Samuel ALLEN

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9 February 1842 , Dayton, Ohio, USA

Died

2 June 1916 , Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

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Born: 9 February 1842 in Dayton, Ohio, USA

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Samuel married Leonora DEUBRE abt. 1874 . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Leonora DEUBRE was born 1 December 1850 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. Leonora died 30 September 1923 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.

Samuel ALLEN died 2 June 1916 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA.
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Leonora DEUBRE
Marriage date: abt. 1874
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Children of Samuel ALLEN and Leonora DEUBRE

Emma Elizabeth ALLEN

Born: October 1874, , Kansas, USA
Died: abt. 1965, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Alice Louise ALLEN

Born: 10 November 1876, , Missouri, USA
Died: June 1966, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Leonora Deubre ALLEN

Born: abt. 1879, , Missouri, USA
Died: abt. 1895, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Samuel Ethan ALLEN

Born: 10 January 1882, St Joseph, Missouri, USA
Died: 3 September 1960, Hempstead, New York, USA

Married: Eleanor May THEINERT 5 May 1914 Place: Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island)

Edith L ALLEN

Born: 21 October 1884, , Missouri, USA
Died: June 1979, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Robert Henry ALLEN

Born: 27 February 1887, St Joseph, Missouri, USA
Died: abt. 1966, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

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Birth — 1842
9 February 1842
Dayton, Ohio, USA

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1874 Birth of Child
Emma Elizabeth ALLEN was born October 1874, , Kansas, USA

Samuel was 32 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1876 Birth of Child
Alice Louise ALLEN was born 10 November 1876, , Missouri, USA

Samuel was 34 years old.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1882 Birth of Child
Samuel Ethan ALLEN was born 10 January 1882, St Joseph, Missouri, USA

Samuel was 39 years old.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1884 Birth of Child
Edith L ALLEN was born 21 October 1884, , Missouri, USA

Samuel was 42 years old.

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1887 Birth of Child
Robert Henry ALLEN was born 27 February 1887, St Joseph, Missouri, USA

Samuel was 45 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900
name: Sam Allen
titles:
residence: South Canyon city, El Paso, Colorado
birth date: Feb 1842
birthplace: Ohio
relationship to head-of-household: Self
spouse name: Leonora S Allen
spouse titles:
spouse birth place: Virginia
father name:
father titles:
father birthplace: Vermont
mother name:
mother titles:
mother birthplace: Maryland
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name:
gender: Male
marital status: Married
years married: 28
estimated marriage year: 1872
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0027
sheet number and letter: 5A
household id: 429
reference number: 41
gsu film number: 1240124
image number: 00047
Household Gender Age
Sam Allen M
spouse Leonora S Allen F
child Emma E Allen F
child Alice L Allen F
child Edith L Allen F
child Sam E Allen M
child Robt H Allen M

1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 - Colorado Springs, Colorado
name: Samuel Allen
birthplace: Ohio
relationship to head of household: Self
residence: Colorado Springs Ward 3, El Paso, Colorado
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Vermont
mother's birthplace: Maryland
family number: 36
page number: 2
Household Gender Age
Samuel Allen M 68y
spouse Leonara R Allen F 59y
child Emily E Allen F 35y
child Alice L Allen F 33y
child Edith L Allen F 25y
child Robert H Allen M 23y
Stanley H Ziegler M 25y

1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1914 Marriage of Child
Samuel Ethan ALLEN married 5 May 1914, Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island) to Eleanor May THEINERT

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

Obituary
'Samuel Allen, aged 74, died yesterday morning at his home, 515 North Cedar street. He is survived by his wife and five children, the Misses Emma and Louise Allen and Mrs. Stanley H. Ziegler, all of Colorado Springs; S. Ethan Allen of New York and Robert H. Allen of Clarksdale, Miss. The funeral will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock from the residence, the Rev. Frank Hale Touret, rector of Grace Episcopal church, officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen cemetery and will be private.'

Date: June 03, 1916
Location: Colorado
Paper: Gazette-Telegraph