Lemuel Carpenter Allen (1801 - 1881)

Born 8 Feb 1801 in Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Adeline (Fisher) Allen — married 8 Sep 1831 in Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Descendants

Died 22 Mar 1881 at age 80 in Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

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Biography

Lemuel Carpenter Allen was born on 8 Feb 1801 in Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, son of Daniel Allen (1770 - 1855) and Patience (Carpenter) Allen (1767 - 1804).

His siblings included...

1. Asa Allen (1797 - 1856).

Lemuel (30) married Adeline Fisher (25) (1805 - 1893) on 8 Sep 1831 in Walpole.

Their children include:

1. Emily Frances (Allen) Pettee (1836 - 1897)
2. Melzar Waterman Allen (1840 - 1920)

Residence

• 1850 US Census: Walpole, Norfolk County, MA, 6 Aug 1850^[1]

• 1860 US Census: Walpole, Norfolk County, MA, 17 Aug 1860, Pg. 290^[2]

• 1870 US Census: Walpole, Norfolk County, MA, 27 Jul 1870, Pg. 27.^[3]

• 1880 US Census: Walpole, Norfolk County, MA, 8 Jun 1880, Enumeration District 504, Pg. 20^[4]

Lemuel died on 22 Mar 1881 in Walpole aged 80. He is buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Walpole. ^[5]

From The Fisher Genealogy, Page 286:

529. Adeline (9), third child of Elihu [303] and Rhoda (Partridge) Fisher, was b. In Medway, Sept. 2, 1805; m. in Walpole, Sept. 8, 1831, Lemuel, son of Daniel and Patience (Carpenter) Allen, who was b. In Walpole, Jan. 24, 1800 (sic), and d. there, March 22, 1881. His widow d. in Sharon, April 26, 1893. Lemuel Allen was a carpenter and cabinetmaker; he learned his trade in Roxbury, but spent nearly the whole of his life in Walpole. He was early identified with the cause of temperance and anti-slavery; was a charter member of the Republican party. Their children were:

808A. Emily Frances Allen (10), b. May 1, 1836; m. Daniel Webster Pettee, Nov. 11, 1857.

808B. Melzar Waterman Allen (10), b. Dec. 7, 1840; m. Martha Metcalf, Feb. 13, 1867.

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Research Notes

Original Details:

• The Fisher Genealogy: A record of the descendants of Joshua, Anthony, and Cornelius Fisher, of Dedham, Mass., 1630-1640, by Phillip A. Fisher, Massacusetts Publishing Company, Everett, Mass., 1898. Lemuel Allen is the wife of Adeline Fisher, Record #529, Ninth Generation, Pg. 286.^[6]
• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970: No. 27554, 13 Aug 1915, Frederic Winthrop Allen, son of Melzar W. Allen and his wife, Martha Metcalf, grandson of Lemuel Allen and his wife, Adeline Fisher, great-grandson of Daniel Allen and his wife, Patience Carpenter, great-great grandson of patriot Joshua Allen (SAR Patriot #: P-102673) and his wife, Patience Ida. National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, Louisville, Kentucky. Microfilm, 508 rolls.
• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988: Birth, Lemuel Allen, 8 Feb 1801, Walpole. Parents listed as Daniel and Patience Allen. "Lemuel Carpenter Allen son of Daniel Allen and Patience his wife was born Feb'y 8th AD 1801"^[7]
• Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850: Lemuel Allen and Adeline Fisher, 8 Sep 1831, Walpole, Norfolk County.^[8]
• Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915: Lemuel Allen, 22 Mar 1881, Walpole.Parents listed as Daniel and Patience Allen.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.; Roll: M432_331; Page: 38A; Image: 35
2. ↑ Eighth Census of the United States, NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.; Roll: M653_515; Page: 736; FHL microfilm: 803515, See also: FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZHB-22P : 30 December 2015)
3. ↑ Ninth Census of the United States, NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.; Roll: M593_637; Page: 320A; FHL microfilm: 552136. See also: FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDQQ-CCD : 17 October 2014)
4. ↑ Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.; Roll: 547; Page: 244D; Enumeration District: 504. See also: FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHXH-HH8 : 7 July 2016)
5. ↑ Information from Sharon, Massachusetts genealogy and history researcher, [Dann-242 | Nick Dann, 12 Jan 2019.]]
6. ↑ The Fisher Genealogy, Page 286.
7. ↑ Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)
8. ↑ Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850. With some noted exceptions all marriage records in this collection can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and may be available through Family History Centers throughout the United States; Walpole Town Records - (FHL # 1870925 item 2)
9. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. See also: FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4F8-YBW : 10 December 2014)

• "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4F8-YBW : 10 December 2014), Lemuel Allen, 22 Mar 1881; citing Walpole, Massachusetts, v 329 p 280, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,221.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #23232422; Lemuel Allen, Maple Grove Cemetery, Walpole MA, Plot: Section 3; plot 131

See also:

• 1850 US Census: Walpole, Norfolk County, MA, 6 Aug 1850. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.; Roll: M432_331; Page: 38A; Image: 35.
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZHB-22P : 30 December 2015), Lemuel Allen, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDQQ-CCD : 17 October 2014), Lemuel Allen, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 27, family 234, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552136.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHXH-HH8 : 7 July 2016), Lemuel Allen, Walpole, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district ED 504, sheet 244D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0547; FHL microfilm 1254547.