Cyrus Allen, s. of Capt. Daniel Allen, Jr. and his 1st wife Mary Sumner, b. Oct. 14, 1771 of record at Ashford, Conn. He d. as a pensioned Rev. War soldier Mar. 28, 1851 at Troy, VT.
Cyrus' 51-page Rev. War pension file provides considerable detail regarding the place of his origin and his life prior to and after marriage. In 1782 at age 10, he served as a waiter to his father who was commanding a company principally stationed at Stamford, Conn. Included is a photocopy of a fragile handwritten letter from his father to Cyrus' mother from "Garison near Stamford, July 20, 1782" in which "I have the pleasure of informing you I am well. Cyrus is well and makes a harty soldier. he has been on guard twice. he says he can eat twice as much as when he lived at home."
Because of Cyrus' claimed age at service, numerous affadavit's were required to verify his service. One in Feb. 1834 was by Eber Robinson of Holland, VT, then 74 years old formerly of Windham, Conn., s. of Lieut. Jacob,5 Robinson [Peter,4 Peter,3 Isaac,2 Rev. John,1]. In 1782 Eber served as an Ensign under the command of Cyrus' father. Eber's affadavit includes the following statement:
• I know that Cyrus Allen a son of Capt. Allen served that year as a waiter to his Father and although he was not required to stand on guard or go out on scouting parties he would frequently from choice perform that service and although he was a youth of about twelve years of age..and on one instance as we were going out on a scouting party..I said to him 'Cyrus you had better not go for they will kill you, he replyed I am so small that they will not be half so likely to kill me as they are to kill you.'
Almost 19 years later at Haverhill, NH by an intention pub. Feb. 18, 1801, Cyrus m. Eber Robinson's 2nd cousin Eleanor Fitch [Deborah,5 Isaac,4 Peter,3 Isaac,2 Rev. John,1]. She was b. circa 1774 at Windham, Conn., dau of Asa Fitch and Deborah Robinson, and d. Sept. 10, 1853 at Troy, VT. Cyrus and Eleanor had the following seven known children, prob. all b. at Haverhill, NH:
• i. Sumner Allen, b. circa July 1802, d. Oct. 16, 1865 at Barton, VT; married but whether he had children has not been uncovered.
• ii. Isaac F. Allen, b. circa 1804-5, d. May 12, 1883 at Lancaster, NH; m. Mary G. Deming, poss. the dau. of Ebenezer and Eunice b. Jan. 13, 1801 at Bath, NH. Two known children of the family.
• iii. Mary A. Allen, b. May 4, 1807, d. Mar. 7, 1877 at Lynn, Mass.; m. as his apparent 2nd wife, Samuel Symonds Townsend, s. of Jacob Townsend and Sally Symonds, b. in July 1793 at Salem, Mass. He d. Apr. 30, 1875 at Lynn, Mass. It is unclear whether Mary had children or raised some of Samuel's children by his 1st wife.
• iv. Roxana Fenton Allen, b. June 9, 1809, d. Mar. 29, 1898 at Hyde Park, VT; m. Dec. 20, 1831 at Haverhill, NH, Robert Kay, s. of Bryan Kay and the former widow Elsie McCormick, b. Apr. 11, 1805 at Haverhill, NH. He d. Aug. 10, 1874 at Troy, VT. Four known children of the family.
• v. Hannah Dewey Allen, b. Apr. 13, 1811, d. Sept. 18, 1902 at Littleton, NH; m. John Merrill, s. John Hancock Merrill and Elizabeth Carlton, b. Sept. 13, 1808 at Pembroke, NH. He d. May 31, 1885 at Littleton, NH. Eight children of the family.
• vi. Charles Bruce Allen, b. Apr. 5, 1813, d. Jan. 10, 1892 at Lancaster, NH; m. Mar. 14, 1845 at Littleton, NH, Lucinda Merrill, sister of the husband of Charles' sister Hannah, b. Sep 23, 1816 at Pembroke, NH. She d. Jan. 30, 1881 at Lancaster, NH. Three known children of the family.
• vii. Almira Loomer Allen, b. Sept. 8, 1817, d. Jan. 15, 1893 at Worcester, Mass.; m. Aug. 19, 1834 at Littleton, NH, Nathaniel Allen, s. of Abijah Allen and his 1st wife Jemima Bidwell, b. Apr. 20, 1807 at Littleton, NH. He d. Jan. 31, 1873 at Lowell, Mass. Eight children of the family, but none of the children left descendants.
