Joseph Allen: Our Family History

Generation: 1

Joseph Allen was born in 1708 in of, Connecticut or Vermont; died after 1752.

Joseph married Mary Baker about 1730 in Connecticut. Mary was born about 1713; died after 1752. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Levi Allen was born about 1731 in Cornwall, Connecticut; died in 1801 in Bennington, Vermont.
3. Ethan Allen was born on 10 Jan 1734 in Litchfield, Connecticut; died on 12 Feb 1789 in Burlington, Vermont.
4. Herman Allen was born in 1740 in Connecticut; died in 1778.
5. Lydia Allen was born in 1742 in Cornwall, Connecticut; died in 1770.
6. Heber Allen was born in 1743 in Connecticut; died in 1782.
7. Lucy Allen was born in 1747 in Connecticut; died after 1748.
8. Zimri Allen was born in 1748 in Connecticut; died in 1776.
9. Ira Allen was born on 21 Apr 1751 in Connecticut; died in 1814.

Generation: 2

2. Levi Allen (1.Joseph¹) was born about 1731 in Cornwall, Connecticut; died in 1801 in Bennington, Vermont.

Ethan Allen

(1.Joseph¹) was born on 10 Jan 1734 in Litchfield, Connecticut; died on 12 Feb 1789 in Burlington, Vermont.

Notes:

Ethan Allen was the leader of the "Green Mountain Boys" in the Vermont territory at the time of the Revolutionary War. His cousins Seth Warner and Remember Baker, Jr., were also part of that group.

Birth/Death: "Life and Times of Henry Burt of Springfield," Henry M. Burt and Silas W. Burt, 1893, pgs 261-262

4. Herman Allen (1.Joseph¹) was born in 1740 in Connecticut; died in 1778.
5. Lydia Allen (1.Joseph¹) was born in 1742 in Cornwall, Connecticut; died in 1770.
6. Heber Allen (1.Joseph¹) was born in 1743 in Connecticut; died in 1782.
7. Lucy Allen (1.Joseph¹) was born in 1747 in Connecticut; died after 1748.
8. Zimri Allen (1.Joseph¹) was born in 1748 in Connecticut; died in 1776.
9. Ira Allen (1.Joseph¹) was born on 21 Apr 1751 in Connecticut; died in 1814.