Allen, William H. (1815-1898)

Name:

Allen, William H. (1815-1898)

Title:

Deacon, First Baptist Church, Penacook, NH
Clerk, Penacook Ward, NH
Member, New Hampshire House of Representatives

Other Names:

Allen, William Henry

Born:

07/21/1815

Birthplace:

Seekonk, MA

Died:

12/08/1898

Death Location:

Concord, NH

Residence:

Seekonk, MA
Fisherville, NH c. 1845; Fisherville 1860 & 1870 census, Concord 1880 census, Concord 1885 directory

Nationality:

American

Occupation:

Contoocook Mill, overseer of spinning -- Penacook, NH, 1845
Salesman, at H. H. & J. S. Brown Co. -- c. 1850-1855
Dry Goods Merchant -- Fisherville, by 1855

Father:

Allen, Benjamin

Mother:

Wade, Hannah

Relations:

Business:
Pratt & Allen (Dana W. Pratt), Fisherville, 1855-1857
Allen & Hall (Lyman K. Hall), Fisherville, 1858-1863
William H. Allen (sole, until sale of business to his son, William W.), Fisherville, 1863-1886
Descendant in the fifth generation from Lewis Allen of Weston, MA

Spouse:

(1) Chloe Blackinton, 1838
(2) Hannah M. Brown, 1847
(3) Cynthia Eaton, 1860

Children:

children of Chloe Blackinton and William Allen:
Allen, Ann Francis (c.1842-; b. Mass.)
Allen, Augusta Marie (c.1844- ; b. NH; m. Charles H. Garland)
Allen, Benjamin Fisher (c.1845-)
children of Hannah Brown & William Allen:
Allen, William Wade (1848-1942); dry goods merchant, including souvenirs, Penacook, NH; m. Jossie C. Moore; daughter Grace continued dry goods business)
Allen, Eunice Adeline (aka Addie) (c.1851-; b. NH; m. Rev. Millard Johnson)
Allen, Georgiana (d. young)

Notes:

David A. Brown, Compiler. The History of Penacook, N. H., From Its First Settlement in 1734 Up to 1900. (Concord, New Hampshire: The Rumford Press, 1902), 57, 387-388.

"New Firm and New Goods," New Hampshire Patriot and State Gazette, Concord, New Hampshire, April 4, 1855, 3.

"Dissolution," Independent Democrat, Concord, New Hampshire, October 1, 1857, 3.

Vital Records, New Hampshire State Archives

Woodlawn Cemetery, Concord, NH