ALLEN FAMILY
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The earliest known ancestor for the Allen line is:

Josiah Allen - born about 1760.
He married Elizabeth Rose, daughter of Samuel & Sarah Rose, about 1780 - probably in Vermont.
He married second Olive Babcock.
Josiah died in 1810, Onondago County, NY.

Children of Josiah and Elizabeth Allen:

  1. James
  2. David
  3. John
  4. Sally
  5. Mary "Polly"

Children of Josiah and Olive Allen:

  1. Joseph
  2. Ira
  3. Elsie
  4. Robert
  5. Vicy


The last Allen ancestor in our line is:

Laura Allen - born 23 Nov 1816 in Ohio, daughter of David Allen and Lucy Berry.
She married Rev. John Lothrop Seymour, 17 Oct 1852, in Medina County, Ohio.
She had married first Mark Burdoin who died about 1850. Laura died 30 Oct 1898. According to the Medina Gazette, she died in St. Louis, Gratiot County, Michigan, but we have not been able to find a record of her death or place of burial.
Chidren of Laura and John Seymour:

  1. John Seymour
  2. Jesse Williston Seymour
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Allen Links:

  • Allen Family Genealogy Forum
  • Allen's: Stuck in New York

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