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Isaac Alden

Birth
Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
5 May 1822 (aged 67)
Warren, Warren County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Warren, Warren County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
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Isaac and his wife, Irene Smith, and his first six children moved from Ashfield, Franklin Co. MA to a small settlement called Western, in Oneida Co. NY, where he carved a homestead out of a vast wilderness. He later moved his family to the nearby settlement of Williamstown where he built a saw mill on the Mlll Brook. He later built a mill on Fish Creek which became the business center of the settlement. Being a lumberman, he sailed down the St Lawrence River in 1811, just before the outbreak of war of 1812 with Great Britain, with a load of lumber. He was captured and imprisoned by British troops. He steadfastly refused to swear to the oath of allegiance and was deported to England where he remained in prison for 9 years. Upon his release the returned to Warren, Pennsylvania to live with his son Richard, where he died 5 May 1822.

Isaac was the son of David Alden and Lucia Thomas. He was a descendant of John Alden of the Mayflower.
Irene Smith was the daughter of Ebenezer Smith and Remember Ellis.
Their children were: Philander, Philomela, Joshua, Pliny, Isaac, Fanny, Jacob, Hiram, Rucards, Enoch, and Philo.
Isaac and his wife, Irene Smith, and his first six children moved from Ashfield, Franklin Co. MA to a small settlement called Western, in Oneida Co. NY, where he carved a homestead out of a vast wilderness. He later moved his family to the nearby settlement of Williamstown where he built a saw mill on the Mlll Brook. He later built a mill on Fish Creek which became the business center of the settlement. Being a lumberman, he sailed down the St Lawrence River in 1811, just before the outbreak of war of 1812 with Great Britain, with a load of lumber. He was captured and imprisoned by British troops. He steadfastly refused to swear to the oath of allegiance and was deported to England where he remained in prison for 9 years. Upon his release the returned to Warren, Pennsylvania to live with his son Richard, where he died 5 May 1822.

Isaac was the son of David Alden and Lucia Thomas. He was a descendant of John Alden of the Mayflower.
Irene Smith was the daughter of Ebenezer Smith and Remember Ellis.
Their children were: Philander, Philomela, Joshua, Pliny, Isaac, Fanny, Jacob, Hiram, Rucards, Enoch, and Philo.


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