Elisha Allen (1741 - 1814)

Born 15 Jul 1741 in Woodbury, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Died 1814 at about age 72 in Milton, Chittenden, Vermont, United States

Biography

Sergeant Elisha Allen served with Col. Thomas Lee's Regiment, Vermont Republic Militia during the American Revolution.

Elisha Allen is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A001523.

Elisha Allen was born on July 15, 1741 in Woodbury, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony. He was the son of Ebenezer Allen and Hannah Hurlbut. (Note: Elisha's mother name on WikiTree differs from the name in the birth record which is listed as Elenor.)^[1] Elisha's wife was named Tryphosa as indicated on her gravestone.^[2](Note: Her last name was possibly Thomas)

Elisha served in the American Revolution as a Sergeant in Colonel Thomas Lee's regiment, Vermont Republic Militia.

Elisha died in 1814 in Milton, Chittenden, Vermont and is buried in the Mars Hollow Cemetery. See the brief biography and gravestone photo there.^[3]

Census Records:

1800 United States Census^[4]

1810 United States Census^[5]

Notes:

*The State of Vermont, Rolls of the Soldiers in the Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783, Published by Authority of the Legislature, Compiled and Edited by John E. Goodrich, A Member of the Vermont Historical Society, Rutland, Vermont: The Tuttle Company, 1904, 236: A Pay Roll of Capt. Zebediah's Dewey's Company of Militia for service done the state in Oct. last, 1780.

*Joseph Joslin, Barnes Frisbie and Frederick Ruggles, A history of the town of Poultney, Vermont: from its settlement to the year 1875, with family and biographical sketches and incidents (Google eBook), 1875, 41: 4 Oct 1781 tax list, Poultney. (??, 44: Trustee of Schools, Mar 1784.)

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS5X-HQNW-Q?cc=2843390 : 14 April 2022), > image 3854 of 8898; compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20309016/tryphosa-allen: accessed 24 May 2023), memorial page for Tryphosa Allen (unknown–1811), Find a Grave Memorial ID 20309016, citing Mars Hollow Cemetery, Milton, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA; Maintained by Barb Destromp (contributor 46785064).
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20308992/elisha-allen: accessed 24 May 2023), memorial page for Sgt Elisha Allen (15 Jul 1741–1814), Find a Grave Memorial ID 20308992, citing Mars Hollow Cemetery, Milton, Chittenden County, Vermont, USA; Maintained by Barb Destromp (contributor 46785064).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RZ6-LF3?cc=1804228&wc=3V1X-8PH%3A1585149303%2C1585149667%2C1585149543 : 10 June 2015), Vermont > Chittenden > Colchester > image 2 of 2; citing NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YBC-FL8?cc=1803765&wc=QZZZ-9HZ%3A1588182102%2C1588183511%2C1588180639 : 1 December 2015), Vermont > Chittenden > Colchester > image 2 of 5; citing NARA microfilm publication M252, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

See also:

• The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records (NEHGS, Boston, 2011) Vol. Woodbury, Page 2.

• Goodrich, John E. The State of Vermont, Rolls of the Soldiers in the Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783, Rutland, Vt The Tuttle Company, 1904., p. 465,