"His ancestors descended from the Puritans and took an active
part in the war of the Revolution. His [father] was
proprietor of the celebrated Black Horse Tavern in Cambridge
(now Arlington) on the Lexington and Concord road.
This tavern was the headquarters of the Committee of Safety for this section of the country, and the favorite resort of Hancock, Adams and many others of patriotic fame." - Source:
The Hyde Park Historical Record, Volume 1, 1891-92. Pub. by the Hyde Park Historical Society, Hyde Park, Mass. 1892.
Benjamin Allen's marriages:
1. Asenath Colman 4 Feb 1798, Ashby
2. Vashti Wilder 16 Aug 1849, Ashby
3. Dorothy Billings Lord 20 Mar 1862, Ashby
"His ancestors descended from the Puritans and took an active
part in the war of the Revolution. His [father] was
proprietor of the celebrated Black Horse Tavern in Cambridge
(now Arlington) on the Lexington and Concord road.
This tavern was the headquarters of the Committee of Safety for this section of the country, and the favorite resort of Hancock, Adams and many others of patriotic fame." - Source:
The Hyde Park Historical Record, Volume 1, 1891-92. Pub. by the Hyde Park Historical Society, Hyde Park, Mass. 1892.
Benjamin Allen's marriages:
1. Asenath Colman 4 Feb 1798, Ashby
2. Vashti Wilder 16 Aug 1849, Ashby
3. Dorothy Billings Lord 20 Mar 1862, Ashby
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