James ALLEN

Born

9 February 1817 , New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Died

9 September 1860 , Acushnet, Massachusetts, USA

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Father: James Allen
Mother: Abigail Ingraham

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Mary Blossom Hammond Allen (1822 - 1843)
Eliza Ann White Allen (1823 - 1908)

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Captain Allen commenced his seafaring life at the age of fourteen. His first voyage was as a cabin boy with Captain Abram Gardner in ship 'Canton', Jireh Perry was the owner. It sailed from New Bedford August 19, 1831 and returned May 31, 1834. Second voyage as a boat steerer, with Captain Abram Gardner, ship 'Canton', which sailed from New Bedford October 25, 1834 and returned May 21, 1838. Third voyage was as first mate with Captain Rhodolphus N. Swift in ship
'Lancaster', owned by T. and A. R. Nye. It sailed from New Bedford November 15, 1838 and returned March 25, 1842. Fourth voyage as captain of ship 'Charles Frederick', owned by J. A. Parker & Son, sailed from New Bedford June 20, 1842 and returned April 18, 1846. Fifth voyage as captain of the 'Eliza L. B. Jenney', Gibbs & Jenney owners. It sailed from Fairhaven December 1, 1846 and returned May 15, 1851.

After spending twenty years in the sperm whaling service, one half of these years as master, Captain Allen retired

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"A History of the Town of Acushnet, Massachusetts" pub. 1907

Birth — 1817
9 February 1817
New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

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

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Name: James Allen
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 09 Sep 1860
Death Place: Acushnet, Bristol, Massachusetts
Age: 43
Birth Date: 1817
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01104-1
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film Number: 1994264
Reference ID: 245

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHTZ-DS6 : 10 December 2014), James Allen, 09 Sep 1860; citing Acushnet, Bristol, Massachusetts, reference 245; FHL microfilm 1,994,264.'