Edward Allen (1790 - 1855)

Born 26 Sep 1790 in Shenandoah, Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Benson) Allen — married 28 Jun 1810 in Greene, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 1855 at about age 64 in Elgin, Kane, Illinois, USA

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Biography

25 Sep 1790 born in Shenandoah, Virginia, USA Died of cholera in 1855 in Elgin, Kane, Illinois, USA on the way back to Wisconsin after a visit to Ohio with his 16-year-old grandson, also named Edward. The grandson made the rest of the return trip alone.

The son of birthright Quakers, Edward thought it was his duty to defend his country so enlisted in the War of 1812. Later he and his wife became Methodists.

Over the summer of 1843, his wife became ill and died in the fall. He married again in the following spring to Nancy Alexander.

Edward and his brothers Solomon, Benjamin and Wesley, moved from Ohio to Indiana where they lived until 1853. Then moved to near Juda, Wisconsin, across from Rock City, Illinois. They made a settlement there, named Spring Branch.

Research Notes

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"Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDN7-TQ5 : 8 December 2014), Edward Allen and Mary Benson, 28 Jun 1810; citing Greene, Ohio, reference ; FHL microfilm 0534105 V. A-A1. added by Source A Thon # 222 on 1 Oct 2016.

Mary Benson and Edward Allen married on June 28, 1810, in Sugar Creek, Warren County, Ohio, United States^[1]

View the original document. The original may contain more information than was indexed. Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013 Reference ID pg 20 GS Film Number 534105 Digital Folder Number 004260455 Image Number 00074 Citing this Record "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZFL-WMB : 8 December 2014), Edward Allen and Mary Benson, 29 Jun 1810; citing Greene, Ohio, United States, reference pg 20; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 534,105. Added by Search A Thon #222 on 1 Oct 2016

Swarthmore, Quaker Meeting Records. Friends Historical Library, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania: Name: Edward Allen Event Type: Miscellaneous Residence Date: 4 Apr 1811 Residence Date on Image: 4 1811 Fourth Residence Place: Frederick, Virginia Father: Jackson Allen Mother: Sarah Allen Monthly Meeting: Hopewell Monthly Meeting Historical Meeting Data: Search for this monthly meeting in the 'Quaker Monthly Meetings Index' Religion Sect: Pre-Separation/Hicksite Yearly Meeting: Baltimore Yearly Meeting Meeting State: Virginia Meeting County: Frederick

Sources

1. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZFL-WMB : 8 December 2014), Edward Allen and Mary Benson, 29 Jun 1810; citing Greene, Ohio, United States, reference pg 20; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 534,105.

• Book: The Allen Family - A Chronicle - by E V Allen (Errol V Allen)

• Letters written between sisters Bertha Grace Allen Stevens 1879 - 1964 and Edna Lucille Allen Crabb 1907 - 1995

• Lost Certificate reissued in 1811: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Title: Minutes, 1811-1851 https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/34721035/person/412370151305/facts The 10 Children of Jackson and Sarah Allen listed as: Edward, Mary, Joseph, Solomon, Rebekah, Alice, Sarah, Anna, Harmony and Westley; on 4 April 1811 in Hopewell Monthly meeting, Pre-Separation/Hicksite, Baltimore Yearly Meeting in Frederick County, Virginia

• 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Sugar Creek, Greene, Ohio; Page: 143; NARA Roll: M33_91; Image: 158

• "United States Census, 1820", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHL3-XZF : Thu Jul 20 20:42:39 UTC 2023), Entry for Edward Allen, 1820.

• 1840; Census Place: Warren, Indiana; Roll: 97; Page: 75; Family History Library Film: 0007731

• "United States Census, 1840", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR1-N7G : Fri Jul 21 00:58:23 UTC 2023), Entry for Edward Allen, 1840 in Warren County, Indiana, United States.

• 1850: Census Jefferson, Green, Wisconsin; Roll: 999; Page: 212a

• "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4DJ-TGC : Tue Jul 18 01:46:26 UTC 2023), Entry for Edward Allen and Nancy Allen, 1850 in Jefferson, Green County, Wisconsin, United States.

• "Find a Grave", database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116509435/edward-allen: accessed 08 October 2022), memorial page for Edward Allen (25 Sep 1790–1855), Find A Grave: Memorial #116509435, citing Union Cemetery, Pine Village, Warren County, Indiana, USA.