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Elizabeth <I>Lee</I> Allen

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Elizabeth Lee Allen

Birth
Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Death
31 Mar 1830 (aged 82)
Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.4668145, Longitude: -73.2598472
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Elizabeth Lee, dau. of Rev. Jonathan Lee and Elizabeth Metcalf, b. of record Sept. 4, 1747 at Salisbury, Conn. She d. Mar. 31, 1830 at Pittsfield, Mass. Elizabeth's maternal grandmother was Abiel Adams, the great granddau. of Gov. William Bradford of the Plymouth Colony and 1620 Mayflower passage.

On Feb. 18, 1768, Elizabeth m. Rev. Thomas Allen, s. of Joseph Allen and Elizabeth Parsons, b. at Northampton, Mass. He d. Feb. 11, 1810 at Pittsfield, Mass, the first pastor of the Pittsfield Congregational Church. Elizabeth and Thomas had twelve children b. at Pittsfield.

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Elizabeth Lee, dau. of Rev. Jonathan Lee and Elizabeth Metcalf, b. of record Sept. 4, 1747 at Salisbury, Conn. She d. Mar. 31, 1830 at Pittsfield, Mass. Elizabeth's maternal grandmother was Abiel Adams, the great granddau. of Gov. William Bradford of the Plymouth Colony and 1620 Mayflower passage.

On Feb. 18, 1768, Elizabeth m. Rev. Thomas Allen, s. of Joseph Allen and Elizabeth Parsons, b. at Northampton, Mass. He d. Feb. 11, 1810 at Pittsfield, Mass, the first pastor of the Pittsfield Congregational Church. Elizabeth and Thomas had twelve children b. at Pittsfield.

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Inscription

REV. THOMAS ALLEN
First Minister of Pittsfield.
Son of Joseph
Died Feb. 11. 1810.
ELIZABETH LEE
His wife
Died March 31, 1830
Aged 82.

Unlike the correct use of the Latin term Aetatis (i.e. "Aged") on her husband's portion of the inscription, according to Elizabeth's recorded date of birth on the day she died she was 82 years old, and Ætatis (i.e., Æ, "Aged," in the xx year of her Age ) 83.



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  • Created by: Don Blauvelt
  • Added: Aug 23, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95814685/elizabeth-allen: accessed ), memorial page for Elizabeth Lee Allen (4 Sep 1747–31 Mar 1830), Find a Grave Memorial ID 95814685, citing Pittsfield Cemetery, Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Don Blauvelt (contributor 46932939).