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Leighton Genealogy of Narraguagus Valley Maine

Narraguagus Valley Some Account of its Early Settlement and Settlers

About 1760, two brothers, Thomas and Samuel Leighton, came from Falmouth to this River. Samuel settled on the lot now in possession of Richard P. Willey. His sons were Theodore Leighton, Isaac Leighton, Parritt Leighton and Phineas Leighton. Thomas Leighton, the brother of Samuel Leighton, settled upon a lot at the head of Pigeon Hill Bay. He had a family of six sons and five daughters. Robert, Joseph, Thomas, Annie, Molly, James, Ross, Abigail, Betsey, Sarah and Benjamin. Nearly at the same time that Thomas and Samuel Leighton came and settled, Thomas Leighton 2d came from Dover, N. H., to Gouldsboro. His wife was Lydia Tracy. It is not known that there was any relationship between these two Thomas Leightons. From Gouldsboro, Thomas 2d soon removed to Steuben and settled upon the lot afterwards known as the Henry Leighton lot. He had ten children, Jonathan, Mark, Charity, Alexander, Hatevil, Pamelia, Isaiah, Daniel, Israel and Asa.

Biography of Joseph Newton Allen

Extensively interested in farming and also identified with the oil industry of the southwest, Joseph Newton Allen has made for himself an enviable place as a business man in Muskogee. Born on the 7th of February, 1868, in Greencastle, Indiana, he comes of Scotch-Irish ancestry, through a line of Virginia and Kentucky pioneers, being the eighth son of a seventh son and the seventeenth child in a family of eighteen children. His early education was acquired in the public schools of Greencastle, which is the seat of DePauw University, formerly known as Asbury University. When his public school course was … Read more

Genealogy of Luke and Peggy (Wallace) Allen Family

Ch. of Luke and Peggy (Wallace) Allen. a. David. b. Luke: b. Dec. 18, 1791; m., 1824, Mehitable Dwight, b. 1798, d. Feb., 1875. He d. June 11, 1866. They had Luke Dwight, b. Sept. 28, 1825 (who married, 1853, Caroline Patchen, and had Howard Oliver, b. Mar. 22, 1854; Frederick Dwight, b. May 17, 1857); James Monroe, d. unm.; Francis, b. May 15, 1828 (m., Sept. 22, 1864, Mrs. Lucy Lavinia, b. 1840. He d. May 16, 1890. They had Louis Birnie, b. 1865, and Clarence Davenport, b. 1874). c. Abram: b. July 15, 1795; m., 1822, Chloe McGray, … Read more

Genealogy of the Fox Family of Taunton, Massachusetts

The Connecticut-Massachusetts branch of the earlier family of this name of the old Bay State is one of long and honorable standing in New England, and as well of historic connection. The especial family here considered, and which for designation is styled the Taunton family, is that of pome of the descendants of Capt. Jabez Fox, of Berkley, Mass., one of whose sons was the late Henry Hodges Fox and the latter’s son the present Hon. William Henry Fox, lawyer and judge, who for forty and more years has been judge of the First District court of Bristol county and otherwise prominently identified with the public affairs of the city of Taunton.

Reynold T. Allen

1st Lt., Infantry, Co. D, 81st Div., 321st Reg.; of Lenoir County; son of O. H. and Sarah C. Allen. Entered service May 14, 1917, at Kinston, N.C. Sent to Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga. Transferred to Camp Jackson, S. C., then to Camp Sevier, S. C. Sailed for France from Camp Upton, July, 1918. Promoted to rank of 2nd Lt. August, 1917; 1st Lt., Dec. 31, 1917. Fought at St. Die, Vosges Mountains, Somme, Dieu Sector, Verdun, Meuse-Argonne offensive. Winner of Pistol Competition, 321st nfantry. Platoon leader of Platoon winning 5th place in A. E. F. rifle competition at Le Mons, … Read more

Clifford Family of New Bedford, MA

Charles Warren Clifford

Among the most prominent law offices in southern Massachusetts is one which by lineal succession has existed for nearly, if not quite, a hundred years, and in which three generations of the Clifford family have been represented. The members of the Clifford family who have been such important factors in this old and prominent law firm came of a distinguished ancestry. The late John H. Clifford was a direct descendant in the eighth generation from George Clifford, who came with his wife Elizabeth and son John from Arnold village and parish, Nottinghamshire, England, to Boston in 1644.

Morey Genealogy of Bristol RI and Norton MA

Old Families of Southeastern Massachusetts

The Morey Family, to which belonged the late Mrs. Paddock Richmond Read, is an old and long established one in New England. The name has been spelled Morey, Mowry, Mowrey, etc. The family which settled in the Plymouth Colony spelled the name Morey, while other branches made their home in Rhode Island, where the spelling of the name was changed to Mowry. George Morey, the first of whom we have record, made his home in Bristol, Rhode Island. He married there Jan. 22, 1683, Hannah Lewis

J. E. Allen

Bugler, Field Artillery, Battery C, 30th Div., 113th Artillery. Born in Orange County; the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Allen. Husband of Mrs. Grace Allen. Entered the service July 25, 1917, at Durham, N.C. Was sent to Camp Sevier and from there to Camp Mills, L. I. Sailed for France May 27, 1918. Fought at St. Mihiel, Argonne, Meuse. Gassed on Woevre Sector, Nov. 5, 1918. Returned to USA March 19, 1919, and was mustered out at Camp Jackson, S. C., March 28, 1919.

