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JOHN ALLISON, OF MINNEAPOLIS, HHNN. 197
1208. Isaac Allison,o b. June 4, 1841; d. at Drumnaha, Ireland, April 11,
1861.
1209. Jane Allison,« b. June 1210.
24, 1843; m., May 9, 1865, James Binns;
res. Kansas. Three sons and four daughters.
Robert Allison,^ b. Oct. 28, 184.5; farmer; res. 1211.
1212.
Drumnaha, Ireland.
Joseph Allison,^ b. March 28, 1848; d. June 17, 1848.
Hazlett Allison,^ b. April .30, 1851; m., June 25, 1891, Mary Woods.
Surgeon major; res. 1213.
Madi'as, India.
Charles Warke Allison,« b. Oct. 7, 18-53; m., Nov, 29, 1883, Eleanor
Fleming. Medical doctor; res. Dungiven, county of Londonderry,
Ireland. Two sons and one 1214.
daughter.
Hugh Allison,* b. Oct. 13, 18.56; m., Oct. 4, 1889, Mabel Wadsworth.
Medical doctor; res. London, England. One son.
1215. Rev. John Allison ^
[1096] (William,* Jolin,^ Joseph,^
Johni). jjg ^as born on the Mantua Farm in Newport,
Hants county, Nova Scotia, May 16, 1821. He was educated
at Annapolis, N. S., and Dalhousie college in Halifax, N. S.
In September, 1849, he was ordained to the ministry in
Fredericton, New Brunswick. He afterward graduated as
A. B. and A. M. at Syracuse University, N. Y., was pastor of
the Methodist Episcopal church at Cornwallis, N. S., Woodstock,
N. B., St. John, N. B., and was principal of the Mount
Allison Ladies' academy at Sackville, N. B., for eight years.
In 1863 he travelled in England, Scotland, Belgium, France,
Switzerland, and Germany. In 1864-'65 he was pastor of a
church in Buffalo, N. Y., and later was pastor four years in
Milwaukee, Wis. In 1872 he established the "Allison Classic"
academy at Oconomowoc, Wis. Was pastor at Lanes-
of the Minnesota state
boro', Minn., for three years ; chaplain
senate in 1885 ; lectured for the Minnesota State Teachers'
Institute for three years. In 1891 he was writing for the
press and lecturing. He was, in Nova Scotia, considered one
of the first pulpit orators in the maritime provinces. He mar-
ried in Fredericton, N. B., Nov. 24, 1847, Martha Louisa,
daughter of Richard and Mary Davis (Hosier) Knight. Her
father was of Exeter, England. She was born, Feb. 26,
1823, in Newfoundland. She was his excellent lielper in his
life work, and was an A. B. and A. M. of Genesee college,
Lima, Livingston county, N. Y. She died in 1892. He resided
at Minneapolis, Minn., and d. July 19, 1893.
CHILDREN.
1216. Charles Edward Allison,' b. Woodstock, N. B., May 23, 1850; d.
Dec. 2.5, 18.52.
1217. William Kichard Allison,' b. Woodstock, N. B., Feb. 26, 18.52; m.,
April 22, 1874, Susie M. Currau. He is a physician res. Minne-
;
apolis, Minn. Child:
1218. May Louise Allison,' b. March 10, 1878.