Person Sheet


Name MD Edwin Beck Allen
Birth 21 Oct 1840, Fredericksburg, Spotsyvania, Virginia
Death 24 Apr 1893, 614 -17th St. NW, Washington, D.C.
Burial 26 Apr 1893, Holy Rood, Washington D.C.
Father Jeremiah Allen (~1803-1865)
Mother Mary Stribling (~1806-1862)
Spouses
1 Margaret Suzanne Crown
Birth 20 Nov 1845, Montgomery Coun., Maryland
Death 29 Sep 1929, Loughbourgh Rd., N.W., Washington, D.C.
Burial 2 Oct 1929, Holy Rood
Father John Crown (1808-1883)
Mother Margaret Poor (1811-<1900)
Marriage 30 Nov 1863, Holy Trinity, Church, Washington D.C.
Children Ferdinan (1866-)
Mary "Daisy" (1867-)
John Marcellous (1870-)
Maud Teresa (1871-)
Beatrice Myrtle "Bertha" (1873-)
Marian (1875-)
Florence Virginia (1876-)
Ernest Ignacious (1878-)
Dorsey "Theodore" (1880-1934)
Notes for MD Edwin Beck Allen
! Name, date of birth, place of birth, date of death and wedding date as well as parents info, came from Grace Pannell Arlington VA via morman records.
!Grace Pennell states her source to be a diary kept by Doc. Edwin Beck Allen.
!Wedding info came from Cert of Marriage at Holy Trinidy Church Washington D.C.
!I have copies of 2 1/2 diaries, written by Doc Edwin Allen. This was a set of four. They have alot of personal information.
!Sue Porter, said Edwin's birthdate was 21 Oct. 1840. and that he was born on Main St., Grace Pannell said that the date of birthdate was 1843. Born 1840 Main street, Fredericksburg VA, brother Dorcey, sister Elizabeth Butler. need to check out morman micro file #1394255 and ditto AFN: 4V63-4M
!Doc Edwin ALLEN's diary. Vol III, page 141. In his own writting he states that he told the insurance co that his birthdate to be 21 Oct. 1843. this can not be correct, his grandmother leave him a gun in her will in Jan. 1843, this would have been 10 months prier to his birth. His death cert, it says he was 52 when he died, that would make year of birth 1840, 1860 census also supports date.
!I have death cert, marraige cert and military muster roll. Muster roll states that he deserted to the enemy 14 Dec. 1862. death cert says he was 52 at time of death, that makes birth year 1841.
!In 1960 in Fredericksburg VA he was an Officer in the "Sons of Temperance" and an agent for "The Golden Prize". Sons of Temperance wanted to close down the pubs.
Notes for Margaret Suzanne (Spouse 1)
! Name and wedding date came from Grace Pannell of VA via morman records. Birth date, place, death date, place and siblings listed with mormans.
!Name and birth and death dates and burial spot came from Sue Porter.
!Grace Pennell states her source to be a diary kept by Doc. Edwin Beck Allen.
!Wedding info came from Cert of Marriage at Holy Trinidy Church Washington D.C.
!Diary. Doc Edwin ALLEN. Vol III Edwin mentions Susy's birthplace at times of childbirth.
!I have her death cert. says she was 84 when she died, thats makes birth year, 1845. says father born in MD mother born in DC Have her baptism record.
Washington DC census 1850 states: Margaret S. age 4; birtholace, DC !According to "MD Genealogical Bulletin" summer 1996, vol 37, no 3. artical "The decendants of JosephCrown (1710-1800) of Charles and Montgomery County, Maryland" by Gwen Boyer Bjorkman. All of Lancelot and Mary's children were born in Frederick County, MD which became Montgomery County, MD in1776
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