Solomon Allen was born on February 23, 1751 in Northampton, Massachusetts. He was a brother of Moses Allen and Thomas Allen, who were chaplains in the revolutionary army, while he fought as a soldier and rose to the rank of major. As lieutenant he commanded the guard that took Major Andre to West Point. After the war he was engaged in suppressing Shays' rebellion. At the age of forty he became a religious convert, and at fifty began the life of a missionary preacher. For twenty years he circulated among the new settlements of western New York, where he was greatly respected for his zealous devotion and self-sacrifice. A "Sketch of the Last Hours of Solomon Allen" was written by J. N. Danforth.
Solomon Allen died on 28 January 1821 in New York.
solomon, allen, february, 1751, january, 1821, officer, during, american, revolutionary, itinerant, preacher, portrait, ezra, amesbornfebruary, 1751, northampton, diedjanuary, 1821, aged, york, city, occupationitinerant, preacher, parent, elizabeth, betty, all. Solomon Allen February 23 1751 January 28 1821 was an officer during the American Revolutionary War and itinerant preacher Solomon Allenportrait by Ezra AmesBornFebruary 23 1751 Northampton DiedJanuary 28 1821 aged 69 New York City OccupationItinerant preacher Parent s Elizabeth Betty Allen FamilyThomas Allen Moses Allen Rankprivate major BranchContinental Army Solomon Allen was born on February 23 1751 in Northampton Massachusetts He was a brother of Moses Allen and Thomas Allen who were chaplains in the revolutionary army while he fought as a soldier and rose to the rank of major As lieutenant he commanded the guard that took Major Andre to West Point After the war he was engaged in suppressing Shays rebellion At the age of forty he became a religious convert and at fifty began the life of a missionary preacher For twenty years he circulated among the new settlements of western New York where he was greatly respected for his zealous devotion and self sacrifice A Sketch of the Last Hours of Solomon Allen was written by J N Danforth Solomon Allen died on 28 January 1821 in New York References edit nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Wilson J G Fiske J eds 1891 Allen Solomon Appletons Cyclopaedia of American Biography New York D Appleton Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Solomon Allen amp oldid 1196660179, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
