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COL John Allison

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COL John Allison Veteran

Birth
Pennsylvania, USA
Death
14 Jun 1795 (aged 56)
Burial
Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA GPS-Latitude: 39.7910694, Longitude: -77.7436528
Plot
#4
Memorial ID
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Aged fifty-seven years

Husband of:
Elizabeth Allison

(From page 545 in the book "History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania; Bates; 1887; 1110 pages)

Note:
Book states he was buried in Moss Spring Cemetery, but was found to be in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Several cemeteries were consolidated into Cedar Hill Cemetery. This must have been one of them. He has a stone at Cedar Hill Cemetery. There is a memorial up with a photo.

Father of twelve children.

American Rev. veteran:
Colonel
2nd Battalion Cumberland Co Associators

In 1782 he laid out and founded Greencastle.

Additional info at
Allison-Antrim Museum
Greencastle, PA
http://greencastlemuseum.org/local_history/allison.htm

Aged fifty-seven years

Husband of:
Elizabeth Allison

(From page 545 in the book "History of Franklin County, Pennsylvania; Bates; 1887; 1110 pages)

Note:
Book states he was buried in Moss Spring Cemetery, but was found to be in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Several cemeteries were consolidated into Cedar Hill Cemetery. This must have been one of them. He has a stone at Cedar Hill Cemetery. There is a memorial up with a photo.

Father of twelve children.

American Rev. veteran:
Colonel
2nd Battalion Cumberland Co Associators

In 1782 he laid out and founded Greencastle.

Additional info at
Allison-Antrim Museum
Greencastle, PA
http://greencastlemuseum.org/local_history/allison.htm


Inscription

Founder of Greencastle in 1782

Gravesite Details

Moved to Cedar Hill Cemetery Greencastle PA



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  • Created by: Linda Gorman
  • Added: Apr 14, 2008
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26015756/john-allison: accessed ), memorial page for COL John Allison (23 Dec 1738–14 Jun 1795), Find a Grave Memorial ID 26015756, citing Cedar Hill Cemetery, Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Linda Gorman (contributor 46872651).