Benjamin AllenAge: 89 years1734–1823
- Name
- Benjamin Allen
- Given names
- Benjamin
- Surname
- Allen
| Birth | August 9, 1734 31 24 |
| Baptism | yes Note: Windham, Pomfret, MA
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| Birth of a brother | Henry Allen 1748 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mehitable Cary 1750 (Age 15 years) |
| Marriage | Beza Delano — View this family 1751 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a father | Benjamin Allen 1754 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Oliver Allen 1755 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Benjamin Allen 1755 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a wife | Beza Delano 1755 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a son | Oliver Allen 1761 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a son | Benjamin Allen 1761 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Dan Allen 1765 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a son | Dan Allen 1770 (Age 35 years) |
| Marriage | Sarah Somers — View this family January 1, 1771 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Ephraim Allen 1771 (Age 36 years) |
| Alt. Marriage | Sarah Somers — View this family Alt. Marriage January 1, 1771 (Age 36 years)Note: Botsford Parish, NS, Canada
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| Birth of a son #5 | Jonas Allen 1773 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | James Allen 1775 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Catherine Allen 1778 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | Samuel Benjamin Allen 1779 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | George Allen 1782 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a son #10 | Matthew Allen 1783 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a son | Matthew Allen 1784 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a brother | Henry Allen 1784 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a son #11 | Benjamin Allen 1786 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a son #12 | Eliphalet Allen 1787 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a son #13 | David Allen 1790 (Age 55 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Jonas Allen — Elizabeth Wells — View this family 1790 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #14 | Jane Allen 1792 (Age 57 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Allen — Sarah Davis — View this family 1792 (Age 57 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Wells — Catherine Allen — View this family 1792 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Catherine Allen 1792 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #15 | Cynthia Allen 1794 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Cynthia Allen 1795 (Age 60 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Ephraim Allen — Eliza Silliker — View this family 1796 (Age 61 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Samuel Benjamin Allen — Elizabeth Goodwin — View this family 1796 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a son #16 | Matthew Allen 1801 (Age 66 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Benjamin Allen — Phebe McKay — View this family 1803 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a son | Benjamin Allen 1803 (Age 68 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Eliphalet Allen — Hannah Raworth — View this family 1804 (Age 69 years) |
| Marriage of a child | George Allen — Letitia Thompson — View this family 1806 (Age 71 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Benjamin Read — Jane Allen — View this family 1806 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Jane Allen 1806 (Age 71 years) |
| Marriage of a child | David Allen — Sarah Eunice Polley — View this family 1807 (Age 72 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Matthew Allen — Mary Dobson — View this family 1818 (Age 83 years) |
| Death | August 14, 1823 (Age 89 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Benjamin Allen Birth: September 22, 1702 41 35 — Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA Death: 1754 — Norwich, New London, CT |
| mother |
Mehitable Cary Birth: December 3, 1709 22 22 — Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA Death: 1750 — Norwich, New London, CT |
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Marriage: January 1, 1730 — |
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-5 years elder brother |
Amasa Allen Birth: 1724 21 14 Death: 1730 |
