Horace
Gwynne
Allen
Born in Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Son of Stephen Allen
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Grace Dupree (Chamberlain) Allen
— married
29 Apr 1881 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Father of
Eleanor Wyllys Allen
Died
at age 63
in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
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Biography
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Horace Gwynne Allen was born on July 27, 1855 in Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States.
In the 1860 census Horace (age 5) was in West Roxbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts.[1]
| Name | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Allen | M | 50 | Trader | New Hampshire |
| Ann M Allen | F | 40 | New Hampshire | |
| Maria M Allen | F | 13 | New Hampshire | |
| Agnes E Allen | F | 11 | New Hampshire | |
| Horace G Allen | M | 5 | New Hampshire | |
| Mary Agin | F | 30 | Servant | Ireland |
| Bridget McDonald | F | 28 | Ireland | |
| George Fall | M | 22 | Bookkeeper | Maine |
| Mattie M Wheeler | F | 29 | Teacher | New York |
| Rebeca L Simpson | F | 38 | Seamstress | Maine |
Horace (25) married Grace Dupree Chamberlain (23) (born in 1857 in Maine, United States; daughter of [father] and [mother]) on April 29, 1881 in Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States. Their daughter was Eleanor Wyllys Allen (1893–1980).
In the 1900 census Horace (age 44), Lawyer, was the married head of household in Boston Ward 21, Suffolk, Massachusetts.[2]
| Name | Sex | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horace G Allen | M | 44 | Married | Head | Lawyer | Massachusetts, USA |
| Grace D Allen | F | 43 | Married | Wife | Massachusetts, USA | |
| Elenor W Allen | F | 6 | Single | Daughter | Student | Massachusetts, USA |
| Beatrice L Allen | F | 4 | Single | Daughter | Massachusetts, USA | |
| Rosamond Allen | F | 1 | Single | Daughter | Massachusetts, USA | |
| Bessie J Byrne | F | 23 | Single | Servant | Servant | Prince Edward Island |
| Josephine M Donovan | F | 28 | Single | Servant | Servant | Ireland |
| Minnie W Hughes | F | 25 | Single | Servant | Servant | Prince Edward Island |
In the 1910 census Horace (age 55), Lawyer, was the married head of household in Boston Ward 25, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.[3]
| Name | Sex | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horace G Allen | M | 55 | Married | Head | Lawyer | Massachusetts |
| Grace O Allen | F | 53 | Married | Wife | Maine | |
| Elinor Allen | F | 16 | Single | Daughter | Massachusetts | |
| Beatrice Allen | F | 14 | Single | Daughter | Massachusetts | |
| Rosmond Allen | F | 11 | Single | Daughter | Massachusetts | |
| Amelia Glaatz | F | 54 | Single | Governess | Governess | Germany |
| Mary Cummings | F | 23 | Single | Servant | Servant | Ireland |
| Andrew Johnson | M | 35 | Single | Servant | Servant | Sweden |
| Della Collins | F | 31 | Single | Servant | Servant | Ireland |
| Nora Duggun | F | 32 | Single | Servant | Servant | Ireland |
Horace died on February 12, 1919 in Boston, Suffolk County, aged 63. He was buried in Old Winslow Burying Ground, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.[4]
Sources
- ↑
1860 Census:
"1860 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: West Roxbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_514; Page: 599; Family History Library Film: 803514
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #9479801
Horace G Allen (5) in West Roxbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Born in New Hampshire. - ↑
1900 Census:
"1900 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1900; Census Place: Boston Ward 21, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: 686; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 1486
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #75537511
Horace G Allen (44), married, Lawyer, head of household in Boston Ward 21, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Born in Massachusetts, USA. - ↑
1910 Census:
"1910 United States Federal Census"
Year: 1910; Census Place: Boston Ward 25, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_625; Page: 21a; Enumeration District: 1656; FHL microfilm: 1374638
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #11677822
Horace G Allen (55), married, Lawyer, head of household in Boston Ward 25, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. Born in Massachusetts. - ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99185516/horace-gwynne-allen: accessed), memorial page for Horace Gwynne Allen (27 Jul 1855–12 Feb 1919), Find a Grave Memorial ID 99185516, citing Old Winslow Burying Ground, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Beverly (contributor 48340010).
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