Obediah Allen

Obediah was born in Kittery,York Co.,Me. as the third child of Robert Allen and Catherine Furbush of Kittery.Obediah married twice:

Prudence Thorndike,b. 1730 in Falmouth,married in 1756 and had but one child:

Gideon Allen-1757 in Falmouth

Prudence then died soon after and he then married Mary Ingersoll Rideout on 29 Jul 1758.She is the daughter of Nicholas Rodeout and Mary Hunt Ingersol.
Obediah and Mary are the parents of eleven children,first four born in Falmouth and the rest born in Columbia.

Abraham Allen-1759
William Allen-1761
Prudence Allen-Jul 1763
Obediah Allen Jr.-Jul 1765
Hannah Allen-18 Mar 1767
David Allen-20 Dec 1768
Isaac Allen-1770
Robert Allen-1772
Katherine Allen-1775
Samuel S. Allen-6 Dec 1778
Mary Allen-1782

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This information on this family and others of the same Allen name, comes from FAG # 47690237 Ralph Gowan. It further sxplains the resting places of this early family.

"According to Boyle's early families of Sanford, he is buried in Oak Hill which is what the Allen lands for a number of generations were called and were considered apart fron Sanford.The Oakdale records do not show then either........"

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Apr 16 2023, 14:14:50 UTC

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• Residence:

                           Township East of Machias, Washington, Maine, United States - 1790                        

• Residence:

                           Township 4, Washington, Maine - 1800                        

• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Sep 6 2023, 20:59:45 UTC