Sarah (Thompson) McAlister (abt. 1783 - 1862)

Born about 1783 in Pfoutz Valley, Liverpool Township, Perry, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Wife of William McAlister — married 2 Nov 1802 in Pennsylvania, United States

Died 7 Mar 1862 at about age 79 in Juniata, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Sarah Thompson, born 1783, in Pfoutz Valley, in what is now Perry County, Pa.; died March 7, 1862 in the 79th year of her age; buried beside her husband in the Lost Creek Cemetery near McAlisterville, Juniata County, Pa. She married on Nov. 2, 1802, William McAlister (born Aug., 1775, in Lost Creek Valley, Juniata County, Pa.,; died Dec. 21, 1847 in the 73rd year of age), son of Hugh and Sarah (Nelson) McAlister and grandson of Hugh and ---- (Harbison) McAlister, Scotch Protestants, who emigrated from the north of Ireland to America in 1732, settling first in Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, Pa., and later in Tyrone Township in what was then Cumberland and is now Perry County, Pa.

Sources

• https://es.findagrave.com/memorial/185107532/sarah-mcalister

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXT4-SVR : 18 February 2021), Sarah Mc Alister, 1860."United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4HK-G98 : 22 December 2020), Sarah McAlister in household of G W McAlister, Fayette Township, Juniata, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).