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11 years himself |
Benjamin Allen Birth: August 9, 1734 31 24 — Norwich, New London, CT Death: August 14, 1823 — Baie Verte, Westmorland, NB, Canada |
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14 years younger brother |
Henry Allen Birth: 1748 45 38 — Newport, Newport Co., RI Death: 1784 — NH |
| Mother’s family with Caleb Washburn |
| step-father |
Caleb Washburn Birth: 1692 Death: 1726 |
| mother |
Mehitable Cary Birth: December 3, 1709 22 22 — Bridgewater, Plymouth Co., MA Death: 1750 — Norwich, New London, CT |
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Marriage: 1723 — |
| Family with Beza Delano |
| himself |
Benjamin Allen Birth: August 9, 1734 31 24 — Norwich, New London, CT Death: August 14, 1823 — Baie Verte, Westmorland, NB, Canada |
| wife |
Beza Delano Birth: 1730 Death: 1755 |
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Marriage: 1751 — |
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5 years son |
Oliver Allen Birth: 1755 20 25 Death: 1761 |
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1 year son |
Benjamin Allen Birth: 1755 20 25 Death: 1761 |
| Family with Sarah Somers |
| himself |
Benjamin Allen Birth: August 9, 1734 31 24 — Norwich, New London, CT Death: August 14, 1823 — Baie Verte, Westmorland, NB, Canada |
| wife |
Sarah Somers Birth: 1753 43 23 — Philadelphia, PA Death: 1840 — Bay Verte, Westmorland, NB, Canada |
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Marriage: January 1, 1771 — Cumberland, NS, Canada |
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-5 years son |
Dan Allen Birth: 1765 30 12 Death: 1770 |
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7 years son |
Ephraim Allen Birth: 1771 36 18 — Baie Verte, Cumberland Co., NB, Canada Death: February 9, 1853 — Cape Tormentine, Westmorland, NB, Canada |
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3 years son |
Jonas Allen Birth: 1773 38 20 — Bay Verte, Westmorland, NB, Canada Death: March 1, 1837 — Baie Verte, Westmorland, NB, Canada |
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3 years son |
James Allen Birth: 1775 40 22 — Bay Verte, Westmorland, NB, Canada Death: 1873 — NB, Canada |
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4 years daughter |
Catherine Allen Birth: 1778 43 25 — Bay Verte, Westmorland, NB, Canada Death: 1792 |
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2 years son |
Samuel Benjamin Allen Birth: 1779 44 26 — Baie Verte, Westmorland, NB, Canada Death: May 5, 1839 — Baie Verte, Westmorland, NB, Canada |
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4 years son |
George Allen Birth: 1782 47 29 — Bay Verte, Westmorland, NB, Canada Death: July 22, 1837 — Shemogue, Westmorland, NB, Canada |
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2 years son |
Matthew Allen Birth: 1783 48 30 Death: 1784 |
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4 years son |
Benjamin Allen Birth: 1786 51 33 — Bay Verte, Westmorland, NB, Canada Death: 1803 |
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2 years son |
Eliphalet Allen Birth: 1787 52 34 — Bay Verte, Westmorland, NB, Canada Death: June 22, 1877 — Cape Tormentine, Westmorland, NB, Canada |
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4 years son |
David Allen Birth: 1790 55 37 — Bay Verte, Westmorland, NB, Canada Death: 1879 — Bayside, Westmorland, NB, Canada |
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3 years daughter |
Jane Allen Birth: 1792 57 39 — Bay Verte, Westmorland, NB Death: 1806 |
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3 years daughter |
Cynthia Allen Birth: 1794 59 41 — Bay Verte, Westmorland, NB, Canada Death: 1795 |
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8 years son |
Matthew Allen Birth: 1801 66 48 — Bay Verte, Westmorland, NB, Canada Death: May 19, 1864 — Bayfield, Westmorland, NB, Canada |
- Generation 1
Benjamin Allen, son of Benjamin Allen and Mehitable Cary, was born on August 9, 1734 in Norwich, New London, CT and died on August 14, 1823 in Baie Verte, Westmorland, NB, Canada at the age of 89. He married 2 times. The first time he married Beza Delano in 1751. She was born in 1730 and died in 1755 at the age of 25. The second time he married Sarah Somers, daughter of Matthias Somers and Mariah Christinah Altmann, on January 1, 1771 in Cumberland, NS, Canada. She was born in 1753 in Philadelphia, PA and died in 1840 in Bay Verte, Westmorland, NB, Canada at the age of 87.
