John Allen (1638 - 1675)

Born 5 Apr 1638 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

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Died 18 Sep 1675 at age 37 in Bloody Creek, Deerfield, Massachusetts

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John Allen was born 05 April 1638 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. His father died in 1648 and his Mother married William Hulbert who moved the family to Northhampton Mass.^[1] He married Mary Hannum on 08 December 1669 in Northampton, Massachusetts.^[2] John and Mary had three children, born in Northhampton.

John Jr b October 1 1670^[3]

Samuel b February 5 1672^[4]

Hannah b 1675^[1]

The Family moved to Deerfield Mass in 1675. Soon after that John was Killed by Indians at the battle of Bloody Brook, Deerfield, MA September 18, 1675.^[5][6][7] His family was ecavuated before the town was destroyed. After many deprivations they found a home in Enfield Connecticut sometime before 1890.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Allen, Willard S., A Genealogy of Samuel Allen of Windsor, Connecticut (Private Printer, Boston, 1876) Page 7
2. ↑ He married Mary Hannum on 08 December 1669 in Northampton, Massachusetts. She was born 05 April 1650 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut and passed away 10 May 1704 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-2TRR : 10 February 2018), John Alline in entry for John Alline, 01 Oct 1670; citing Birth, , Northampton, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 760,648.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-L2HX : 10 February 2018), John Allyn in entry for Samuel Allyn, 1672; citing Birth, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 186,161.
5. ↑ Sheldon, George. A History of Deerfield, Massachusetts (Press of E.A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, Mass., 1895) Vol. 1, Page 43 "was killed with Capt. Lothrop at Bloody Brook, Sept. 18, 1675."
6. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50216943/john-allen#source : accessed 28 November 2018), memorial page for John Allen (5 Apr 1638–18 Sep 1675), Find A Grave Memorial no. 50216943, citing Bloody Brook Mass Grave, Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Mrs. Bee (contributor 47112547) .
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Bloody Brook Mass Grave

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• Collections of the Berkshire Historical and Scientific Society (1894), pg. 55