Benjamin T. Allen

1823–1910 (Age 87)
New Brunswick, British Colonial America

The Life of Benjamin T.

When Benjamin T. Allen was born on 24 April 1823, in New Brunswick, British Colonial America, his father, George Allen, was 41 and his mother, Letitia Thompson, was 35. He married Sarah Jane Dobson on 10 August 1842, in Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Pottawatomie, Anderson, Kansas, United States in 1875 and Lone Tree Township, Pottawatomie, Kansas, United States for about 30 years. He died on 29 September 1910, in Wheaton, Pottawatomie, Kansas, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Wheaton, Pottawatomie, Kansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Benjamin T. Allen
1823–1910
Sarah Jane Dobson
1827–1914
Marriage: 10 August 1842
Titus William Allen
1842–1913
George Allen
1844–1844
George Benjamin Allen
1846–1885
Moses Allen
1848–1943
Ann Allen
1850–1923
Betsey Jane Allen
1853–1896
Patience Allen
1855–1920
Benjamin Johnathan Allen
1858–1932
Charity Allen
1860–1942
Dora Allen
1864–1930
Sarah Allen
1866–1954
Jane Allen
1869–1940

Spouse & Children

  • Benjamin T. Allen

    Male1823–1910Male

  • Sarah Jane Dobson

    Female1827–1914Female

MARRIAGE
10 August 1842
Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
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Parents & Siblings

siblings

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World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

Age 2

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1838 · Aroostook War

Age 15

The Aroostook War took place from 1838-1839. It was a conflict between the state of Maine and New Brunswick over the northern boarder. The battle was bloodless.
1846

Age 23

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

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.

Possible Related Names

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Sources (3)

  • Benjamin Allin, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Benjamine Allen, "Kansas State Census, 1875"
  • Benjaman Allen, "United States Census, 1880"

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