Solomon Allen
Solomon Allen | |
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Born | February 23, 1751 Northampton |
Died | January 28, 1821 (aged 69) New York City |
Occupation | Itinerant preacher |
Parent(s) | |
Family | Thomas Allen, Moses Allen |
Rank | private, major |
Branch | Continental Army |
Solomon Allen (February 23, 1751 – January 28, 1821) was an officer during the American Revolutionary War and itinerant preacher.
Solomon Allen was born on February 23, 1751 in
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
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1891). "Allen, Solomon". Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.