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Eleanor <I>McEwen</I> Allen

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Eleanor McEwen Allen

Birth
Death
1 Feb 1834 (aged 64)
USA
Burial
Grantville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Eleanor McEwen was the daughter of John McEwen and Eleanor McCullough. Rev. James Snodgrass married Eleanor to Joseph Allen, III on 6 May 1794 in Hanover Twp., officiated by Rev. James Snodgrass.

They had 9 known Allen children:

Jane, 22 Jul 1795 to 3 May 1903
John, 5 Mar 1797 to 1873, below
Joseph, IV, 10 Nov 1798 to 23 Nov 1869, below
Eleanor, 27 Sep 1800 to Sep 1873
Robert, 7 Mar 1803 to 29 Jul 1872, below
Mary Elizabeth, 5 Nov 1805 - died in infancy
Margaret, 24 Jun 1809 - 1881, below
Jane, 27 Jul 1812, below
Mary Elizabeth, 6 Oct 1814 to 1902, below

M'Ewen's mentioned in the following source: Jane married William Sturgeon on 1 Dec 1789; John married Margaret Bradley on 28 Nov 1793 and James married Frances Boal on 20 Apr 1796. Admissions to the Lord's Table at Old Hanover Presbyterian Church include: ELEANOR, 26 Apr 1789; Jane, 26 Apr 1789; Margaret, in 1791; James, 1797 - 1800 and John, 1791 - 1798. A "John M'Ewen was a contributing member of the Old Hanover Church congregation in 1806 - 1810." Relation ununknown. on 6 Apr 1797, a John M'Ewen paid 2 £, 9 shillings, 3 pence and James paid 2 £, 9 shillings, 6 pence,for completing the wall around the graveyard. Historical Sketch of Old Hanover Church by Rev. Thomas H. Robinson, D.D. (1828-1906) With a Notice of the Church at Conewago, by A. Boyd Hamilton, Harrisburg, PA, Dauphin County Historical Society, 1878, pages 30, 32, 33, 35.

KJ shared her suspected father John McEwen's site (#145328598) at unknown burial location with dates 1734-1788, without any documentation whatsoever. Seek documented proof.

Believe her marker says:

In
memory of
ELEANOR
wife of Joseph Allen
who departed this life
February 1, 1834
in the 65th year of her age.

Bio by LSP
Eleanor McEwen was the daughter of John McEwen and Eleanor McCullough. Rev. James Snodgrass married Eleanor to Joseph Allen, III on 6 May 1794 in Hanover Twp., officiated by Rev. James Snodgrass.

They had 9 known Allen children:

Jane, 22 Jul 1795 to 3 May 1903
John, 5 Mar 1797 to 1873, below
Joseph, IV, 10 Nov 1798 to 23 Nov 1869, below
Eleanor, 27 Sep 1800 to Sep 1873
Robert, 7 Mar 1803 to 29 Jul 1872, below
Mary Elizabeth, 5 Nov 1805 - died in infancy
Margaret, 24 Jun 1809 - 1881, below
Jane, 27 Jul 1812, below
Mary Elizabeth, 6 Oct 1814 to 1902, below

M'Ewen's mentioned in the following source: Jane married William Sturgeon on 1 Dec 1789; John married Margaret Bradley on 28 Nov 1793 and James married Frances Boal on 20 Apr 1796. Admissions to the Lord's Table at Old Hanover Presbyterian Church include: ELEANOR, 26 Apr 1789; Jane, 26 Apr 1789; Margaret, in 1791; James, 1797 - 1800 and John, 1791 - 1798. A "John M'Ewen was a contributing member of the Old Hanover Church congregation in 1806 - 1810." Relation ununknown. on 6 Apr 1797, a John M'Ewen paid 2 £, 9 shillings, 3 pence and James paid 2 £, 9 shillings, 6 pence,for completing the wall around the graveyard. Historical Sketch of Old Hanover Church by Rev. Thomas H. Robinson, D.D. (1828-1906) With a Notice of the Church at Conewago, by A. Boyd Hamilton, Harrisburg, PA, Dauphin County Historical Society, 1878, pages 30, 32, 33, 35.

KJ shared her suspected father John McEwen's site (#145328598) at unknown burial location with dates 1734-1788, without any documentation whatsoever. Seek documented proof.

Believe her marker says:

In
memory of
ELEANOR
wife of Joseph Allen
who departed this life
February 1, 1834
in the 65th year of her age.

Bio by LSP

Inscription

In
memory of
ELEANOR
wife of Joseph Allen
who departed this life
February 1, 1834
in the 65th year of her age.



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  • Created by: LSP
  • Added: Sep 5, 2006
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15637651/eleanor-allen: accessed ), memorial page for Eleanor McEwen Allen (12 Sep 1769–1 Feb 1834), Find a Grave Memorial ID 15637651, citing Old Hanover Presbyterian Churchyard, Grantville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by LSP (contributor 46860931).