Samuel Allen

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Samuel Allen

Birth
Tisbury, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
12 Jul 1755 (aged 77–78)
Chilmark, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Chilmark, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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Samuel Allen, s. of James Allen and Elizabeth Partridge, b. on or after July 13, 1677 at Tisbury, Mass. He d. testate July 12, 1755 at Chilmark, Mass., Æ 78. His will dated Jan. 14, 1750 was probated Aug. 2, 1755.

On an unrecorded date, Samuel m. Mary Tilton, dau. of Samuel Tilton and Hannah Moulton of Tisbury. She d. at Chilmark Dec. 25, 1756. In the 1925 "History of Martha's Vineyard" by Charles Banks, Samuel and Mary had six named children albeit their births do not appear in either the published Town of Chilmark or adjoining Town of Tisbury vital records.

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Samuel Allen, s. of James Allen and Elizabeth Partridge, b. on or after July 13, 1677 at Tisbury, Mass. He d. testate July 12, 1755 at Chilmark, Mass., Æ 78. His will dated Jan. 14, 1750 was probated Aug. 2, 1755.

On an unrecorded date, Samuel m. Mary Tilton, dau. of Samuel Tilton and Hannah Moulton of Tisbury. She d. at Chilmark Dec. 25, 1756. In the 1925 "History of Martha's Vineyard" by Charles Banks, Samuel and Mary had six named children albeit their births do not appear in either the published Town of Chilmark or adjoining Town of Tisbury vital records.

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In memory of
Mr. Samuel Allen
who died July
12 AD 1755
Aged 78 Years.

On the day Samuel died he was 77 years old, and Ætatis (i.e., Æ, "Aged," in the XX year of his Age) 78, meaning he was born on or after July 13, 1677.