Children of Benjamin Allen and Beza Delano:
- Oliver Allen (1755–1761)
- Benjamin Allen (1755–1761)
Children of Benjamin Allen and Sarah Somers:
- Dan Allen (1765–1770)
- Ephraim Allen (1771–1853)
- Jonas Allen (1773–1837)
- James Allen (1775–1873)
- Catherine Allen (1778–1792)
- Samuel Benjamin Allen (1779–1839)
- George Allen (1782–1837)
- Matthew Allen (1783–1784)
- Benjamin Allen (1786–1803)
- Eliphalet Allen (1787–1877)
- David Allen (1790–1879)
- Jane Allen (1792–1806)
- Cynthia Allen (1794–1795)
- Matthew Allen (1801–1864)
- Generation 2back to top
Ephraim Allen, son of Benjamin Allen and Sarah Somers, was born in 1771 in Baie Verte, Cumberland Co., NB, Canada and died on February 9, 1853 in Cape Tormentine, Westmorland, NB, Canada at the age of 82. He married 2 times. The first time he married Eliza Silliker, daughter of Jacob Silliker and Mary Galpin, in 1796 in Bedeque, PEI, Canada. She was born in 1777 in Greenwich, Fairfield Co., CT and died on January 26, 1826 in Upper Cape, Westmorland Co., NB, Canada at the age of 49. The second time he married Emily Brownell on January 28, 1833. She was born in 1769 and died in 1837 at the age of 68.
Children of Ephraim Allen and Eliza Silliker:
- Benjamin Allen (1797–1798)
- Richard Allen (1799–1853)
- Anna Maria Allen (1801–1849)
- Maria Allen (1801–1802)
- William Allen (1804–1876)
- John Allen (1807–1872)
- Jospeh Allen (1809–1810)
- Eliza Allen (1811–1891)
- Joseph S. Allen (1813–1900)
- Jane Allen (1815–1816)
- Mary Thompson Allen (1817–1892)
- Strang S. Allen (1819–1874)
- Silliker Allen (1822–1823)
Children of Ephraim Allen and Emily Brownell:
- Elizabeth Allen (1792–1797)
- Henrietta Allen (1792–1797)
- Stewart Allen (1792–1798)
- Lucy Ann Allen (1792–1797)
- Albert Allen (1792–1798)
Jonas Allen, son of Benjamin Allen and Sarah Somers, was born in 1773 in Bay Verte, Westmorland, NB, Canada and died on March 1, 1837 in Baie Verte, Westmorland, NB, Canada at the age of 64. He married Elizabeth Wells in 1790. She was born in 1769 and died in 1790 at the age of 21.
James Allen, son of Benjamin Allen and Sarah Somers, was born in 1775 in Bay Verte, Westmorland, NB, Canada and died in 1873 in NB, Canada at the age of 98. He married Sarah Davis in 1792. She was born in 1771 and died in 1792 at the age of 21.
Catherine Allen, daughter of Benjamin Allen and Sarah Somers, was born in 1778 in Bay Verte, Westmorland, NB, Canada and died in 1792 at the age of 14. She married William Wells in 1792. He was born in 1761 and died in 1795 at the age of 34.
Samuel Benjamin Allen, son of Benjamin Allen and Sarah Somers, was born in 1779 in Baie Verte, Westmorland, NB, Canada and died on May 5, 1839 in Baie Verte, Westmorland, NB, Canada at the age of 60. He married Elizabeth Goodwin in 1796. She was born in 1775 and died in 1796 at the age of 21.
George Allen, son of Benjamin Allen and Sarah Somers, was born in 1782 in Bay Verte, Westmorland, NB, Canada and died on July 22, 1837 in Shemogue, Westmorland, NB, Canada at the age of 55. He married Letitia Thompson, daughter of Richard Thompson and Dorothy Patton, in 1806 in Cumberland Co., NS, Canada. She was born in 1788 in Oxford, NS, Canada and died on July 22, 1879 in Bayfield, NB, Canada at the age of 91.
Children of George Allen and Letitia Thompson:
- Charles Allen (1807–1808)
- Richard Thompson Allen (1808–1809)
- Catherine Allen (1810–1811)
- Eliza Ann Allen (1813–1814)
- Samuel Allen (1816–1817)
- Ephraim Allen (1817–1818)
- Amelia Allen (1819–1833)
- Abraham Dobson Allen (1820–1837)
- Benjamin Allen (1822–1823)
- Mary Ann Allen (1823–1824)
- William West Allen (1825–1842)
- George Allen (1827–1844)
- Edward Allen (1829–1846)
Benjamin Allen, son of Benjamin Allen and Sarah Somers, was born in 1786 in Bay Verte, Westmorland, NB, Canada and died in 1803 at the age of 17. He married Phebe McKay in 1803. She was born in 1782 and died in 1803 at the age of 21.
