Joseph Allen, III was the son of Joseph Allen, Jr. and Jane Riddle. Rev. James Snodgrass married Joseph Allen to Eleanor McEwen, the daughter of John McEwen and Eleanor J McCullough, on 6 May 1794 in Dauphine Co., PA.
Joseph III's grave has a REVOLUTIONARY WAR metal beside it, in the 2006 & 2020 photos. He was born 25 Jan 1769. The war took place between 19 Apr 1775 and 3 Sep 1783. Joseph was 6 years 2 months 25 days at the beginning of the war and 14 years 7 months 9 days at the end. The earliest age requirement was 18. He wouldn't be the first patriot to serve younger than the required age. I suspect it would have belonged to his father who is documented buried here but is without a grave marker. Seek more details.
They had Allen children in Dauphin Co., PA:
Jane, 22 Jul 1795 to 3 May 1803
John, 5 Mar 1797 to 1873, below
Joseph, IV, 10 Nov 1798 to 23 Nov 1868, below
Eleanor, 27 Sep 1800 to Sep 1873
Robert, 7 Mar 1803 to 29 Jul 1872, below
Mary Elizabeth, 5 Nov 1805 - died in infancy
Margaret, 24 Jun 1809 - 1881, below
Jane, 27 Jul 1812 to 1886, below
Mary Elizabeth, 6 Oct 1814 to 1902, below
Was he the correct "Joseph Allen, of Hanover, major of the 78th regiment in 1807?" Notes and Queries Historical, Biographical, and Genealogical, Relating Chiefly to Interior Pennsylvania, by editor William Henry Egle, 3rd Series, Vol. 2, p 459.
William Henry Egle's Pennsylvania Genealogies, p 10 says he was born in Hanover Township (which was then in Lancaster Co., PA) a Major in unlisted service. Possibly it was the War of 1812. He was also a contributor and member of the Old Hanover Church from 1795 until 1839.
His gravestone says:
In
Memory of
JOSEPH ALLEN
Born
Jan 25 1769
Died
Oct 1 1839
aged 70 years 8 months
& 6 days
Bio by LSP
Joseph III's grave has a REVOLUTIONARY WAR metal beside it, in the 2006 & 2020 photos. He was born 25 Jan 1769. The war took place between 19 Apr 1775 and 3 Sep 1783. Joseph was 6 years 2 months 25 days at the beginning of the war and 14 years 7 months 9 days at the end. The earliest age requirement was 18. He wouldn't be the first patriot to serve younger than the required age. I suspect it would have belonged to his father who is documented buried here but is without a grave marker. Seek more details.
They had Allen children in Dauphin Co., PA:
Jane, 22 Jul 1795 to 3 May 1803
John, 5 Mar 1797 to 1873, below
Joseph, IV, 10 Nov 1798 to 23 Nov 1868, below
Eleanor, 27 Sep 1800 to Sep 1873
Robert, 7 Mar 1803 to 29 Jul 1872, below
Mary Elizabeth, 5 Nov 1805 - died in infancy
Margaret, 24 Jun 1809 - 1881, below
Jane, 27 Jul 1812 to 1886, below
Mary Elizabeth, 6 Oct 1814 to 1902, below
Was he the correct "Joseph Allen, of Hanover, major of the 78th regiment in 1807?" Notes and Queries Historical, Biographical, and Genealogical, Relating Chiefly to Interior Pennsylvania, by editor William Henry Egle, 3rd Series, Vol. 2, p 459.
William Henry Egle's Pennsylvania Genealogies, p 10 says he was born in Hanover Township (which was then in Lancaster Co., PA) a Major in unlisted service. Possibly it was the War of 1812. He was also a contributor and member of the Old Hanover Church from 1795 until 1839.
His gravestone says:
In
Memory of
JOSEPH ALLEN
Born
Jan 25 1769
Died
Oct 1 1839
aged 70 years 8 months
& 6 days
Bio by LSP
Joseph Allen, III was the son of Joseph Allen, Jr. and Jane Riddle. Rev. James Snodgrass married Joseph Allen to Eleanor McEwen, the daughter of John McEwen and Eleanor J McCullough, on 6 May 1794 in Dauphine Co., PA.
