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Elizabeth “Besty” <I>Mills</I> Allen

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Elizabeth “Besty” Mills Allen

Birth
Francestown, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Death
14 Oct 1890 (aged 86)
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.9890486, Longitude: -87.6772875
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Elizabeth Mills Allen is the daughter of Jonathan Mills and Susanna Davis Mills. She moved to Stockbridge, Vermont with her parents when three years old, where she married John Allen in 1821. In 1835 she traveled by wagon and steamboat from Vermont to Chicago with three children, her husband had previously come West and located in St. Joseph, Mich. In 1835 he came to Chicago, where he met his family after their weary journey of one month on the road. They made their home in Elk Grove. They raised four children; John Allen, Jesse Mills Allen, Persis (Mrs. Joel H. Cooper),and Evelyn (Mrs. James Frake).

Death notice:1890-10-15
Chicago Tribune (IL)


Mrs. Elizabeth Allen, in her 87th year. Funeral at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. James Frake, 625 Fulton-st., Oct. 16, 11 a. m. Burial at Rosehill.
Elizabeth Mills Allen is the daughter of Jonathan Mills and Susanna Davis Mills. She moved to Stockbridge, Vermont with her parents when three years old, where she married John Allen in 1821. In 1835 she traveled by wagon and steamboat from Vermont to Chicago with three children, her husband had previously come West and located in St. Joseph, Mich. In 1835 he came to Chicago, where he met his family after their weary journey of one month on the road. They made their home in Elk Grove. They raised four children; John Allen, Jesse Mills Allen, Persis (Mrs. Joel H. Cooper),and Evelyn (Mrs. James Frake).

Death notice:1890-10-15
Chicago Tribune (IL)


Mrs. Elizabeth Allen, in her 87th year. Funeral at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. James Frake, 625 Fulton-st., Oct. 16, 11 a. m. Burial at Rosehill.


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  • Maintained by: Suzanne Noll
  • Originally Created by: DM
  • Added: Dec 10, 2006
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16985584/elizabeth-allen: accessed ), memorial page for Elizabeth “Besty” Mills Allen (28 Jun 1804–14 Oct 1890), Find a Grave Memorial ID 16985584, citing Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Suzanne Noll (contributor 47162946).