Zachariah Allen

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• Alternate birth: 21 Mar 1740, Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts

Zachariah married Anne Crawford on 3 Jan 1778. Anne (daughter of Joseph Crawford and Susannah Bernon) was born on 25 Jun 1757; died on 3 Sep 1808. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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From Wikipedia:

Zachariah Allen (September 15, 1795 – March 17, 1882) was an American textile manufacturer, scientist, lawyer, writer, inventor and civil leader from Providence, Rhode Island. He was educated at Phillips Exeter Academy and at Brown University where he graduated in 1813.

Allen became a textile manufacturer and in 1822 constructed a woolen mill in which he incorporated innovative fire-safety features and his own mechanical improvements. He also built the first hot-air furnace system for the heating of homes. In 1833 he patented his best-known device, the automatic cut-off valve for steam engines.

He founded the Manufacturers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Company in 1835, the forerunner of the present day insurance company FM Global.

Allen was also a prolific writer of scientific texts and wrote numerous books and articles during his lifetime. [...]

His older brother Philip Allen served Rhode Island as governor [1851-1853) and later as a United States senator (1853-1859).

Zachariah married Eliza Harriet Arnold on 1 May 1817. Eliza (daughter of Welcome Arnold and Patience Greene) was born on 5 Oct 1796 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island; died on 30 Aug 1873. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Andrew Robeson on 2 Mar 1843 in Islesboro, Maine. Andrew (son of Andrew Robeson and Anna Rodman) was born on 14 Oct 1817 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 23 Jul 1874 in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Charles Sprague Sargent on 26 Nov 1873. Charles (son of Ignatius Sargent and Henrietta Gray) was born on 24 Apr 1841 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 22 Mar 1927 in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]