Rev Benjamin Allen

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Rev Benjamin Allen

Birth
Tisbury, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
6 May 1754 (aged 64–65)
Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Burial
South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
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Benjamin was the first child in Tisbury to obtain a high education. He graduated from Yale University in 1708 and studied theology under Rev Jonathan Russell. His parishes were in Worcester, Bridgewater, and Falmouth.

Benjamin married Elizabeth Crocker 5 Apr 1712 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, MA. To this union were born ten children. Four children died in Cape Elizabeth, ME of diphtheria in infancy. Joseph matriculated at Harvard, but did not graduate. Hannah married Rev Samuel Emery. Priscilla married Rev. W. V. (Caleb?) Upham. A daughter married Rev Joseph Crocker. Elizabeth married Clement Jordan. Dorcas married Tristram Jordan.
Benjamin was the first child in Tisbury to obtain a high education. He graduated from Yale University in 1708 and studied theology under Rev Jonathan Russell. His parishes were in Worcester, Bridgewater, and Falmouth.

Benjamin married Elizabeth Crocker 5 Apr 1712 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, MA. To this union were born ten children. Four children died in Cape Elizabeth, ME of diphtheria in infancy. Joseph matriculated at Harvard, but did not graduate. Hannah married Rev Samuel Emery. Priscilla married Rev. W. V. (Caleb?) Upham. A daughter married Rev Joseph Crocker. Elizabeth married Clement Jordan. Dorcas married Tristram Jordan.

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Here ly buried the remains of the
Revd. Mr. Benjamin Allen
late pastor of the Second Church
of Christ in Falmouth
who departed this life May 6th
AD 1754 AEtatis Suae 65
Sic contigit inobis vivere Sique mori

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52284237/benjamin-allen: accessed ), memorial page for Rev Benjamin Allen (1689–6 May 1754), Find a Grave Memorial ID 52284237, citing Mount Pleasant Cemetery, South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Velcro (contributor 47336803).