Gideon Allen
about 1801–
North Carolina, United States
The Life of Gideon
When Gideon Allen was born about 1801, in North Carolina, United States, his father, George Daniel Allen, was 27 and his mother, Mary Baker Johnson, was 19.
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Family Time Line
George Daniel Allen
1774–1854
Mary Baker Johnson
1782–1841
Nancy Ford
1795–1879
Grant Allen
1797–1880
Gideon Allen
1801–
George Hunt Allen
1803–
Sarah Allen
1800–
Valentine Allen
1802–
Ursula Allen
1815–
Parents and Siblings
1774–1854Male
Mary Baker Johnson
1782–1841Female
siblings
(7)
1795–1879Female
1797–1880Male
1800–Female
1801–Male
1802–Male
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World Events (3)
1803
Age 2
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1803 · The U.S doubles in size
Age 2
The United States purchased all the Louisiana territory (828,000 sq. mi) from France, only paying 15 million dollars (A quarter trillion today) for the land. In the purchase, the US obtained the land that makes up 15 US states and 2 Canadian Provinces. The United States originally wanted to purchase of New Orleans and the lands located on the coast around it, but quickly accepted the bargain that Napoleon Bonaparte offered.
1804 · Walton War
Age 3
The Walton War was a border dispute between Georgia and North Carolina, when Georgia established Walton County. The main piece of land being fought over was called the Orphan Strip and was located between North Carolina and Georgia. It started in 1804 and became part of the War of 1812 and lasted until 1818.
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.
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