The Allan Family

Allan is the Scottish spelling. Allen is the English spelling. In the United States, this distinction became blurred over the years.

Direct descendants of the Allan clan in the Scottish Settlement, Eileen Allan Tvorik and Barbara Locke Tourangeau contributed to the Allan genealogical history.

The Allan family was instrumental in establishing the Swedenborgian chapel and the retreat center in Berlin Township in St. Clair County.

In 1866, the family moved to Lynn Township in St. Clair County.

The Pioneering family

John Allan from Glasgow married Janet Gardiner in 1836 in Scotland. They came to the Scottish Settlement with their daughter Jessie Ann Allan in 1842.

The Swedenborgian Chapel

The Pioneer John Allan was born in 1814 and died October 4, 1892. Janet (Gardiner) Allan was born April 12, 1816, and died January 20, 1904. The couple had seven children: Jessie, John, Margaret, William, Andrew, Ann, and Marion.