Allen, Louise – Obituary

Wallowa, Wallowa County, Oregon Louise Allen aged 19 years died at her mother’s home in this city on Tuesday, Dec. 3rd, after an illness of over a year. Burial at 2 p.m. today. Wallowa County Reporter Wallowa,Wallowa County, Oregon, Thursday December 1918 Contributor: Charlotte Carper

Allen, Lloyd – Obituary

Wallowa, Wallowa County, Oregon Last Rites Held For Lloyd Allen Lloyd Allen, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Allen, early pioneers of Wallowa passed away in the Walla Walla Hospital of a heart attack Thursday evening, January 24, 1952. Mr. Allen was born in Wallowa on December 18, 1883 and spent the early part of his life in Lower Valley and Lostine where he attended school and later was in the hardware and furniture business with his brother, Challis. He became a member of the Christian church at an early age. On June 18, 1913 he was united … Read more

Genealogy of John and Mary (Hannum) Allen

Ch. of (3) John and Mary (Hannum) Allen. (A) John: b. 1670; m., 1694, Bridget Booth; b. 1670; d. 1714. He m. second, 1716, Elizabeth Pander. Issue. (B) Samuel: b. Feb. 5, 1673; m., May 29, 1700, Hannah Burrougs, b. in 1675. He d. 1735.

Biography of Allen, Joseph Henry

Allen, Joseph Henry, was born August 21, 1820, in Northborough, Worcester County, where his father (Joseph, born in Medfield, 1790, on the old homestead at Castle Hill, occupied since 1649 and still by the Allen family) was settled as minister of the town in 1816, and remained pastor of the First Parish till his death in 1873. His mother (Lucy Clark, born in Hingham, 1791, died 1866) was daughter of Prof. Henry Ware of Harvard University (1805-1845). He is seventh in descent, by the maternal line, of a series of Massachusetts Congregational ministers, including Thomas Clark, Chelmsford; John Hancock, Lexington; … Read more

Susannah Todd Allen

ALLEN, Susannah Todd6, (Edmond5, Christopher4, Samuel3, Samuel2, Christopher1) born 1771, died March 19, 1867, married May 1, 1793, Uri, son of James and Susannah (Tuttle) Allen, who was born in 1774, died Sept. 18, 1825. Children: I. Alpheus, b. Aug. 30, 1794, d. Nov. 9, 1835, m. Isabella Norton, issue: (1) Martin E., b. Sept. 21, 1821, m. April 24, 1860, Elizabeth Gridley, and had Elbert E., b. April 26, 1861. (2) Alvira, b. March 1, 1820, m. April 30, 1837, Orange Bradley. (3) Clarissa, b. March 23, 1825, m. Lewis Williams, who was b. Sept. 23, 1820, and had … Read more

Genealogy of Jonathan and Polly (Thwing Swain) Allen Family

Ch. of A. Jonathan and Polly (Thwing Swain) Allen (3rd m.) a. Rufus Selden: b. in Vernon, O., Oct. 2, 1824; m., 1847, Olive Genet Fuller. She d. 1865. He m., second, 1866, Phebe E. Dickson. He d. Dec. 2, 1887. She d. 1906. He served in the Civil War as Captain of a company of Dodge Co. Volunteers. Had by the 1st m. 5 daus., and by the second m. he had Frank Elbridge, b. in Dunkirk, Wis., May 16, 1867; m., Nov. 8, 1894, Mabel E. Wheaton, and they had Ethan Elbridge Gerry and John Haight.

Slave Narrative of Viney Baker

Interviewer: Mary A. Hicks Person Interviewed: Viney Baker Location: S. Harrington Street, Raleigh, North Carolina Age: 78 An interview with Viney Baker 78 of S. Harrington Street, Raleigh. My mammy wuz Hannah Murry an’ so fur as I know I ain’t got no father, do’ I reckon dat he wuz de plantation stock nigger. I wuz borned in Virginia as yo’ mought say ter my marster Mr. S. L. Allen. We moved when I wuz little ter Durham County whar we fared bad. We ain’t had nothin’ much ter eat an’ ter w’ar. He had a hundert slaves an’ I … Read more

Genealogical and Family History of Vermont

Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont vol 1

Hiram Charlton took on the publication of the Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont for Lewis Publishing. In it, he enlisted the assistance of living residents of the state in providing biographical and genealogical details about their family, and then he published all 1104 family histories in two distinct volumes.

Biographical Sketch of Hon. John J. Allen Jr.

Hon. John J. Allen, Jr., was born at Fitzwilliam, N. H., March 12, 1818, and received his education at the common schools. He was a teacher many years, represented the town of Fitzwilliam in the legislature four years, and two years in the state senate. He married twice, first, Sarah E. Horton, of Gilsum, who bore him one child, Agnes, who died when young. He married for his second wife, Susan E. Wood, of Keene. Mr Allen was editor of the New Hampshire Sentinel a short time, and was also editor of the Clinton Courant, of Clinton, Mass. He was … Read more

Biographies of Western Nebraska

History of Western Nebraska and its People

These biographies are of men prominent in the building of western Nebraska. These men settled in Cheyenne, Box Butte, Deuel, Garden, Sioux, Kimball, Morrill, Sheridan, Scotts Bluff, Banner, and Dawes counties. A group of counties often called the panhandle of Nebraska. The History Of Western Nebraska & It’s People is a trustworthy history of the days of exploration and discovery, of the pioneer sacrifices and settlements, of the life and organization of the territory of Nebraska, of the first fifty years of statehood and progress, and of the place Nebraska holds in the scale of character and civilization. In the … Read more