Brief Life History of John Alexander
When John Alexander McLean was born on 18 January 1815, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Ephraim McLean, was 30 and his mother, Tamison Slack, was 29. He married Sarah Sickles on 14 February 1839, in Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Redstone Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850 and Chili Township, Hancock, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. He died on 10 September 1878, in Chili, Hancock, Illinois, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Hancock, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (18)
- John Mc Clean, "United States Census, 1860"
- John in entry for Levi McClain, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
- John McLean, "United States Census, 1870"
Spouse and Children
1815–1878 Male
1817–1876 Female
Children (9)
1839–1932 Female
1841–1927 Male
1843–1855 Female
1845–1935 Female
1848– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1784–1873 Male
1785–1876 Female
Siblings (17)
1808–1900 Female
1811–1908 Female
1813–1902 Female
1815–1878 Male
1817–1879 Female
+12 More Children
World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 4
1825
Age 10
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Age 17
Name Meaning
Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gille Eáin, ‘son of the servant (i.e. devotee) of (Saint) John’. Compare Irish McAloon and McGlone .
History: This is the name of a major Scottish clan traditionally associated with the island of Mull, which claims descent from Gille Eáin na Tuaidh (‘Gillean of the Battleaxe’), who lived in the 13th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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