Thomas J. Allen (abt. 1830 - 1916)

Born about 10 May 1830 in Hartford, Oxford, Maine, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Thompson (Walker) Allen — married about Feb 1853 in Livermore, Oxford, Maine, United States

Husband of Deborah S. (Doten) Allen — married 24 Nov 1870 in Hartford, Oxford, Maine, United States

Descendants

Died 26 Oct 1916 at about age 86 in Livermore, Androscoggin, Maine, United States

Biography

Birth

No record has been found of the birth of Thomas J. Allen. His death record says he was born at Hartford, Maine, the son of Thomas Allen and Nancy (Cole) Allen. and his age at his death computes to a birth date of 10 May 1830.^[1]

Marriages

1. Thomas J. Allen married Mary T. Walker.^[2] On 16 Feb 1853, Thomas J. Allen and Mary T. Walker, both of Livermore, Maine, published at Livermore their intention to marry. ^[3]Their first child was recorded at Livermore, Maine, on 5 Jul 1853.^[4]
2. Thomas J. Allen married Deborah S. Doten.^[2] On 24 Nov 1870, Thomas J. Allen and Deborah S. Doten, both of Hartford, Maine, married at Hartford.^[5]

Civil War Service

Thomas J. Allen served as a musician in Company K of the 28th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Civil War.^[6]

Death

Thomas J. Allen died at Livermore, Maine, on 26 Oct 1916, with his age at his death recorded as 86 years, 5 months, 16 days.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Death record of Thomas J. Allen, in Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921, database with images, FamilySearch > Vital records, 1908-1922 > Albert - Ames > image 2142 of 4098
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Ira Thompson Monroe, History of the Town of Livermore, Androscoggin County Maine; From Its Inception in 1735 and Its Grant of Land in 1772 to Its Organization in 1795 Up to the Present Time 1928 (Lewiston, Me., 1928), page 61
3. ↑ Marriage intention of Thomas J. Alllen and Mary T. Walker, in Vital Records of Livermore, Maine, FamilySearch > Marriages and Marriage Intentions, 1841 to 1876, Book No. 3 > unpaginated > image 511 of 718; FHL Microfilm 11332
4. ↑ "A Record of the family of Thomas J. Allen and Mary T. his wife," in Vital Records of Livermore, Maine, FamilySearch > Vital and town records, 1797-1910 > Livermore Vital Records, 1805-1862 > page 100 > Image 263 of 718; FHL Microfilm 11332
5. ↑ Transcription of the marriage record of Thomas J. Allen and Deborah S. Doten, in Marriage Returns of Oxford County, Maine prior to 1892 (Camden, Me., 1993), page 196
6. ↑ Pension payment card for Thomas J. Allen, in United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933, database with images, FamilySearch > Allen, Tabitha - Alleyne, Samuel > image 70 of 748; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

See also:

• Lynn Trowbridge. "'Tracing the Ancestry of Elizabeth Lazell (Allen) Trowbridge to Buckfield, Maine, and Carver, Massachusetts"', in The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2020) Vol. 174, Page 137