Jane Callister

Brief Life History of Jane

When Jane Callister was born on 25 February 1817, in Peel, Isle of Man, her father, John Callister, was 23 and her mother, Ann Shimmin, was 27. She married John Boyd on 6 May 1838, in German, Isle of Man. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She immigrated to New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States in 1852 and lived in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States in 1860 and Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States in 1870. She died on 16 July 1874, in Washington, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in United States.

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Family Time Line

John Boyd
1810–1853
Jane Callister
1817–1874
Marriage: 6 May 1838
John David Boyd
1839–1917
Jonathan Boyd
1842–

Sources (16)

  • Jane Vohwinkle, "United States Census, 1870"
  • 1817, Jane Callister, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • 1838, Jane Callister, "Marriage Record, Isle of Man, Parish Registers, 1598-1950"

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World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

Manx: shortened form of Manx Mac Alister ‘son of Alexander’. See McAllister .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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