Eliphalet Allen, son of Benjamin Allen and Sarah Somers, was born in 1787 in Bay Verte, Westmorland, NB, Canada and died on June 22, 1877 in Cape Tormentine, Westmorland, NB, Canada at the age of 90. He married Hannah Raworth in 1804. She was born in 1783 and died in 1804 at the age of 21.
David Allen, son of Benjamin Allen and Sarah Somers, was born in 1790 in Bay Verte, Westmorland, NB, Canada and died in 1879 in Bayside, Westmorland, NB, Canada at the age of 89. He married Sarah Eunice Polley in 1807. She was born in 1786 and died in 1807 at the age of 21.
Jane Allen, daughter of Benjamin Allen and Sarah Somers, was born in 1792 in Bay Verte, Westmorland, NB and died in 1806 at the age of 14. She married Benjamin Read in 1806. He was born in 1775 and died in 1809 at the age of 34.
Matthew Allen, son of Benjamin Allen and Sarah Somers, was born in 1801 in Bay Verte, Westmorland, NB, Canada and died on May 19, 1864 in Bayfield, Westmorland, NB, Canada at the age of 63. He married Mary Dobson in 1818. She was born in 1797 and died in 1818 at the age of 21.
- Generation 3back to top
Mary Thompson Allen, daughter of Ephraim Allen and Eliza Silliker, was born on July 1, 1817 in Cape Tormentine, Westmorland, NB and died on March 16, 1892 in Bayfield, NB, Canada at the age of 74. She married Joseph Smith Atkinson, son of Christopher Atkinson and Ann Smith, on June 15, 1837 in Westmorland Parish, NB, Canada. He was born on February 27, 1810 in Sackville, NB, Canada and died on April 5, 1873 in Bayfield, NB, Canada at the age of 63.
Children of Mary Thompson Allen and Joseph Smith Atkinson:
- William Byron Atkinson (1838–1885)
- Mary Atkinson (1840–1841)
- Joseph Silliker Atkinson (1843–1844)
- Siliker Atkinson (1843–1881)
- Eliza Atkinson (1846–1847)
- Bowden Atkinson (1847–1848)
- Elizabeth Catherine Atkinson (1848–1849)
- Bowden C. Atkinson (1851–1852)
- Elizbeth Atkinson (1851–1852)
- James Harvey Atkinson (1854–1855)
- Christopher Steadman Atkinson (1857–1858)
- Attwell Atkinson (1863–1864)
Amelia Allen, daughter of George Allen and Letitia Thompson, was born in 1819 and died in 1833 at the age of 14. She married Andrew Dobson in 1833. He was born in 1802 and died in 1836 at the age of 34.
Abraham Dobson Allen, son of George Allen and Letitia Thompson, was born on July 16, 1820 and died in 1837 at the age of 16. He married Betsey Dobson in 1837. She was born in 1816 and died in 1837 at the age of 21.
William West Allen, son of George Allen and Letitia Thompson, was born on May 8, 1825 and died in 1842 at the age of 16. He married Charlotte Davis in 1842. She was born in 1821 and died in 1842 at the age of 21.
George Allen, son of George Allen and Letitia Thompson, was born in 1827 and died in 1844 at the age of 17. He married Alice Polley in 1844. She was born in 1823 and died in 1844 at the age of 21.
