland, Pennsylvania. John McAlister married Elizabeth Campbell, and had children including Elizabeth Mcalister, Hugh Mcalister, John Mcalister. John McAlister passed away in 1808 in Bixler, Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John McAlister was born in 1733 in Tyronne, Ulster, Ireland, the child of Hugh Mcallister And Mary Harbison.
  • In 1790, John McAlister resided in Hopewell, Newton, Tyborn, and Westpensboro, Cumber.
  • In 1800, John McAlister resided in Tyrone, Cumberland, Pennsylvania.
  • John McAlister married Elizabeth Campbell, and had children including Elizabeth Mcalister, Hugh Mcalister, John Mcalister.
  • John McAlister passed away in 1808 in Bixler, Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John McAlister's Ancestors

Self
John McAlister
1733–1808
Birth Place: Tyronne, Ulster, Ireland
Parents
Hugh McAllister
1701–1769
Argyll, Scotland
Mary Harbison
1710–1769
Scotland
Grandparents
Iain McAlister
1673–
Scotland
Mary MacNeill
1678–
Isle of Barra, Outer Hebrides, Iverness, Scotland
James Harbison
1670–1739
Dublin, Ireland
Mary Burnside
1674–1739
N Ulster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Harbison
1635–1680
Eleanor Burton
1646–1681
Archibald Burnside
1650–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John McAlister's Descendants

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John McAlister (1733–1808-02-01) m. Elizabeth Campbell (1729–1800-03-01)
  1. 1. Elizabeth McAlister 1762–1846 m. Abraham Ghormley 1758–1840
    1. 1. James (Pleasant) Ghormley 1798–1867 m. Elizabeth Thompson 1804–1871
      1. 1. Rachel (Allison) Ghormley 1822–1891 m. Thomas (Anderson) Henderson 1818–1871
        1. 1. Laura (Alice) Henderson 1848–1920 m. William Eledge 1836–1903
        2. 2. Sarah ("Sally" Louise) Henderson 1854–1899 m. Henry (Clay) Stephens 1854–1921
        3. 3. Jason (Monroe) Henderson 1850–
        4. 4. William (Legrande) Henderson 1845–1926 m. Martha (Frances E) Lee 1857–1940
        5. 5. James (Milton) Henderson 1842–1862
      2. 2. Mary Ghormley 1848–
      3. 3. Amanda (E) Ghormley 1835–1862
      4. 4. Augustus Ghormley 1844–1917 m. Martha (E) Williams 1845–1917
      5. 5. Lorenzo Ghormley 1842–1862
      6. 6. William (Henderson) Ghormley 1839–1907 m. Mary (Ann) Williams 1842–1876 m. Lida (L.) Hicks 1860–1929
      7. 7. Robert (Thompson) Ghormley 1827–1900 m. Nancy (Keziah) Henderson 1828–1899
      8. 8. James (Lafayette) Ghormley 1833–1911 m. Elizabeth 1829–
      9. 9. Sarah (McAllister) Ghormley 1823–1904 m. Jason McMullin 1813–1881
      10. 10. Nancy (Ann) Ghormley 1825–1895 m. William Lasater 1820–1891
    2. 2. Jincy Ghormley 1792–
    3. 3. Samuel (Campbell) Ghormley 1806–
    4. 4. Pleasant (Miller) Ghormley 1804–1888 m. Ann (Elizabeth) Aiken 1806–1887
    5. 5. Lucretia Ghormley 1802–
    6. 6. Elizabeth Ghormley 1800–1826
    7. 7. William Ghormley 1796–
    8. 8. Michael (L) Ghormley 1794–1874 m. Malinda Vaught 1794–1860
    9. 9. John Ghormley 1790–1815
    10. 10. Hugh Ghormley 1789–1843 m. Nancy Charles 1797–
  2. 2. John McAlister 1764–
  3. 3. Hugh McAlister 1760–

John McAlister's Timeline

4 Records

1733
1733
Birth of John McAlister in Tyronne, Ulster, Ireland
Tyronne, Ulster, Ireland
1790
1790
Age 57
John McAlister resided here in Hopewell, Newton, Tyborn, and Westpensboro, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Hopewell, Newton, Tyborn, and Westpensboro, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
1800
1800
Age 67
John McAlister resided here in Tyrone, Cumberland, Pennsylvania
Tyrone, Cumberland, Pennsylvania
1808
1808-02-01
Age 75
Death of John McAlister in Tyrone, Cumberland (now Perry) County, Pennsylvania
Tyrone, Cumberland (now Perry) County, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1733
    Event Place: Tyronne, Ulster, Ireland
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Hopewell, Newton, Tyborn, and Westpensboro, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Hopewell, Newton, Tyborn, and Westpensboro, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; Series: M637; Roll: 8; Page: 34; Image: 551; Family History Library Film: 0568148

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Tyrone, Cumberland, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Tyrone, Cumberland, Pennsylvania; Series: M32; Roll: 38; Page: 86; Image: 51; Family History Library Film: 363341

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1808-02-01
    Event Place: Tyrone, Cumberland (now Perry) County, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bixler, Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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