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178 SAMUEL ALLISON, OF LAWRENCE, MASS.
ford, Conn., till 1807. Then he removed to Middletown,
Conn., and established the soap and candle manufactory,
which has ever since been successfully carried on by himself
and his descendants. He managed the business till 1828,
when he died, aged 42 years.
CHILDREN.
985. William P. Allison,^ b. March 15, 1S06; liarchvare manufacturer;
res. Cromwell, Conn. d. in 1874.
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986. J. D. Allison,* his son, is a hardware manufacturer; b. in 1833; res.
Cromwell, Conn. Another son, res. Georgetown, Col. editor
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of Georgetown Courier.
987. Samuel S. Allison,^ b. Sept., 1809; res. Middletown, Conn.; carried
on the soap manufacturing business till 1856, and retired, giving
place to his sons, Samuel and Abel Allison. He was living
in 1879. Children:
988. Samuel Allison,* res. Middletown, Conn.
989. Abel C. Allison,* res. Middletown, Conn. Two other sons, res. Middletown,
Conn. Three daughters, res. Middletown, Conn.
Two sons in California; farmers.
ALLISONS OF MARYLAND.
989a. James Allison was a lieutenant in the third Maryland
regiment, and signed a flattering memorial to General
John Sullivan, Oct. 18, 1777.
ALLISONS OF LAWRENCE, MASS.—A BRANCH OF THE LON-
DONDERRY, N. H., FAMILY OF ALLISONS.
990. Samuel Allison ^
(Samuel,* James,^ Capt. Samuel,^
SamueP). He was related to the Whittemores by his mother,
Polly, a member of that family. He was born in Weathers-
field, Vt., Oct. 7, 1812 ; married, Dec. 11, 1836, Mary Ann,
daughter of Clark and Martha (Reed) Preston, of Weathersfield,
Vt. (The Reeds were .of Westford, Mass., and
the Prestons of Mansfield, Conn.) Mrs. Allison was born,
Dec. 2, 1815, at Weathersfield, and now lives at No. 60 Newbury
street, Lawrence, Mass. In May, 1850, they removed
to Lawrence, Mass., where Mr. Allison died Sept. 5, 1879.
He was buried in Weathersfield, Vt. His age was 66 years,
10 months, 28 days.
CHILDREN.
991. Charles Allison,* b. Bridgewater, Vt., Feb. 24, 1838; enlisted in the
4th Massachusetts regiment, and died of disease at Baton Rouge,
La., April 16, 1863, aged 25 years, 1 month, 23 days.