Edward Allen, son of George Allen and Letitia Thompson, was born on January 1, 1829 and died in 1846 at the age of 17. He married Sarah Ann Jones in 1846. She was born in 1825 and died in 1846 at the age of 21.
| Baptism | Windham, Pomfret, MA |
| Alt. Marriage | Botsford Parish, NS, Canada |
| Shared note | 060102 Notes from Tony Gagliani While looking through some papers I had collected, I found an interesting excerpt from the Diary of John Thomas regarding Benjamin Allen (great grandfather). John Thomas had kept a Diary of events concerning the British action against the Acadian French in NS, Canada. It reads : "July 12, 1755, "Pleasant day this day. Doc Whitworth, Kast Frenchwelland Veal hold a consultation on a man wounded in the feet, and take offone of his legs at Camp. He belongs to Captain Lampson and his name isAllen and he came from Connecticut." At the time Benjamin Allen was serving on the Revolutionary side, and wasdischarged on August 8, 1755, and sent back to New England settling atKingston, MA. There he met and married Beza Delano, and had two sons, Oliver Allen andBenjamin Allen. He was a tanner at Kingston, but later joined Col. Joshua Winslow and sailed from Plymouth to Halifax. While in NS, Canada , hesided with Col. Jonathan Eddy , and after the Eddy Rebellion failed, hefled into the wilderness near Cape Tormentine. It was in NB, Canada that he met and married Sarah Somers . Word was sent back to his wife andfamily in Kingston that he had died in the war. If he had actually returned, he would have been hanged for treason, so I suppose he thoughtit best to lay low and remain alive. It just goes to show how historical twists and turns, and events such aswar can shape a family history. Cousin Tony 060302 Rick, here is some information on the Eddy Rebellion. Benjamin Allen was not of the same Allan family as Col. John Allan .Interestingly, when the History of Botsford was written, Benjamin Allen is mentioned as being a "Scotsman," or from "Scotland." This is theresult of confusion between the Allen and Allan families. Also, Benjamin Allen was born in Scotland, Connecticut, then a part of Windham, CT. This fact only added to the confusion. The French built Fort Beausejour in 1750. Whenever the French and English fought in France and England they fought here also. In one of these fights the British won and took over Fort Beausejour, and called it Fort Lawerence. During the American Revolution sympathizers led by New England emigrant, Jonathan Eddy attacked the fort and took it over. This is known as the Eddy Rebellion. In the years between the 1755 Acadian expulsion and the newcomers arrival in the 1770s, much of the Chignecto territory was occupied by New England planters. Those who were true "planters" or farmers succeeded. However, a number were uninterested in the land and quickly became disenchanted. Many seized the opportunity and sold their farms, at bargain prices, to the canny newcomers. It is worth noting that in letters "back home" the Yorkshire settlers did not conceal their disdain of the New Englanders, calling them "lazy and indolent." More important, within months, rather than years, the Yorkshire settlers became embroiled in serious conflicts with some of their neighbors. The New England planters were in regular communication with their families and friends in Connecticut, RI and MA. By the early 1770s the storm clouds of revolution were gathering and the question on everyone's lips was simply: "Would NS, Canada be the 14th colony to rebel?" (The separate colony of NB, Canada would not be create d until after the revolution). Certainly New Englander Jonathan Eddy (1726-1804) and Scotsman John Allan(1746-1805) thought it should and gave active leadership to the revolutionary cause. The "Eddy Rebellion" was a complex event and has already been mentioned in several flashbacks . At this stage it will be sufficient to record that Eddy and his "Sons of Liberty" were unsuccessful in mounting an "all-out" rebellion on the Tantramar. Eddy, Jonathan (1727-1804): Eddy was born in Norton, MA. He was under John Winslow http://McCluer/Hist/BiosNS/1700-63/Winslow.htm when Fort Beausejour was captured <http://www.blupete.com/Hist/ NovaScotiaBk1/Part6/Ch02.htm> in 1755. During the months of May, 1759, through to November, 1760, Eddy was an officer stationed at Fort Beausejour, which by then the British had renamed , Fort Cumberland. With the war as of 1760 (at least in Canada) being over, Eddy was discharged. In 1763, Eddy with his family came from his native MA along with a number of other families from New England to accept an offer from the British authority of free lands and thus was to settle near Fort Cumberland. He was to became a leading member of the Cumberland community at Chignecto, serving as a member of the House of Assembly between the years 1770 to 1775. Eddy, however, was to be caught up in the American Revolution, being, one of the few New Englanders who had earlier come to NS, Canada to actively take up arms against the British. |