Samuel
ALLEN
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Born: 3 January 1665 in Northampton, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Samuel married Mercy WRIGHT 15 December 1692 in Northampton, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mercy WRIGHT was born 14 March 1669 in Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence). Mercy died 5 February 1728 in Litchfield, Connecticut, USA (Bantam) (Northfield). Mercy was the child of Judah WRIGHT and Mercy BURT.
Samuel ALLEN died 14 October 1718 in Coventry, Crown Colony of Connecticut.
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Mercy WRIGHTMarriage date: 15 December 1692
Marriage place: Northampton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Mercy WRIGHT was the child of Judah WRIGHT and Mercy BURT
Children of Samuel ALLEN and Mercy WRIGHT
Joseph ALLENDied: 4 April 1755, Cornwall, Crown Colony of Connecticut
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Birth — 16653 January 1665
Northampton, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 Marriage / PartnerSamuel ALLEN and Mercy WRIGHT 15 December 1692, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence)
He was 27 years old.
1708 Birth of ChildJoseph ALLEN was born 14 October 1708, Deerfield, Massachusetts, USA (South Deerfield)
Samuel was 43 years old.
Death — 171814 October 1718
Coventry, Crown Colony of Connecticut
He died at the age of 53.
Record added: 3/12/2025 1:27:46 PM
Last updated: 3/12/2025 1:38:03 PM
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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