Andrew Lee Allen

1791 - 1870  (78 years)

• Name	Andrew Lee Allen  [1]
  Birth	24 Nov 1791	Limerick, York, Maine   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Alternate birth	New Hampshire   [1]
  Death	14 Aug 1870	Provo, Utah, Utah   [2, 4, 5]
  Person ID	I9748	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2020

  
  

  Father	Elijah Allen,   b. 1763, Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire d. 19 Oct 1839, Limerick, York, Maine (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Mehitable Hall,   b. 22 Mar 1769, New Hampshire d. 25 Jun 1800, Corinth, Orange, Vermont (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1788  [2]
  Family ID	F5315	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clarinda Knapp,   b. 10 Aug 1802, Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut d. 7 Dec 1862, Richmond, Cache, Utah (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	11 Dec 1824	Cattaraugus, New Hampshire   [2, 4]
  Children	1. Elijah Allen,   b. 7 Feb 1826, Burton, Cattaraugus, New York d. 21 Apr 1866, Fort Herriman, Salt Lake, Utah (Age 40 years)   2. Lydia Allen,   b. 5 Jun 1827, Burton, Cattaraugus, New York d. 15 Oct 1879, Richmond, Cache, Utah (Age 52 years)   3. Saphronia Allen,   b. 6 Nov 1828, Burton, Cattaraugus, New York d. 19 Oct 1912, Richmond, Cache, Utah (Age 83 years) + 4. Charles Hopkins Allen,   b. 15 Oct 1830, Burton, Cattaraugus, New York d. 18 Feb 1922, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona (Age 91 years)   5. Andrew Lee Allen, Jr.,   b. 16 Aug 1832, Burton, Cattaraugus, New York d. 8 Jun 1918, Cove, Cache, Utah (Age 85 years)   6. James Allen,   b. 12 Oct 1833, Burton, Cattaraugus, New York d. 17 Jan 1890, Richmond, Cache, Utah (Age 56 years)   7. Sidney David Allen,   b. 12 Aug 1835, Burton, Cattaraugus, New York d. 1 Jan 1905, Bedford, Lincoln, Wyoming (Age 69 years)   8. Susan Allen,   b. 31 Dec 1837, Kirtland, Lake, Ohio d. 16 Apr 1924, Logan, Cache, Utah (Age 86 years)   9. Levi Knapp Allen,   b. 1 Apr 1842, Virginia, Cass, Illinois d. 18 Feb 1928, Cove, Cache, Utah (Age 85 years)   10. Julia Allen,   b. 8 Jun 1844, Plymouth, Hancock, Illinois d. 4 Sep 1858, Provo, Utah, Utah (Age 14 years)
  Family ID	F2099	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2015

  
  

• Notes

  There is a blurry photo of a balding gentleman in a suit and tie that is widely shown on the web as being an image of this Andrew Lee Allen, despite the fact that the gentleman's clothing is more modern than anything worn before 1870, and the photo is clearly captioned "Andrew Allen, Born Aug 17, 1832". In other words, it's Andrew Lee Allen, Jr. (1832-1918). Sometimes we wonder if people are doing genealogy in their sleep. From "Our Family" by Charles Hopkins Allen [Ancestors and Descendants of Andrew Lee and Clarinda Knapp Allen]: "Andrew Lee Allen was born in Limerick, York Co., Maine November 24th 1791. He was the son of Elijah Allen, who was born in 1763 at Stratham, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire, and his first wife, Mehitable Hall, who was christened March 26th, 1769 at Rochester, Strafford Co., New Hampshire. "His mother died June 25th, 1800 in Corinth, Orange Co., Vermont and his father was remarried October 21st, 1809 to Hannah, widow of George Perry. His father died October 19th, 1839 at Limerick, York Co., Maine. "After his mother's death Andrew Lee Allen went to live with his maternal grandfather, Rev. Avery Hall, staying until he was 14 years of age. He worked at the blacksmith trade. Not being satisfied, he left home and never went back again. He went on shipboard to help protect the American vessels during the war known as the War of 1812. He left there and went into Canada, where he got into trouble with the British by drinking a toast at a barn-raising. The toast was, 'he wished that the Eagle of America would triumph over the crown of Great Britain,' for which he was arrested by the British. Making his escape he went into the state of New York, Cattaraugus Co., where he entered one hundred and sixty acres of land, and made himself a very nice home. He planned to settle down for life and he soon owned a large grove of sugar maple trees besides his prosperous farm. "On December 11th, 1824, he married Clarinda Knapp, daughter of Calvin and Deborah (Hopkins) Knapp. Clarinda was a refined, educated woman who was highly skilled in the arts of fine painting, sewing, tailoring, ladies' leghorn hat designing, and homemaking. Her gentle upbringing had a great influence on the lives of those about her. She was a woman of true faith and was a Bible scholar. "They remained in Burton, Cattaraugus Co., New York until they had seven children, namely: Elijah, Lydia, Saphronia, Charles, Andrew, James, and Sidney. They had not joined any religious society but were honest and upright with all men, waiting for something to come along that would give them better satisfaction than the religions of the day. [...]"

  
  

• Sources

  [S4403] Death certificate of Charles H. Allen, copy held by P & T Nielsen Hayden. [S119] Ancestors and Descendants of Andrew Lee and Clarinda Knapp Allen by Gerald R. Fuller. Esther Fuller Dial, ed. The Andrew Lee Allen Family Organization, 1952. [S257] Frank W. Allen, "Charles Allen and Some of His Descendants." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 56:26, January 1902., date only. [S664] Nicholas Knapp Genealogy by Alfred Averill Knapp. Winter Park, Florida: 1953. [S257] Frank W. Allen, "Charles Allen and Some of His Descendants." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 56:26, January 1902.