Benjamin Allen (1787)

Born 12 Nov 1787 in West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

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• Massachuetts Town and Vital Records 1620-1988

Connecticut Church Records Abstracts 1630-1920 Benjamin Allen Type of Record: Birth Record Birth date: 1787 Birth Location: West Springfield, Hampton, Massachuetts Record Type: Birth Record page 12 Record ID 142557873 Original Text: Benjamin s. Levi and Tryphena Nov. 12 1787

1850 U S Census Record: Benjamin Allen Gender: male age at census63 est birth: 1787 birth location: Massachuetts Residence: Amherst, Hampshire, Ma. Abagail Allen 53 female Susan 28 Mary 26 James 20 Robert Kidd 4 years

1860 U S Federal Census 12 July 1860 Benjamin W Allen gender: male Age at census: 73 est birth: 1787 birth location: Ma. Residence: Amherst Hampshire, Ma. Abagail 63 Susan 38 Mary 36

Massachuetts Town and Vital Records 1620 -1988 Following Two Records:

Levi Allen Event Type: Birth Birthdate: 4 Aug 1766 Birth Place: Medway, Ma. Father: Nathaniel Allen Mother: Mary

Triphena Allen Event: Death Birthdate: 1764 Death: 7 March 1790 Death Place: West Springfield, Massachuetts. Age at Death: 26 Father's name: Allen Spouse: Levi

Suffield Historical Society: Original Families of Suffield, Connecticut:

Suffield families, the first settlers were all land grantees. Given land if they moved to Suffield and improved their land, 1670 - 1682. Grants were 40 to 60 acres depending on size of the family and status. Family Records of the first 30 families through the fourth generations. Allen's Fourth Generation:

Caleb Allen b. 11 Jan 1740/41, Suffield, Ct: son of Ebenezer Allen & Mercy Allen. M.10 Dec 1764, Suffield, Ct. Elizabeth Rising: dau. of John Rising & Mary Hamblin; b. 26 Feb 1735/36, Suffield,Ct. Children: 1 Elizabeth Allen, b.11 May 1765, Suffield, Ct. 2 Tryphena Allen, b 29 Dec 1767, Suffield, Ct. 3 Marcy Allen, b. 29 May 1769, Suffield, Ct. 4 Anna Allen, b. 13 Feb 1770, Suffield,Ct. 5 Mary Allen, b. 13 Apr 1771, Suffield, Ct. 6 Sarah Allen, b. 17 Nov 1772, Suffield, Ct. 7 Alexander Allen, b. 20 May 1774, Suffield, Ct. 8 Caleb Allen, b. Aug 1775, Suffield, Ct. d. 4 Oct 1776, Suffield, Ct. 9 Anna Allen, b. 13 Feb 1777, Suffield, Ct. Elizabeth married first Joseph Kent and they had three children. reference documents: 8, 12, 86