Cyrus' 51-page Rev. War pension file provides considerable detail regarding the place of his origin and his life prior to and after marriage. In 1782 at age 10, he served as a waiter to his father who was commanding a company principally stationed at Stamford, Conn. Included is a photocopy of a fragile handwritten letter from his father to Cyrus' mother from "Garison near Stamford, July 20, 1782" in which "I have the pleasure of informing you I am well. Cyrus is well and makes a harty soldier. he has been on guard twice. he says he can eat twice as much as when he lived at home."
Because of Cyrus' claimed age at service, numerous affadavit's were required to verify his service. One in Feb. 1834 was by Eber Robinson of Holland, VT, then 74 years old formerly of Windham, Conn., s. of Lieut. Jacob,5 Robinson [Peter,4 Peter,3 Isaac,2 Rev. John,1]. In 1782 Eber served as an Ensign under the command of Cyrus' father. Eber's affadavit includes the following statement:
• I know that Cyrus Allen a son of Capt. Allen served that year as a waiter to his Father and although he was not required to stand on guard or go out on scouting parties he would frequently from choice perform that service and although he was a youth of about twelve years of age..and on one instance as we were going out on a scouting party..I said to him 'Cyrus you had better not go for they will kill you, he replyed I am so small that they will not be half so likely to kill me as they are to kill you.'
Almost 19 years later at Haverhill, NH by an intention pub. Feb. 18, 1801, Cyrus m. Eber Robinson's 2nd cousin Eleanor Fitch [Deborah,5 Isaac,4 Peter,3 Isaac,2 Rev. John,1]. She was b. circa 1774 at Windham, Conn., dau of Asa Fitch and Deborah Robinson, and d. Sept. 10, 1853 at Troy, VT. Cyrus and Eleanor had the following seven known children, prob. all b. at Haverhill, NH:
• i. Sumner Allen, b. circa July 1802, d. Oct. 16, 1865 at Barton, VT; married but whether he had children has not been uncovered.
• ii. Isaac F. Allen, b. circa 1804-5, d. May 12, 1883 at Lancaster, NH; m. Mary G. Deming, poss. the dau. of Ebenezer and Eunice b. Jan. 13, 1801 at Bath, NH. Two known children of the family.
• iii. Mary A. Allen, b. May 4, 1807, d. Mar. 7, 1877 at Lynn, Mass.; m. as his apparent 2nd wife, Samuel Symonds Townsend, s. of Jacob Townsend and Sally Symonds, b. in July 1793 at Salem, Mass. He d. Apr. 30, 1875 at Lynn, Mass. It is unclear whether Mary had children or raised some of Samuel's children by his 1st wife.
• iv. Roxana Fenton Allen, b. June 9, 1809, d. Mar. 29, 1898 at Hyde Park, VT; m. Dec. 20, 1831 at Haverhill, NH, Robert Kay, s. of Bryan Kay and the former widow Elsie McCormick, b. Apr. 11, 1805 at Haverhill, NH. He d. Aug. 10, 1874 at Troy, VT. Four known children of the family.
• v. Hannah Dewey Allen, b. Apr. 13, 1811, d. Sept. 18, 1902 at Littleton, NH; m. John Merrill, s. John Hancock Merrill and Elizabeth Carlton, b. Sept. 13, 1808 at Pembroke, NH. He d. May 31, 1885 at Littleton, NH. Eight children of the family.
• vi. Charles Bruce Allen, b. Apr. 5, 1813, d. Jan. 10, 1892 at Lancaster, NH; m. Mar. 14, 1845 at Littleton, NH, Lucinda Merrill, sister of the husband of Charles' sister Hannah, b. Sep 23, 1816 at Pembroke, NH. She d. Jan. 30, 1881 at Lancaster, NH. Three known children of the family.
• vii. Almira Loomer Allen, b. Sept. 8, 1817, d. Jan. 15, 1893 at Worcester, Mass.; m. Aug. 19, 1834 at Littleton, NH, Nathaniel Allen, s. of Abijah Allen and his 1st wife Jemima Bidwell, b. Apr. 20, 1807 at Littleton, NH. He d. Jan. 31, 1873 at Lowell, Mass. Eight children of the family, but none of the children left descendants.
