Molly Allen
1769–
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
The Life of Molly
When Molly Allen was born on 26 June 1769, in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Barnabas Allen, was 28 and her mother, Amy Perry Camp, was 24.
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Family Time Line
Barnabas Allen
1741–1811
Amy Perry Camp
1744–1788
Benjamin Allen
1761–1818
Perry Allen
1765–1835
Nathaniel Allen
1776–
Barnabas Allen
1779–
John Barnabas Allen
1763–1840
Reuben Allen
1765–1822
Nicholas Allen
1766–
Consider Allen
1768–1768
Molly Allen
1769–
Mary Allen
1769–1830
Perry Allen
1771–1836
Paul Allen
1778–1849
Silas Allen
1779–1848
Sally Allen
1781–
Sarah Perry Allen
1781–1847
Comfort Allen
1786–
Parents & Siblings
1741–1811Male
1744–1788Female
siblings
(16)
1761–1818Male
1763–1840Male
1765–1822Male
1765–1835Male
1766–Male
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World Events (3)
1776
Age 7
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 7
"""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 12
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.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (2)
Molly Allen, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"- Legacy NFS Source: Molly Allen - birth: 26 June 1769; Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
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