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Abel Allen

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Abel Allen

Birth
Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Death
18 Aug 1808 (aged 75)
Surry, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
Burial
Surry, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA Add to Map
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74 years.
One of the proprietors of Gilsum, NH.
Came to Surry about 1761.
Constable 1770.
Son of Samuel Allen of Enfield/Windsor, CT; who was son of Samuel Allen of Northampton, MA/Enfield, CT; who was son of John Allen, killed by Indians in 1675; who was son of Samuel Allen b. 1588 from Braintree, Essex Co. England/Cambridge MA/Windsor, CT.

Info. from "The History of Surry" by Frank Burnside Kingsbury, published 1925 by the Town of Surry, New Hampshire.
74 years.
One of the proprietors of Gilsum, NH.
Came to Surry about 1761.
Constable 1770.
Son of Samuel Allen of Enfield/Windsor, CT; who was son of Samuel Allen of Northampton, MA/Enfield, CT; who was son of John Allen, killed by Indians in 1675; who was son of Samuel Allen b. 1588 from Braintree, Essex Co. England/Cambridge MA/Windsor, CT.

Info. from "The History of Surry" by Frank Burnside Kingsbury, published 1925 by the Town of Surry, New Hampshire.

Inscription

In Memory of Mr. Abel Allen
who died August 18th 1808 aged 74 years.
One of the first settlers of this place.
On time
'tis a lamp that wafts its fiers
'tis a smoke that quick expires
'tis a bubble, 'tis a sigh
Be prepared, O man, to die.



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  • Created by: KimfromNH
  • Added: Dec 28, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63425488/abel-allen: accessed ), memorial page for Abel Allen (14 Aug 1733–18 Aug 1808), Find a Grave Memorial ID 63425488, citing Surry Village Cemetery, Surry, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA; Maintained by KimfromNH (contributor 47335324).