John Daniel Handley McAllister

Brief Life History of John Daniel Handley

When John Daniel Handley McAllister was born on 9 January 1850, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, his father, John Daniel Thompson McAllister, was 22 and his mother, Ellen Handley, was 28. He married Alfreda Ann Fitzgerald on 23 October 1875, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 28 October 1908, in Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Daniel Handley McAllister
1850–1908
Alfreda Ann Fitzgerald
1854–1927
Marriage: 23 October 1875
Perry Fitzgerald McAllister
1877–1885
Ethel Fitzgerald McAllister
1879–1954
John Daniel McAllister
1881–1966
Anna Laura McAllister
1883–1964
Archibald Fitzgerald McAllister
1886–1969
Ellen Fitzgerald McAllister
1888–1970
Joseph Fitzgerald McAllister
1891–1953
Gail Fitzgerald McAllister
1892–1969
Leon Fitzgerald McAllister
1895–1983

Sources (65)

  • J. D. H. Mcallister, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Utah, Salt Lake County Birth Records, 1890-1908
  • Utah, Select County Marriages, 1887-1937

World Events (8)

1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines

The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

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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LDS Biographical Encyclopedia for John D T McAllister

LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, Andrew Jenson, Vol. 1, p.33 4 McAllister, John Daniel Thompson, president of the St. Ge orge Stake of Zion from 1877 to 1888, is the son of Wm. J . F. McAllister and E …

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