John Reid McAllister

Brief Life History of John Reid

When John Reid McAllister was born on 3 October 1909, his father, Hugh Henry McAllister, was 30 and his mother, Elizabeth Kilpatrick Durnin, was 24. He had at least 2 sons and 2 daughters with Inez Mae Roulston. He died on 4 July 1992, in London, Ontario, Canada West, British Colonial America, at the age of 82, and was buried in Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.

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Family Time Line

John Reid McAllister
1909–1992
Inez Mae Roulston
1912–1998
John Edward McAllister
1930–2021
Joyce Darlene McAllister
1931–
William Henry McAllister
1932–2016
Lorraine McAllister
1935–1937

Sources (5)

  • John R Mcallister in household of Hugh H Mcallister, "Canada Census, 1911"
  • John Reid Mcallister, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
  • John Reid McAllister, "Find A Grave Index"

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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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