Brief Life History of John Allen
When John Allen Allred was born on 29 August 1834, in Salt River, Ralls, Missouri, United States, his father, Isaac Allred, was 21 and his mother, Julia Ann Taylor, was 18. He married Mary Jane Knight on 28 April 1856, in Slaterville, Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States in 1856 and Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1858. In 1851, his occupation is listed as farmer. He died on 8 April 1904, in Slaterville, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- John Louis Coroy in household of Clarence A Coroy, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- John A Allred, "Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951"
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
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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.
1839 · Nauvoo is Settled
After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Aldred 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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John Allen Allred and Mary Jane Knight
JOHN ALLEN ALLRED and MARY JANE KNIGHT John Allen Allred was born August 29, 1834 in Monroe County, Missouri, to Isaac Allred and Julia Ann Taylor. His family was already caught up in the persecution …
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