Fifer James Allen Jr. served with Col William Ledyard's Co at Fort Griswold, Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution.
James Allen Jr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A001600.
James Allen was born 24 November 1768 in New London, Connecticut.[1][2][3] He was the oldest son of Malachi Allen and Abigail.
James served in the American Revolution as a fifer. He entered service at Fort Griswold in Groton, Connecticut in September 1782. He served until news of peace in 1783. [1] Two of his daughters, Hannah and Nancy, joined the Daughters of the American Revolution as Real Daughters, members of DAR who were the daughter of a man who served in the revolution.[4]
James Allen married Abigail Berry on 20 February 1802 in Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, United States.[5]
James Allen married Margaret Carver on 20 September 1820 in Wayne, Kennebec, Maine, United States.[6]
James married Salome Carver about 1824. In the 1850 census James Allen (age 82), Joiner, was in Canton, Oxford, Maine, United States.[7]
Name
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
James Allen
M
82
Joiner
Connecticut
Salome
F
47
Maine
Isaac Allen
M
26
Shoemaker
Maine
Lorenzo D Allen
M
24
Farmer
Maine
Margarett Allen
F
21
Maine
Ephraim Allen
M
18
Farmer
Maine
Charles W Allen
M
17
Farmer
Maine
Osborn Allen
M
15
Farmer
Maine
Hannah Allen
F
12
Maine
Nancy Allen
F
10
Maine
Clarissa Allen
F
7
Maine
In the 1860 census James Allen (age 91) was in Canton, Oxford, Maine, United States.[8]
Name
Sex
Age
Occupation
Birth Place
James Allen
M
91
Connecticut
Saloma Allen
F
57
Maine
Osborn Allen
M
22
Maine
Margaret C Allen
F
32
Maine
Nancy Allen
F
21
Maine
Clara W Allen
F
17
Maine
James Allen Jr was mentioned on a memorial in Pine Grove Cemetery, Canton, Oxford County, Maine, United States with a death date of 5 May 1867.[9]
↑ "Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXQ8-9CS : accessed 25 October 2020), James Allen, 03 May 1867; citing Death, , State Archives, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,001,837.
↑Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 093 : 1912 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61157 #2652089 (accessed 18 November 2023)
Name: James Allen; Gender: Male; Age: 105; Birth Date: 1762; Birth Place: New London, Conn; First Marriage Date: 1821; Death Date: 1867; Death Place: Canton, ME; Spouse: Salome Carver; Child: Hannah Allen Nancy Allen.
↑Marriage:
"Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
citing Digital film/folder number: 007724807; FHL microfilm: 000012221; Image number: 469
FamilySearch Record: Q219-1VD9 (accessed 18 November 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BJ-FSK2-X
James Allen marriage to Abigail Berry on 20 Feb 1802 in Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, United States.
↑Marriage:
"Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
citing Digital film/folder number: 007596987; FHL microfilm: 12302
FamilySearch Record: F4NS-1JN (accessed 18 November 2023)
James Allen marriage to Margaret Carver on 20 Sep 1820 in Wayne, Kennebec, Maine, United States.
↑1850 Census:
"1850 United States Federal Census"
The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Canton, Oxford, Maine; Roll: 263; Page: 121a; Line Number: 41 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #9599382 (accessed 18 November 2023)
James Allen (82), Joiner, in Canton, Oxford, Maine, USA. Born in Connecticut.
↑1860 Census:
"United States Census, 1860"
citing Page: 21; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005170026; FHL microfilm: 803444; Image number: 550; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01729-3
FamilySearch Record: MDC7-61M (accessed 18 November 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBSS-7SV
James Allen (91) in Canton, Oxford, Maine, United States. Born in Connecticut.
↑Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #32969878 (accessed 18 November 2023)
Memorial page for James Allen Jr. (1 May 1762-5 May 1867), citing Pine Grove Cemetery, Canton, Oxford County, Maine, USA; Maintained by geniebug (contributor 47024713).
"United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLG-3ZP : accessed 25 October 2020), James Allen, Wayne, Kennebec, Maine, United States; citing p. 664, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 35; FHL microfilm 281,239.
"United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5P-D2L : accessed 25 October 2020), James Allen, Canton, Oxford, Maine, United States; citing 186, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 50; FHL microfilm 497,946.
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