Joseph III's grave has a REVOLUTIONARY WAR metal beside it, in the 2006 & 2020 photos. He was born 25 Jan 1769. The war took place between 19 Apr 1775 and 3 Sep 1783. Joseph was 6 years 2 months 25 days at the beginning of the war and 14 years 7 months 9 days at the end. The earliest age requirement was 18. He wouldn't be the first patriot to serve younger than the required age. I suspect it would have belonged to his father who is documented buried here but is without a grave marker. Seek more details.
They had Allen children in Dauphin Co., PA:
Jane, 22 Jul 1795 to 3 May 1803
John, 5 Mar 1797 to 1873, below
Joseph, IV, 10 Nov 1798 to 23 Nov 1868, below
Eleanor, 27 Sep 1800 to Sep 1873
Robert, 7 Mar 1803 to 29 Jul 1872, below
Mary Elizabeth, 5 Nov 1805 - died in infancy
Margaret, 24 Jun 1809 - 1881, below
Jane, 27 Jul 1812 to 1886, below
Mary Elizabeth, 6 Oct 1814 to 1902, below
Was he the correct "Joseph Allen, of Hanover, major of the 78th regiment in 1807?" Notes and Queries Historical, Biographical, and Genealogical, Relating Chiefly to Interior Pennsylvania, by editor William Henry Egle, 3rd Series, Vol. 2, p 459.
William Henry Egle's Pennsylvania Genealogies, p 10 says he was born in Hanover Township (which was then in Lancaster Co., PA) a Major in unlisted service. Possibly it was the War of 1812. He was also a contributor and member of the Old Hanover Church from 1795 until 1839.
His gravestone says:
In
Memory of
JOSEPH ALLEN
Born
Jan 25 1769
Died
Oct 1 1839
aged 70 years 8 months
& 6 days
Bio by LSP
Joseph III's grave has a REVOLUTIONARY WAR metal beside it, in the 2006 & 2020 photos. He was born 25 Jan 1769. The war took place between 19 Apr 1775 and 3 Sep 1783. Joseph was 6 years 2 months 25 days at the beginning of the war and 14 years 7 months 9 days at the end. The earliest age requirement was 18. He wouldn't be the first patriot to serve younger than the required age. I suspect it would have belonged to his father who is documented buried here but is without a grave marker. Seek more details.
They had Allen children in Dauphin Co., PA:
Jane, 22 Jul 1795 to 3 May 1803
John, 5 Mar 1797 to 1873, below
Joseph, IV, 10 Nov 1798 to 23 Nov 1868, below
Eleanor, 27 Sep 1800 to Sep 1873
Robert, 7 Mar 1803 to 29 Jul 1872, below
Mary Elizabeth, 5 Nov 1805 - died in infancy
Margaret, 24 Jun 1809 - 1881, below
Jane, 27 Jul 1812 to 1886, below
Mary Elizabeth, 6 Oct 1814 to 1902, below
Was he the correct "Joseph Allen, of Hanover, major of the 78th regiment in 1807?" Notes and Queries Historical, Biographical, and Genealogical, Relating Chiefly to Interior Pennsylvania, by editor William Henry Egle, 3rd Series, Vol. 2, p 459.
William Henry Egle's Pennsylvania Genealogies, p 10 says he was born in Hanover Township (which was then in Lancaster Co., PA) a Major in unlisted service. Possibly it was the War of 1812. He was also a contributor and member of the Old Hanover Church from 1795 until 1839.
His gravestone says:
In
Memory of
JOSEPH ALLEN
Born
Jan 25 1769
Died
Oct 1 1839
aged 70 years 8 months
& 6 days
Bio by LSP
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In
Memory of
JOSEPH ALLEN
Born
Jan 25 1769
Died
Oct 1 1839
aged 70 years 8 months
& 6 days
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