Hardy M. Allen

1807–1862 (Age 55)
Tennessee, United States

The Life of Hardy M.

When Hardy M. Allen was born on 8 March 1807, in Tennessee, United States, his father, Zachariah Allen, was 47 and his mother, Elizabeth Law, was 24. He married Jane Monteath on 20 April 1837, in Warren, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Henderson, Knox, Illinois, United States in 1850. He died on 10 April 1862, in Henderson, Illinois, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Little York, Warren, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Hardy M. Allen
1807–1862
Jane Monteath
1816–1853
Marriage: 20 April 1837
John Hamilton Allen
1838–1911
Alexander M. Allen
1847–1913
Zachariah Allen
1850–
William Allen
1841–1863
Elizabeth Allen
1844–1905

Spouse & Children

  • Hardy M. Allen

    Male1807–1862Male

  • Jane Monteath

    Female1816–1853Female

MARRIAGE
20 April 1837
Warren, Illinois, United States
children

(5)

  • John Hamilton Allen

    Male1838–1911Male

  • William Allen

    Male1841–1863Male

  • Elizabeth Allen

    Female1844–1905Female

  • Alexander M. Allen

    Male1847–1913Male

  • Zachariah Allen

    Male1850–Male

Parents & Siblings

siblings

(21)

+16 More Children

World Events (8)

1808

Age 1

Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812

Age 5

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1825 · The Crimes Act

Age 18

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.

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)

  • Hardy M Allen, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Hardy H Allen, "United States Census, 1850"
  • H. M. Allen, "Illinois State Census, 1855"

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