James Allen & Achsah Young

Warren in about 1890 (100 years after James Allen's birth)

James Allen, my wife's 3rd great grandfather, and father of John Frederick Allen, was born on May 28, 1787 in Mansfield, Conn.   As a child he lived in Walpole, New Hampshire a town that was first incorporated in 1736 as a town called "Number 3" because it was the site of an old fort that was third in line on the Connecticut River.  In 1752 it was re-incorporated as Walpole.

In 1798 (11 years old) he came to Warren, NH where he resided for the rest of his life.  James was second cousin of Ethan Allen, a hero of the Revolutionary War.  James was reported to have been one of the first people to be baptized by emersion in Walpole.  He became the first Deacon of the Warren Baptist Church.

At the age of 20 he married Achsah Young from Athol, Massachusetts who was the daughter of a ship's captain.  She was born June 3, 1788.  Together James and Achsah were blessed with 13 children, Alanson, Amasa, Levi, Emily, Maria, Diana, James, Jessie, William, Aaron, Lousia, Clarissa, and John Fredrick.  Aside from his work as a Deacon, the family also engaged in farming.

James died May 22, 1876 at the age of 88.  Achsah died on March 11, 1887 at the age of 98.  She was living with her daughters Louisa and Diana in 1880.

Below is a photo of their gravestone in Warren.