John Daniel Thompson McAllister

Brief Life History of John Daniel Thompson

When John Daniel Thompson McAllister was born on 19 February 1827, in Delaware, United States, his father, William James Frazier McAllister, was 27 and his mother, Elizabeth Thompson, was 23. He married Ellen Handley on 5 July 1847, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years and Manti Utah Temple, Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 21 January 1910, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Saint George City Cemetery, St. George, Washington, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Daniel Thompson McAllister
1827–1910
Angeline Sophronia Goforth
1840–1908
Marriage: 11 January 1857
Angeline Goforth McAllister
1858–1930
James Goforth McAllister
1860–1933
Allister Goforth McAllister
1864–1864
Richard Goforth McAllister
1866–1903
Eliza Thompson Goforth McAllister
1869–1932
William Wallace Goforth McAllister
1872–1941
Effie Dean Goforth McAllister
1875–1941
Josephine Goforth McAllister
1878–1883

Sources (198)

  • John D F McCallister, "United States Census, 1850"
  • John D T Mcallister, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
  • Jm. D.T. Mcallister im Eintrag für Thomas H. Alvey und Minerria Mcallister Allred, „Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941“

World Events (8)

1830

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1855 · Prohibition Law

Delaware enacted a statewide prohibition law in 1855.

Name Meaning

Scottish and northern Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Alasdair ‘son of Alasdair’, the Gaelic form of the personal name Alexander .

History: MacAlister is the name of a Scottish Highland clan claiming descent from Alasdair Mòr Mac Dòmhnaill, a younger son of Domhnall mac Raghnaill, founder of Clan Donald (see McDonald ).

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

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The Original Handcart Song, July 1856

Lyrics by John Daniel Thompson McAllister Music by Frederick Beesley and JDT McAllister New Verse added by Lucile Cardon Reading JDT McAllister wrote the words while serving as President of the Briti …

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