Andrew Lee Allen History

• Biography of Andrew Lee Allen by his son Charles H. Allen.
• Entry in Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, p.713:

ALLEN, ANDREW LEE (son of Elijah Allen, born 1763, and Mehitable Hall, both of New Hampshire). He. was born Nov. 24, 1791, Limeric Parsonfield, N.H. Came to Utah Aug. 12, 1852, John M. Higbee company.

Married Clarinda Knapp 1825, who was born Aug. 10, 1802, and came to Utah with husband. Their children: Elijah b. Feb. 7, 1826, m. Eliza Ann Bickmore; Lydia b. June 5, 1827; Sophronia b. Nov. 6, 1828, m. Abram Foster; Charles b. Oct. 15, 1830, m. Adelaide Hoops; Andrew b. Aug.16, 1832, m. Manerva Whittle; James b. Oct. 12, 1833, m, Mary Mathews; Sidney b. Aug. 12, 1835, m. Ann Cooper; Susan b. Dec. 31, 1837, m. John Goaslind; Levi b. April 1, 1842, m. Lavinia Henson; Julia b. June 8, 1844. Family home Provo, Utah.

• Attended a meeting of the Kirtland Safety Society
• Mentioned in the history of the Town of Alleghany in New York state (http://www.rootsweb.com/~nycattar/towns/allegany.htm)
  

The town of Allegany was formed from Great Valley on April 18, 1831. It was originally called Burton, and its name was changed to Allegany on March 28, 1851. Humphrey was taken off in 1836. It lies on the south border of the county, and includes part of the Allegany Indian Reservation.

There are 3 streams, Four Mile, Five Mile and Mill Creeks, which are tributaries of the Allegany River. Much of the town was covered by lumber in 1860, and lumbering was an important industry. Allegany, (p.v.) is located upon Allegany River, and in 1862 contained a tannery, door factory, and blind factory. It had 3 churches and 70 houses, and was a station on the NY and Erie R.R. A college, run by the Franciscans was located near the village. Five Mile Run is a p.o. that was first settled by Ebenezer Reed from Connecticut, who located near the mouth of Five Mile Creek in 1820. Other early settlers include: Andrew Allen, Hiram Wood, James Strong, Isaac Eggleston, and Amos and David Orton, who settled along the creek in 1821.


• From Conquerors of the West: Stalwart Mormon Pioneers, volume 1 (found on Ancestry.com)
  