Cyrus Allen, s. of Capt. Daniel Allen, Jr. and his 1st wife Mary Sumner, b. Oct. 14, 1771 of record at Ashford, Conn. He d. as a pensioned Rev. War soldier Mar. 28, 1851 at Troy, VT.
Cyrus' 51-page Rev. War pension file provides considerable detail regarding the place of his origin and his life prior to and after marriage. In 1782 at age 10, he served as a waiter to his father who was commanding a company principally stationed at Stamford, Conn. Included is a photocopy of a fragile handwritten letter from his father to Cyrus' mother from "Garison near Stamford, July 20, 1782" in which "I have the pleasure of informing you I am well. Cyrus is well and makes a harty soldier. he has been on guard twice. he says he can eat twice as much as when he lived at home."
Because of Cyrus' claimed age at service, numerous affadavit's were required to verify his service. One in Feb. 1834 was by Eber Robinson of Holland, VT, then 74 years old formerly of Windham, Conn., s. of Lieut. Jacob,5 Robinson [Peter,4 Peter,3 Isaac,2 Rev. John,1]. In 1782 Eber served as an Ensign under the command of Cyrus' father. Eber's affadavit includes the following statement:
• I know that Cyrus Allen a son of Capt. Allen served that year as a waiter to his Father and although he was not required to stand on guard or go out on scouting parties he would frequently from choice perform that service and although he was a youth of about twelve years of age..and on one instance as we were going out on a scouting party..I said to him 'Cyrus you had better not go for they will kill you, he replyed I am so small that they will not be half so likely to kill me as they are to kill you.'
Almost 19 years later at Haverhill, NH by an intention pub. Feb. 18, 1801, Cyrus m. Eber Robinson's 2nd cousin Eleanor Fitch [Deborah,5 Isaac,4 Peter,3 Isaac,2 Rev. John,1]. She was b. circa 1774 at Windham, Conn., dau of Asa Fitch and Deborah Robinson, and d. Sept. 10, 1853 at Troy, VT. Cyrus and Eleanor had the following seven known children, prob. all b. at Haverhill, NH:
• i. Sumner Allen, b. circa July 1802, d. Oct. 16, 1865 at Barton, VT; married but whether he had children has not been uncovered.
• ii. Isaac F. Allen, b. circa 1804-5, d. May 12, 1883 at Lancaster, NH; m. Mary G. Deming, poss. the dau. of Ebenezer and Eunice b. Jan. 13, 1801 at Bath, NH. Two known children of the family.
• iii. Mary A. Allen, b. May 4, 1807, d. Mar. 7, 1877 at Lynn, Mass.; m. as his apparent 2nd wife, Samuel Symonds Townsend, s. of Jacob Townsend and Sally Symonds, b. in July 1793 at Salem, Mass. He d. Apr. 30, 1875 at Lynn, Mass. It is unclear whether Mary had children or raised some of Samuel's children by his 1st wife.
• iv. Roxana Fenton Allen, b. June 9, 1809, d. Mar. 29, 1898 at Hyde Park, VT; m. Dec. 20, 1831 at Haverhill, NH, Robert Kay, s. of Bryan Kay and the former widow Elsie McCormick, b. Apr. 11, 1805 at Haverhill, NH. He d. Aug. 10, 1874 at Troy, VT. Four known children of the family.
• v. Hannah Dewey Allen, b. Apr. 13, 1811, d. Sept. 18, 1902 at Littleton, NH; m. John Merrill, s. John Hancock Merrill and Elizabeth Carlton, b. Sept. 13, 1808 at Pembroke, NH. He d. May 31, 1885 at Littleton, NH. Eight children of the family.
• vi. Charles Bruce Allen, b. Apr. 5, 1813, d. Jan. 10, 1892 at Lancaster, NH; m. Mar. 14, 1845 at Littleton, NH, Lucinda Merrill, sister of the husband of Charles' sister Hannah, b. Sep 23, 1816 at Pembroke, NH. She d. Jan. 30, 1881 at Lancaster, NH. Three known children of the family.
• vii. Almira Loomer Allen, b. Sept. 8, 1817, d. Jan. 15, 1893 at Worcester, Mass.; m. Aug. 19, 1834 at Littleton, NH, Nathaniel Allen, s. of Abijah Allen and his 1st wife Jemima Bidwell, b. Apr. 20, 1807 at Littleton, NH. He d. Jan. 31, 1873 at Lowell, Mass. Eight children of the family, but none of the children left descendants.
