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LTC Obed Allen

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LTC Obed Allen

Birth
Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
5 Jun 1869 (aged 86)
Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.1852644, Longitude: -71.3120984
Plot
Lot 274, #4
Memorial ID
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S/o Nathan Allen and Amy Smith.
Married Caroline Harding, March 23, 1806 in Medfield, MA.
They had 2 children - Caroline and Obed.

William S. Tilden, History of the Town of Medfield Massachusetts - 1650-1886 (Boston; Geo. H. Ellis, Publisher, 141 Franklin Street. 1887 Third Reprinting - 1991), 302. "#92. Obed bought the estate formerly Elijah Allen's, now owned by John Newell, his grandson. He married in 1806 Caroline Harding (69), who died in 1863. He was commissioned as captain in 1812, major in 1814, and lieutenant-colonel in 1815. He served the town as a selectman fourteen years, as treasurer five years, and was schoolmaster 1804-12. He died in 1869."

Catalog of Graves in the Old Section of Vine Lake Cemetery - Medfield, MA (Compiled in 1976), 47. Lot 274, #4, Allen, Obed (Col.), birthdate - Jul. 8, 1782; date of death - Jun. 5, 1869.

Cause of death - disease of heart.

S/o Nathan Allen and Amy Smith.
Married Caroline Harding, March 23, 1806 in Medfield, MA.
They had 2 children - Caroline and Obed.

William S. Tilden, History of the Town of Medfield Massachusetts - 1650-1886 (Boston; Geo. H. Ellis, Publisher, 141 Franklin Street. 1887 Third Reprinting - 1991), 302. "#92. Obed bought the estate formerly Elijah Allen's, now owned by John Newell, his grandson. He married in 1806 Caroline Harding (69), who died in 1863. He was commissioned as captain in 1812, major in 1814, and lieutenant-colonel in 1815. He served the town as a selectman fourteen years, as treasurer five years, and was schoolmaster 1804-12. He died in 1869."

Catalog of Graves in the Old Section of Vine Lake Cemetery - Medfield, MA (Compiled in 1976), 47. Lot 274, #4, Allen, Obed (Col.), birthdate - Jul. 8, 1782; date of death - Jun. 5, 1869.

Cause of death - disease of heart.



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  • Maintained by: Trisha
  • Originally Created by: RobMinteer57
  • Added: May 29, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90968520/obed-allen: accessed ), memorial page for LTC Obed Allen (8 Jul 1782–5 Jun 1869), Find a Grave Memorial ID 90968520, citing Vine Lake Cemetery, Medfield, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Trisha (contributor 47922321).