Mary Allison

Female5 April 1806–4 July 1840

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Allison was born on 5 April 1806, in Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Rev Thomas Allison, was 35 and her mother, Anne Henderson, was 25. She married S Scott in 1822, in United States. She died on 4 July 1840, in Ohio, United States, at the age of 34, and was buried in New Concord, Muskingum, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

S Scott
1802–1902
Mary Allison
1806–1840
Marriage: 1822

Sources (2)

  • Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9S4-P93M?cc=1999196&wc=9P93-GP6%3A268493301%2C282181502
  • Probating of Estate of Mary Scott in Washington County, Pennsylvania

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1822United States

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    Siblings (13)

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    World Events (8)

    1808

    Age 2

    Atlantic slave trade abolished.

    1811 · The Tron Riot

    Age 5

    The Tron riot was a riot which occurred in Edinburgh, Scotland on New Year's Eve. A group of young men attacked and robbed wealthier passers-by. One police officer was killed in the riot. Though the total count of participants is unknown, sixty-eight youths were arrested, with five sentenced to death for their actions during the riot.

    1817 · Dryburgh Abbey Bridge

    Age 11

    Dryburgh Abbey Bridge was a cable-stayed footbridge that connected the villages of Dryburgh and St. Boswells, across the River Tweed. Before its construction, A ferry crossing service had existed here for centuries. It was originally 79 meters long and was undergoing a period of rapid growth in popularity. The Bridge was completed on August 1 but a few months later it collapsed. Very shortly after the collapse, another bridge was built further downstream. A new bridge, which still stands today, was constructed after the first World War.

    Name Meaning

    English and Scottish: patronymic from the Middle English female personal name Alice, Alis (see Allis ) + -son, meaning ‘Alice's son’.

    English and Scottish: from the Middle English female personal name Alison, a common pet form of Alice, Alis. See Allis and compare Ellison .

    Scottish: in some cases, a late variant of Allanson (see also Allinson ).

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

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