David Allen (1773 - 1820)

Born 22 Sep 1773 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Lansing) Allen — married 23 May 1799 in Huntington, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Died 11 May 1820 at age 46 in Lansingburgh, Rensselaer, New York, United States

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Biography

David Allen was born on 22 September 1773 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony.^[1] He was baptized on 3 October 1773 in the Fairfield First Congregational Church. ^[2] He was the son of David Allen(1743-1812) and Sarah Hull.^[1]

He first married Elizabeth Lansing (1779-1810) on 23 May 1799 in Huntington, Fairfield County, Connecticut.^[1]

He second married Hester Lansing on 14 July 1811.^[3]

David was a lawyer.^[3]

He died on 11 May 1820.^[4][5] He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, Rensselaer County, New York.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} The Barbour Collection
2. ↑ Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Lansing
4. ↑ 10,000 Vital Records of Western New York
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Find a Grave

• The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records - White, Lorraine Cook, ed. (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, 1994-2002). It contains the following entries:

• Vol. 12 (Fairfield Vital Records), Page 2 Contains "David [Allen], s. David & Sarah, b. Sept. 22, 1773".
• Vol. 20 (Huntington Vital Records), Page 1 Contains "David [Allen], of Huntington, m. Elizabeth Lansing, of Lansingburgh, Co. of Ransslear [sic], N.Y., May 23, 1799".

• "Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920", database and images, Ancestry.com. Vol. 33, Fairfield First Congregational Church, 1694 - 1806. Page 3 contains "David, s. David & Sarah, bp. Oct. 3, 1773".

• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 19 November 2021), memorial page for David P. Allen (13 Nov 1773–11 May 1826), Find A Grave: Memorial #153538270, citing Oakwood Cemetery, Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, USA; Maintained by Danielle (contributor 48572392). As of 31 Dec 2021 the birth date and the death date on this FAG record are incorrect. The birth month and birth day shown are those of the father. The correct birth date shown in the Barbour Collection for the David Allen of this WikiTree profile is 22 Sep 1773. The correct death date shown on the gravestone inscription is May 11 1820. A suggested edit request has been sent to the manager of the FAG record.

• William Arnold Lansing. The Lansing Family Journal, 2nd Edition, (North Bend, Oregon, April 2003) Page 108.

• 10,000 Vital Records of Western New York, 1809-1850 database and images, Ancestry.com. Bowman, Fred Q. 10,000 Vital Records of Western New York, 1809-1850. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1985. Page 5 #107 contains "Allen, David, Esq., 47, attorney and late state senator, d 5/11/20 in Lansingburgh, Renss. Co.".