  Name: Andrew Lee Allen
  Birth Date: 24 Nov 1791
  Birth Place: Limerick, York, Maine
  Parents: Elijah & Mehitable Hall Allen
  Death Date: 14 Aug 1870
  Death Place: Provo, Utah, Utah
  Arrival: 13 Aug 1852, John Higby Co.
  Spouse: Clarinda Knapp
  Marriage Date: 11 Dec 1824
  Marriage Place: Cattaraugus Co., New York
  Spouse's Birth Date: 10 Aug 1802
  Spouse's Birth Place: Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut
  Spouse's Death Date: 07 Dec 1862
  Spouse's Death Place: Richmond, Cache, Utah
  Married 2nd: Martha Christina Johnson Date: 30 May 1863 , Provo, Utah, Utah Born: 24 Oct 1847 , Kalen S., Sweden Married 3rd: Ann Hughes -No children Date: 16 Nov 1867 , Provo, Utah, Utah Andrew 's mother died when he was nine years old. He went to live with his maternal grandfather and his wife. He learned the blacksmith trade and received a religious training from his grandfather. At the age of 14, he left home to make his own way. When 21, he joined the War of 1812 for a short time. He moved to Cattaraugus County, New York , where he built a home and at age 33 married Clarinda . After joining the Mormon Church, he sold his home and moved to Kirtland, Ohio . They continued to move west with the saints until they arrived in the Valley in 1852 . The family moved to Provo where Andrew and his sons helped to build the Provo Fort . Andrew was an excellent rope maker and knew how to make dyes from plants. In 1858 his sons, Charles , James and Andrew , who had moved to San Bernardino, California , did some freighting to Salt Lake . When they returned to California , their mother, a sister, Susan , and brothers Levi and Sidney went with them. In 1862 , Clarinda desired to return home. She did not go back to Andrew but went to Richmond and stayed with a son. She died there in 1862 Andrew married Martha in 1863 and adopted her son. They separated in a couple of years. Andrew married Ann Hughes in 1867 . She was a good wife to him until his death in 1870 . A granddaughter wrote of him that he was a religious and hard working man. He could split as many rails in a day as any two ordinary men. He loved to fish. Children of 1st wife: Elijah , b. 7 Feb 1826 , Burton, Cattaraugus, New York . Md. 2 May 1852 , Eliza Ann Bickmore . D. 21 Apr 1866 . Lydia Jane , b. 5 Jun 1827 , Allegany, Catt, New York . D. 15 Oct 1870 , Richmond, Utah . Unmarried. Sophronia , b. 6 Nov 1828 . Md. 1st, 1 Dec 1851 , Jacob H. Rose (Div) Md. 2nd, 23 Feb 1863 , Abraham Foster . D. 19 Oct 1912 , Richmond, Utah . Charles Hopkins , b. 15 Oct 1830 , Allegany, Catt, New York . Md. 1st, 15 Jun 1864 , Elizabeth Adelaide Hoopes . Md. 2nd, 29 Oct 1890 , Annie Eliza Jones . D. 18 Feb 1922 , Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona . Andrew Lee , b. 16 Aug 1832 , Alegany, Catt, New York . Md. 1st, 4 Mar 1872 , Minerva Whittle . Md. 2nd, 8 May 1884 , Annie Spackman . D. 8 Jun 1918 , Cove, Cache, Utah . James , b. 12 Oct 1833 , Allegany, Catt, New York . Md. 24 Dec 1860 , Mary Elizabeth Matthews . D. 17 Jan 1890 , Richmond, Utah . Sidney David , b. 12 Aug 1835 , Allegany, Catt, New York . Md. 1st, before 1862 , Lucretia Winn . Md. 2nd, 31 Jul 1865 , Margaret Ann Cooper . D. 1 Jan 1905 , Bedford, Lincoln, Wyoming . Susan , b. 31 Dec 1837 , Kirtland, Ohio . Md. 4 Jul 1858 , John Cornog Goaslind . D. 16 Apr 1924 , Logan, Utah . Levi Knapp , b. 1 Apr 1842 , Virginia, Cass, Illinois . Md. 11 Dec 1888 , Livinia Meriam Henson . D. 18 Feb 1928 , Cove, Cache, Utah . Julia , b. 8 Jun 1844 , Plymouth, Hancock, Illinois . D. 4 Sep 1858 , Provo, Utah . Unmarried. Children of 2nd wife: Charles August , b. 24 Oct 1847 , Kalen, S., Sweden to Johan Johannas and Martha Christina Johnson . Was adopted by Andrew Lee Allen . Md. 19 Jan 1873 , Elvon Laveria Stewart . D. 18 Sep 1932 , Provo, Utah . Theda Judd
• Research on Andrew's birth place by Richard Ware:
  

  Researched and written by Richard Arldon Ware, g-g grandson of Andrew Lee Allen. 

   

  While verifying information regarding the birth date and place of Andrew Lee Allen, I came across some discrepancies that caused me to do further research.  The following is a summary of my findings.

  
       On January 27, 1846, Andrew Lee Allen went to the Nauvoo Temple and there received his endowments with his wife Clarinda Knapp.  The Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, which is a complete record of all initiatory and endow­ments done in the Nauvoo Temple, records Andrew's birth ­date as November 27, 1794 (p. 207).  It also states he was born in Wakefield, New Hamp­shire.
       The Autobiography of Charles H. Allen (written by Andrew's son Charles) records Andrew's birth date as November 27, 1794 but states he was born in Lemeric (Limerick), Parsonsfield, New Hampshire.  Limerick and Wakefield are about 20 miles apart.     
       The Arizona Death Certifi­cate of Charles Hopkins Allen states Andrew was born in New Hamp­shire.  This certificate was recorded by his son, Elijah Allen.
       Gerald R. Fuller wrote in his book Ances­tors and Descendants of Andrew Lee and Clarinda Knapp Allen, p. 90 that Andrew was born Novem­ber 24, 1791 in Limerick, York, Maine.  It is not known where Gerald obtained the date of Novem­ber 24, 1791 since no other records support that conclusion.  Gerald's statement that Andrew was born in Maine needs further explanation.
       New Hampshire became a state June 21, 1788, just a few years before Andrew was born in 1794.  Because Maine did not become a state until 1820, Andrew was necessarily born in New Hampshire and not Maine.
       Before 1820, a portion of what would become Maine was then a part of the state of New Hamp­shire.  When the Provi­dence of Maine became a state March 15, 1820, part of New Hampshire became part of Maine, including Limerick.  Approximately 20 miles away from Limerick, Maine (across the border into New Hampshire) is the town of Wakefield, New Hampshire.
        Since Andrew himself told the Nauvoo Temple in 1846 that he was born in Wakefield, New Hampshire, it is probably more correct than the birthplace of Limerick which his son, Charles Hopkins Allen, recorded in his autobiography.

• Andrew and his family appear in the 1850 Iowa census:    This record shows his birth place as "N. H.", which implies that he was born in New Hampshire and not in Maine, as listed in Conquerers of the West.