Sarah SomersAge: 87 years1753–1840
- Name
- Sarah Somers
- Given names
- Sarah
- Surname
- Somers
| Birth | 1753 43 23 |
| Birth of a sister | Eva Magdalena Somers February 6, 1753 |
| Death of a sister | Eva Magdalena Somers 1754 (Age 12 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Christiana Ann Somers 1755 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a sister | Christiana Ann Somers 1756 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Andrew Somers 1758 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Sophia Somers 1760 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sophia Somers 1761 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Rachel Somers January 31, 1764 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Dan Allen 1765 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a sister | Rachel Somers 1765 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a father | Matthias Somers 1765 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a son | Dan Allen 1770 (Age 17 years) |
| Marriage | Benjamin Allen — View this family January 1, 1771 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Ephraim Allen 1771 (Age 18 years) |
| Alt. Marriage | Benjamin Allen — View this family Alt. Marriage January 1, 1771 (Age 18 years)Note: Botsford Parish, NS, Canada
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| Birth of a son #3 | Jonas Allen 1773 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | James Allen 1775 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Catherine Allen 1778 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Samuel Benjamin Allen 1779 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mariah Christinah Altmann 1780 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | George Allen 1782 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | Matthew Allen 1783 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a son | Matthew Allen 1784 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | Benjamin Allen 1786 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #10 | Eliphalet Allen 1787 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #11 | David Allen 1790 (Age 37 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Jonas Allen — Elizabeth Wells — View this family 1790 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #12 | Jane Allen 1792 (Age 39 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Allen — Sarah Davis — View this family 1792 (Age 39 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Wells — Catherine Allen — View this family 1792 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Catherine Allen 1792 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #13 | Cynthia Allen 1794 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Cynthia Allen 1795 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Ephraim Allen — Eliza Silliker — View this family 1796 (Age 43 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Samuel Benjamin Allen — Elizabeth Goodwin — View this family 1796 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a son #14 | Matthew Allen 1801 (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Benjamin Allen — Phebe McKay — View this family 1803 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a son | Benjamin Allen 1803 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Eliphalet Allen — Hannah Raworth — View this family 1804 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | George Allen — Letitia Thompson — View this family 1806 (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Benjamin Read — Jane Allen — View this family 1806 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Jane Allen 1806 (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage of a child | David Allen — Sarah Eunice Polley — View this family 1807 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a brother | Andrew Somers 1815 (Age 62 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Matthew Allen — Mary Dobson — View this family 1818 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a husband | Benjamin Allen August 14, 1823 (Age 70 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Ephraim Allen — Emily Brownell — View this family January 28, 1833 (Age 80 years) |
| Death of a son | Jonas Allen March 1, 1837 (Age 84 years) |
| Death of a son | George Allen July 22, 1837 (Age 84 years) |
| Death of a son | Samuel Benjamin Allen May 5, 1839 (Age 86 years) |
| Death | 1840 (Age 87 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Matthias Somers Birth: March 12, 1709 50 42 — Breyell, Rheinland, Germany Death: 1765 — Moncton, NB, Canada |
| mother |
Mariah Christinah Altmann Birth: 1730 — Crefield, Rhineland, Germany Death: 1780 — Cumberland Co., NS, Canada |
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Marriage: October 23, 1749 — St. Michaelis Zion, Philadelphia, PA |
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1 year elder sister |
Anna Catherine Somers Birth: October 10, 1750 41 20 Death: 1751 |
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3 years herself |
Sarah Somers Birth: 1753 43 23 — Philadelphia, PA Death: 1840 — Bay Verte, Westmorland, NB, Canada |
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1 month sister |
Eva Magdalena Somers Birth: February 6, 1753 43 23 Death: 1754 |
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3 years younger sister |
Christiana Ann Somers Birth: 1755 45 25 Death: 1756 |
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4 years younger brother |
Andrew Somers Birth: 1758 48 28 Death: 1815 |
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3 years younger sister |
Sophia Somers Birth: 1760 50 30 Death: 1761 |
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4 years younger sister |
Rachel Somers Birth: January 31, 1764 54 34 Death: 1765 |
| Mother’s family with Jacob Ricker |
| step-father |
Jacob Ricker Birth: 1713 Death: 1747 |
| mother |
Mariah Christinah Altmann Birth: 1730 — Crefield, Rhineland, Germany Death: 1780 — Cumberland Co., NS, Canada |
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Marriage: 1744 — |
| Family with Benjamin Allen |
| husband |
Benjamin Allen Birth: August 9, 1734 31 24 — Norwich, New London, CT Death: August 14, 1823 — Baie Verte, Westmorland, NB, Canada |
| herself |
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 |
| Benjamin Allen + Beza Delano |
| husband |
Benjamin Allen Birth: August 9, 1734 31 24 — Norwich, New London, CT Death: August 14, 1823 — Baie Verte, Westmorland, NB, Canada |
| husband’s wife |
Beza Delano Birth: 1730 Death: 1755 |
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Marriage: 1751 — |
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5 years step-son |
Oliver Allen Birth: 1755 20 25 Death: 1761 |
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1 year step-son |
Benjamin Allen Birth: 1755 20 25 Death: 1761 |
- Generation 1
Sarah Somers, daughter of Matthias Somers and Mariah Christinah Altmann, was born in 1753 in Philadelphia, PA and died in 1840 in Bay Verte, Westmorland, NB, Canada at the age of 87. She married Benjamin Allen, son of Benjamin Allen and Mehitable Cary, on January 1, 1771 in Cumberland, NS, Canada. He 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.
Children of Sarah Somers and Benjamin Allen:
- 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.
| Alt. Marriage | Botsford Parish, NS, Canada |