John Allen
13 April 1724–
Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
The Life of John
When John Allen was born on 13 April 1724, in Falmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Benjamin Allen, was 27 and his mother, Waitstill Bowerman, was 30.
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Family Time Line
Benjamin Allen
1697–1775
Waitstill Bowerman
1694–1775
Leah Allen
1720–1720
Rebecca Allyn
1721–1759
Hannah Alice Allen
1723–1779
John Allen
1724–
Mary Allen
1726–1808
Moses Allen
1730–1804
Thomas Allen
1732–
Ben Allen
1734–
Parents and Siblings
1697–1775Male
1694–1775Female
siblings
(8)
1720–1720Female
1721–1759Female
1723–1779Female
1724–Male
1726–1808Female
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World Events (3)
1776
Age 52
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 52
"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""
1781 · The First Constitution
Age 57
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: from a Celtic personal name of great antiquity and obscurity. In England the personal name is now usually spelled Alan, the surname Allen; in Scotland the surname is more often Allan. Various suggestions have been put forward regarding its origin; the most plausible is that it originally meant ‘little rock’. Compare Gaelic ailín, diminutive of ail ‘rock’. The present-day frequency of the surname Allen in England and Ireland is partly accounted for by the popularity of the personal name among Breton followers of William the Conqueror, by whom it was imported first to Britain and then to Ireland. St. Alan(us) was a 5th-century bishop of Quimper, who was a cult figure in medieval Brittany. Another St. Al(l)an was a Cornish or Breton saint of the 6th century, to whom a church in Cornwall is dedicated.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (1)
- John Allen, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
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