Molly Allen

1748–1802 (Age 54)
Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

The Life of Molly

When Molly Allen was born on 16 July 1748, in Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Samuel Allen, was 28 and her mother, Abigail Billings, was 24. She died on 18 July 1802, in Northborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Howard Street Cemetery, Northborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Allen
1720–1799
Abigail Billings
1724–1751
Molly Allen
1748–1802
Samuel Allen
1749–1753

Parents & Siblings

siblings

(2)

  • Molly Allen

    Female1748–1802Female

  • Samuel Allen

    Male1749–1753Male

World Events (6)

1776

Age 28

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · The Declaration to the King

Age 28

"""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 33

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.

Possible Related Names

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

Sources (3)

  • Molley Allen, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
  • Molley Allen, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
  • Molly Allen, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"

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