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Amasa Nelson Allen

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Amasa Nelson Allen

Birth
Ontario, Canada
Death
30 Apr 1947 (aged 94)
Sedgwick, Harvey County, Kansas, USA
Burial
Sedgwick, Harvey County, Kansas, USA Add to Map
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Amasa Allen was born in Dereham Township, Ontario Canada.

Amasa Nelson Allen, along with his brother-in-law, Nick Ditmore, left Port Huron, Michigan for Kansas. They traveled to Kansas by train, but because they could not buy a direct ticket to Sedgwick they traveled second class in the smoking car, then purchased another ticket in Newton for 60 cents to take them to Sedgwick.

On January 31, 1878, Amasa Allen married Rhoda Greenleaf Quiett. in Harvey County, Kansas.

Amasa and Rhoda had twelve children:
Elvira Annis Allen, born 27 Nov 1878, died 19 Dec 1909
Sannah (Susie) Susanah Allen, born 11 Jul 1880, died 22 Dec 1905
Seth Houghton Allen, born 4 Mar 1882, died 4 Sep 1942
Eslie Allen, born 26 Oct 1883, died 13 Nov 1883
Lucy Hester Allen, born 30 Oct 1885, died 23 Oct 1963
Thomas Allen, born 7 Jan 1887, died 20 Feb 1887
Demeris (Demas) Ellen Allen, born 25 Jan 1888, died 3 Dec 1960
Amasa Burton Allen, born 9 Mar 1890, died 10 Feb 1904
Frances "Fannie" Harriet Allen, born 2 Dec 1891, died 21 Nov 1992
Elinor Isabel "Bell" Allen, born 23 Jun 1895, died 7 Jun 1984
William Luther Allen, born 21 Jul 1897, died 28 Jul 1961
Nelson Allen, born 22 Nov 1899, died 29 Nov 1899

From "The Homesteader", Sept. 2005, Vol. 1, Issue 2. "The Homesteader" is the newsletter of the Harvey County (Kansas) Genealogical Society.


Amasa Allen was born in Dereham Township, Ontario Canada.

Amasa Nelson Allen, along with his brother-in-law, Nick Ditmore, left Port Huron, Michigan for Kansas. They traveled to Kansas by train, but because they could not buy a direct ticket to Sedgwick they traveled second class in the smoking car, then purchased another ticket in Newton for 60 cents to take them to Sedgwick.

On January 31, 1878, Amasa Allen married Rhoda Greenleaf Quiett. in Harvey County, Kansas.

Amasa and Rhoda had twelve children:
Elvira Annis Allen, born 27 Nov 1878, died 19 Dec 1909
Sannah (Susie) Susanah Allen, born 11 Jul 1880, died 22 Dec 1905
Seth Houghton Allen, born 4 Mar 1882, died 4 Sep 1942
Eslie Allen, born 26 Oct 1883, died 13 Nov 1883
Lucy Hester Allen, born 30 Oct 1885, died 23 Oct 1963
Thomas Allen, born 7 Jan 1887, died 20 Feb 1887
Demeris (Demas) Ellen Allen, born 25 Jan 1888, died 3 Dec 1960
Amasa Burton Allen, born 9 Mar 1890, died 10 Feb 1904
Frances "Fannie" Harriet Allen, born 2 Dec 1891, died 21 Nov 1992
Elinor Isabel "Bell" Allen, born 23 Jun 1895, died 7 Jun 1984
William Luther Allen, born 21 Jul 1897, died 28 Jul 1961
Nelson Allen, born 22 Nov 1899, died 29 Nov 1899

From "The Homesteader", Sept. 2005, Vol. 1, Issue 2. "The Homesteader" is the newsletter of the Harvey County (Kansas) Genealogical Society.




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