Cyrus' 51-page Rev. War pension file provides considerable detail regarding the place of his origin and his life prior to and after marriage. In 1782 at age 10, he served as a waiter to his father who was commanding a company principally stationed at Stamford, Conn. Included is a photocopy of a fragile handwritten letter from his father to Cyrus' mother from "Garison near Stamford, July 20, 1782" in which "I have the pleasure of informing you I am well. Cyrus is well and makes a harty soldier. he has been on guard twice. he says he can eat twice as much as when he lived at home."
Because of Cyrus' claimed age at service, numerous affadavit's were required to verify his service. One in Feb. 1834 was by Eber Robinson of Holland, VT, then 74 years old formerly of Windham, Conn., s. of Lieut. Jacob,5 Robinson [Peter,4 Peter,3 Isaac,2 Rev. John,1]. In 1782 Eber served as an Ensign under the command of Cyrus' father. Eber's affadavit includes the following statement:
• I know that Cyrus Allen a son of Capt. Allen served that year as a waiter to his Father and although he was not required to stand on guard or go out on scouting parties he would frequently from choice perform that service and although he was a youth of about twelve years of age..and on one instance as we were going out on a scouting party..I said to him 'Cyrus you had better not go for they will kill you, he replyed I am so small that they will not be half so likely to kill me as they are to kill you.'
Almost 19 years later at Haverhill, NH by an intention pub. Feb. 18, 1801, Cyrus m. Eber Robinson's 2nd cousin Eleanor Fitch [Deborah,5 Isaac,4 Peter,3 Isaac,2 Rev. John,1]. She was b. circa 1774 at Windham, Conn., dau of Asa Fitch and Deborah Robinson, and d. Sept. 10, 1853 at Troy, VT. Cyrus and Eleanor had the following seven known children, prob. all b. at Haverhill, NH:
• i. Sumner Allen, b. circa July 1802, d. Oct. 16, 1865 at Barton, VT; married but whether he had children has not been uncovered.
• ii. Isaac F. Allen, b. circa 1804-5, d. May 12, 1883 at Lancaster, NH; m. Mary G. Deming, poss. the dau. of Ebenezer and Eunice b. Jan. 13, 1801 at Bath, NH. Two known children of the family.
• iii. Mary A. Allen, b. May 4, 1807, d. Mar. 7, 1877 at Lynn, Mass.; m. as his apparent 2nd wife, Samuel Symonds Townsend, s. of Jacob Townsend and Sally Symonds, b. in July 1793 at Salem, Mass. He d. Apr. 30, 1875 at Lynn, Mass. It is unclear whether Mary had children or raised some of Samuel's children by his 1st wife.
• iv. Roxana Fenton Allen, b. June 9, 1809, d. Mar. 29, 1898 at Hyde Park, VT; m. Dec. 20, 1831 at Haverhill, NH, Robert Kay, s. of Bryan Kay and the former widow Elsie McCormick, b. Apr. 11, 1805 at Haverhill, NH. He d. Aug. 10, 1874 at Troy, VT. Four known children of the family.
• v. Hannah Dewey Allen, b. Apr. 13, 1811, d. Sept. 18, 1902 at Littleton, NH; m. John Merrill, s. John Hancock Merrill and Elizabeth Carlton, b. Sept. 13, 1808 at Pembroke, NH. He d. May 31, 1885 at Littleton, NH. Eight children of the family.
• vi. Charles Bruce Allen, b. Apr. 5, 1813, d. Jan. 10, 1892 at Lancaster, NH; m. Mar. 14, 1845 at Littleton, NH, Lucinda Merrill, sister of the husband of Charles' sister Hannah, b. Sep 23, 1816 at Pembroke, NH. She d. Jan. 30, 1881 at Lancaster, NH. Three known children of the family.
• vii. Almira Loomer Allen, b. Sept. 8, 1817, d. Jan. 15, 1893 at Worcester, Mass.; m. Aug. 19, 1834 at Littleton, NH, Nathaniel Allen, s. of Abijah Allen and his 1st wife Jemima Bidwell, b. Apr. 20, 1807 at Littleton, NH. He d. Jan. 31, 1873 at Lowell, Mass. Eight children of the family, but none of the children left descendants.
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CYRUS ALLEN
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