Brief Life History of Rufus
When Rufus Allen was born on 22 March 1814, in Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, Gideon Allen, was 39 and his mother, Rachel Hand, was 36. He married Aseneth Pamelia Ford on 20 April 1839, in Adams, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1840 and Green River, Utah, United States in 1850. He died on 4 December 1887, in Riverdale, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Rufus Allin, "United States Census, 1840"
- Rufus Allen, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Rufus Allen, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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World Events (8)
1818
Illinois is the 21st state.
1821
Colonization grant given to Moses Austin to settle Texas. Plan of Iguala proclaims Mexican independence. Augustín de Iturbide and Spanish envoy sign Treaty of Córdoba recognizing Mexico's independence. treaty not honored by Spanish government, however.
1835
Texas pioneers seek independence from Mexico in 1835, achieving it in March 1836. Santa Anna defeated and forced to recognize independence of Texas. Spain and Vatican recognize Mexican republic in 1836.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: from the Middle English, Old French personal name Alain, Alein (Old Breton Alan), 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. From 1139 it was common in Scotland, where the surname also derives from Gaelic Ailéne, Ailín, from 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. Saint Alan(us) was a 5th-century bishop of Quimper, who was a cult figure in medieval Brittany. Another Saint Al(l)an was a Cornish or Breton saint of the 6th century, to whom a church in Cornwall is dedicated.
English: occasionally perhaps from the rare Middle English femaje personal name Aline (Old French Adaline, Aaline), a pet form of ancient Germanic names in Adal-, especially Adalheidis (see Allis ).
French: variant of Allain , a cognate of 1 above, and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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RUFUS ALLEN
Rufus Allen was born on 22 March 1814 at Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut. He was the sixth child of a family of seven children and the third son of Gideon and Rachel Hand Allen. In about 1 …
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