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John was a son of John Allen & Alice Adams.
His mother is said to have been a cousin of President John Adams.
John was Patriot of the American Revolution. He enlisted in Nov 1776 as a Private in Capt. Joseph Stetson's Company, Col. Nicholas Dyke's Regiment of the Massachusetts Line. He served at Dorchester Heights and in Rhode Island. He was also in Capt. John Turner's Company, Col. Theophilus Cotton's Regiment. He was discharged on 1 Nov 1777.
He was married on 9 Sep 1779 in Pembroke, Plymouth County, Massachusetts to Cynthia Phillips.
They had 11 children:
. Isaac Allen (1793 -1865)
+ sp: Mary "Polly" Allen
+ sp: Thirza Leavitt
. John Allen (1790)
. Thomas Allen(1783 - 1852)
+ sp: Lydia Beals
. Jairus Allen (1785 - 1849)
+ sp: Temperance Conant
. Alice Allen (1787)
. Lydia Bonney Allen (1789 - 1827)
. Gaius Allen (1791 - 1853)
+ sp: Nancy Mower
. Ichabod Allen (1794 - 1821)
. Benjamin Allen (1797 - 1884)
+ sp: Myra Blake
. Cynthia Allen (1799)
+ sp: Duane Mower
. Sewell Adams Allen (1803 - 1823)
John was a son of John Allen & Alice Adams.
His mother is said to have been a cousin of President John Adams.
John was Patriot of the American Revolution. He enlisted in Nov 1776 as a Private in Capt. Joseph Stetson's Company, Col. Nicholas Dyke's Regiment of the Massachusetts Line. He served at Dorchester Heights and in Rhode Island. He was also in Capt. John Turner's Company, Col. Theophilus Cotton's Regiment. He was discharged on 1 Nov 1777.
He was married on 9 Sep 1779 in Pembroke, Plymouth County, Massachusetts to Cynthia Phillips.
They had 11 children:
. Isaac Allen (1793 -1865)
+ sp: Mary "Polly" Allen
+ sp: Thirza Leavitt
. John Allen (1790)
. Thomas Allen(1783 - 1852)
+ sp: Lydia Beals
. Jairus Allen (1785 - 1849)
+ sp: Temperance Conant
. Alice Allen (1787)
. Lydia Bonney Allen (1789 - 1827)
. Gaius Allen (1791 - 1853)
+ sp: Nancy Mower
. Ichabod Allen (1794 - 1821)
. Benjamin Allen (1797 - 1884)
+ sp: Myra Blake
. Cynthia Allen (1799)
+ sp: Duane Mower
. Sewell Adams Allen (1803 - 1823)
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John was a son of John Allen & Alice Adams.
His mother is said to have been a cousin of President John Adams.
John was Patriot of the American Revolution. He enlisted in Nov 1776 as a Private in Capt. Joseph Stetson's Company, Col. Nicholas Dyke's Regiment of the Massachusetts Line. He served at Dorchester Heights and in Rhode Island. He was also in Capt. John Turner's Company, Col. Theophilus Cotton's Regiment. He was discharged on 1 Nov 1777.
He was married on 9 Sep 1779 in Pembroke, Plymouth County, Massachusetts to Cynthia Phillips.
They had 11 children:
. Isaac Allen (1793 -1865)
+ sp: Mary "Polly" Allen
+ sp: Thirza Leavitt
. John Allen (1790)
. Thomas Allen(1783 - 1852)
+ sp: Lydia Beals
. Jairus Allen (1785 - 1849)
+ sp: Temperance Conant
. Alice Allen (1787)
. Lydia Bonney Allen (1789 - 1827)
. Gaius Allen (1791 - 1853)
+ sp: Nancy Mower
. Ichabod Allen (1794 - 1821)
. Benjamin Allen (1797 - 1884)
+ sp: Myra Blake
. Cynthia Allen (1799)
+ sp: Duane Mower
. Sewell Adams Allen (1803 - 1823)
John was a son of John Allen & Alice Adams.
His mother is said to have been a cousin of President John Adams.
John was Patriot of the American Revolution. He enlisted in Nov 1776 as a Private in Capt. Joseph Stetson's Company, Col. Nicholas Dyke's Regiment of the Massachusetts Line. He served at Dorchester Heights and in Rhode Island. He was also in Capt. John Turner's Company, Col. Theophilus Cotton's Regiment. He was discharged on 1 Nov 1777.
He was married on 9 Sep 1779 in Pembroke, Plymouth County, Massachusetts to Cynthia Phillips.
They had 11 children:
. Isaac Allen (1793 -1865)
+ sp: Mary "Polly" Allen
+ sp: Thirza Leavitt
. John Allen (1790)
. Thomas Allen(1783 - 1852)
+ sp: Lydia Beals
. Jairus Allen (1785 - 1849)
+ sp: Temperance Conant
. Alice Allen (1787)
. Lydia Bonney Allen (1789 - 1827)
. Gaius Allen (1791 - 1853)
+ sp: Nancy Mower
. Ichabod Allen (1794 - 1821)
. Benjamin Allen (1797 - 1884)
+ sp: Myra Blake
. Cynthia Allen (1799)
+ sp: Duane Mower
. Sewell Adams Allen (1803 - 1823)
Inscription
JOHN ALLEN
DIED DEC. 22, 1834.
AGED 74 YRS.
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CYNTHIA
HIS WIFE
DIED SEPT. 8, 1844.
AG 85 YRS.
Gravesite Details
VETERAN - AMERICAN REVOLUTION (Private, Capt. Joseph Stetson's Company, Col. Nicholas Dyke's Regiment, Massachusetts Line)
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