Joseph Allison Jr (abt. 1762 - bef. 1807)

Born about 1762 in Drumnaha, Londonderry, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Alice (Harding) Allison — married 30 Oct 1788 in Horton TWP Kings Co. NS Canada

Descendants

Died before 25 Feb 1807 before about age 45 in Horton Township, Kings, Nova Scotia

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Biography

Joseph was the son of Joseph and Alice (Polk) or Pollock Allison.^[1]

According to a character sketch of his grandson, Joseph Allison, he came to Nova Scotia with his parents in 1769. ^[2]

Joseph married Alice Harding the daughter of a loyalist, Colonel Israel Harding and Sarah Harris. ^[3]

Joseph's nephew, Charles Frederick Allison, was the founder of Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick.

Joseph died before 25 Feb 1807 when Letters of Administration were granted to his widow, Alice Allison. [see Images] On 23 Nov 1816 his probate was opened. ^[4] According to the probate records, the following were his children:

Rebecca Allison

Sarah Alice Cogswell

Israel Allison

Jonathan Allison, minor

William Henry Allison, minor

Edward Allison, minor

Mary Ann Allison, minor ^[4]

Note: Joseph III is not on the list, presumably because he died the same year.

Children (As entered in the Horton Township Book):

1. Samuel Leonard, b. 30 Jun 1789, d. 17 Feb 1877, aged 87.
2. Joseph, b. 28 Feb 1791, d. 23 Nov 1806.
3. Rebecca, b. 1 Nov 1792.
4. Israel, b. 7 Oct 1794.
5. Sarah Alice, b. 30 Jun 1796.
6. Jonathan, b. 3 Apr 1798.
7. William, b. 24 Mar 1800.
8. Edward, b. 6 Nov 1802.
9. Mary Ann, b. 29 Dec 1806.

Sources

1. ↑ The history of Kings County, Nova Scotia, heart of the Acadian ... Eaton, Arthur Wentworth Hamilton, 1849-1937, p. 542
2. ↑ History of Nova Scotia, p. 468 https://archive.org/stream/historyofnovasco03alliuoft/historyofnovasco03alliuoft_djvu.txt
3. ↑ The history of Kings County, Nova Scotia, heart of the Acadian ... Eaton, Arthur Wentworth Hamilton, 1849-1937, p. 683
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Nova Scotia Probate Records, Kings County, 1760-1993, No. A4, p. 45-61

https://www.familysearch.org/records/images/image-details?page=2&place=3050785&lifeEvent=102899&rmsId=TH-909-54310-152966-43&imageIndex=309&singleView=true. Grand Pre Cemetery records give his year of death as 1806 at age 44

See also:

• Joseph Allison, Canadian Politician
• Morrison, Leonard Allison. The History of the Alison or Allison family in Europe and America. Damrell & Upham, The Old Corner Book-Store, Boston, MA, 1893. page 185
• Township Books of Kings County, Nova Scotia by Lorna Woodman Evans

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Marie Chantigny for creating Allison-1250 on 6 Sep 13.