Born in South Berwick, York, Maine USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Johnson Knight Allen
and Mary E. (Varney) Allen
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Porter Day
— married
16 Dec 1849 in Alfred, York, Maine
Descendants 
Mother of
William Oscar Day
Died
at age 39
in North Berwick, York, Maine USA
Profile last modified
| Created 8 May 2017
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Biography
Mary A Allen was born on May 7, 1833, in Hallowell, Maine, her father, Johnson, was 24, and her mother, Mary, was 17. She married Porter Day on December 16, 1849, in Alfred, Maine. They had 11 children in 21 years. She died on September 22, 1872, in North Berwick, Maine, at the age of 39, and was buried there.
Sources
- Maine Birth Records 1621-1922
US Census Records 1850 -1870
Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; Pre 1892 Delayed Returns; Roll #: 2
Year: 1850; Census Place: Alfred, York, Maine; Roll: M432_276; Page: 196B
Year: 1860; Census Place: Alfred, York, Maine; Roll: M653_449; Page: 748; Image: 177; Family History Library Film: 803449
Year: 1870; Census Place: Lyman, York, Maine; Roll: M593
U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current: Mount Pleasant Cemetery
URL http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=83020453&ref=acom
"Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F43S-8YJ : 4 December 2014), Mary Allen in entry for William Oscar Day, 10 Mar 1872; citing North Berwick, York, Maine; FHL microfilm 11,585.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Rebecca Munn 
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23andMe, GEDmatch M259994 [compare]
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Rejected matches › Mary Lucinda (Allen) Yocum (1832-1870) › Mary (Dew) Ferbrache (1830-1916) › Mary Elizabeth (Allen) Thomas (1829-1912) › Mary Powers (Allen) Greenwood (1835-) › Mary A. Allen (abt.1833-) › Mary Allen (bef.1834-) › Mary Ellen (Allison) Bedford (1835-1914)
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Note that the bio says "born in Hallowell" - that was Margaret's birthplace. Some other records for Mary indicate South Berwick (which is shown in her birth location) or other location, not Hallowell.
edited by Gil Varney Jr.