ALLEN, Lucy Mais nee FITCH
Mrs. Martin Allen – m. 21 Mar 1832
Daughter of Richard and Lucinda Buell Fitch
B. 6 May 1811 in Ellsworth Twp., Trumbull (now Mahoning) Co. OH
D. 3 July 1904 in Ellsworth Twp., Mahoning Co. OH at 93y 1m 28d
Burial – 5 July 1904 in Ellsworth Cemetery, Section A Row 03, Ellsworth, Mahoning Co. OH

Mahoning Dispatch, Fri, 21 Apr 1882:
Ellsworth - Golden Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Allen
"Quite a brilliant event in the social circle of Ellsworth, took place Tuesday, March 21st, 1882, when our highly esteemed and honored friends, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Allen, celebrated their Golden Wedding at their comfortable residence. The preparations for the event were quite extensive, and all passed off "as merry as a marriage bell." All of their eight children, grand-children, as well as many other relatives and friends of the family were present, numbering in all, seventy-four. Three generations were represented, spanning within ten years, the present century. The oldest person present was Mrs. Elizabeth M. Coit, whose praise is in all the church, and one of the purest specimens of christian womanhood; she has entered upon her 81st year. Long may she be spared to us. Among the relatives from a distance who were present were the following: Mr. and Mrs. Ripley, of Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. R.A. Kirk and family, of Canton; Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Allen, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. H.B. Allen and family, Mr. David Allen and wife, of Salem; and Mr. Mason Beaumont, "alone by himself." After spending about an hour in social converse, the guests were summoned to a sumptuous banquet, fit for kings and queens, presidents and cabinet officials. Divine blessing having been asked, the guests showed their appreciation of the bountiful repast by feasting to their heart's content, and mentally and even audibly wishing that golden weddings might occur frequently. Dinner being over, our genial host, Mr. Martin Allen, in a few well-chosen and suitable words, welcomed the guests to the hospitality of his mansion, and expressed devout gratitude to God for His goodness to him and his wife, and then called upon the pastor to lead in prayer. Dr. Geo. W. Brooke had been appointed by the family to prepare an address for the occasion, giving historical reminiscences, and contrasting events of "ye olden time" with the present day. The Doctor was in his happiest mood, and gave a racy, interesting and instructive address, causing the older ones to live over again the days of yore, when the township of Ellsworth was a comparative wilderness, when the forests resounded with the whoop of the red man, and the night echoed with the hideous yells of wolves. It was resolved that his address be prepared for publication. We subjoin the following:
DR. G. W. BROOKE'S ADDRESS
We have met today, my friends, to commemorate an event in the history of our worthy host and his estimable wife that comparatively few live to enjoy – the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of their wedded life -- their Golden Wedding. I promise you in the beginning, that I shall occupy but a few minutes of your time, for you are here today more for social intercourse and enjoyment than to listen to extended speech-making; and whatever I may say, you will please hold me alone responsible for, and not charge any impropriety of speech on my part to Mr. Allen or any of his family. There will not be time for me more than to glance at a few of the changes that have occurred in the last half century in this vicinity or in our community, or even to allude to the remarkable and sometimes ludicrous scenes and incidents of pioneer life. These things I will leave to those more competent than myself to detail -- the very persons themselves who were the actors in the great drama of life, more than fifty years ago, and who are with us to-day. In the meantime, as we revert to the past, dwell upon the present, and speculate as ….."