Singing Our Family Song
John Ernest ALLEN

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Name John Ernest ALLEN Birth 14 Sep 1862 Farewell, Arthur Twp, Wellington Co, Canada West Christening 2 Aug 1863 Arthur Twp, Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada Gender Male Location 1881 Wellington North, Ontario, Canada Census Location 1891 Wellington North, Ontario, Canada Census - Single
Location 1901 Amaranth, Wellington (north/nord), Ontario, Canada Census - Single
Location 1921 Arthur Township, Wellington County, Ontario Census _UID E3F144F39F46450787F1DAA1B74381E08A5C Burial 1935 Mt Forest Cemetery, Grey County, ON Death 20 Dec 1935 Farewell, Arthur Twp, Wellington, Ontario, Canada Person ID I1756 My Genealogy Last Modified 2 Jan 2022
Father John Forbes ALLEN, b. 28 May 1827, Parish of Ballysadare, Co Sligo, Ireland d. 6 May 1920, Farewell, Arthur Twp., Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
(Age 92 years)
Mother Eleanor (Ellen) MORRISON, b. 9 Jul 1834, Cuiltylough, Co Sligo, Ireland d. 23 Mar 1905, Farewell, Arthur Twp., Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
(Age 70 years)
Marriage 3 Jan 1855 Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada Family ID F191 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Sarah Isabelle MARKLE, b. 10 Aug 1880, Wellington North Ontario d. 31 Oct 1972, Elora, Nichol Tp, Wellington Co., ON, Canada
(Age 92 years)
Marriage 26 Jul 1901 Wellington County, ON, Canada Children 1. Henry Arnold (Harry) ALLEN, b. 9 Jul 1903, Farewell , Arthur Twp, Wellington Co, Ontario d. 22 Jun 1990, Mount Forest, Arthur Twp, Wellington Co. Ontario, Canada
(Age 86 years)
2. Morrison Chester (Mott) ALLEN, b. 26 Jun 1905, Farewell, Arthur Twp, Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada d. 21 Nov 1972, Guelph, ON
(Age 67 years)
3. Ralph Bertram ALLEN, b. 17 Aug 1911, Farewell , Arthur Twp, Wellington Co, Ontario d. 1 Jul 1981, Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
(Age 69 years)
Family ID F1065 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 5 Mar 2015
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Photos John Ernest Allen
Cropped from picture of John & wife, SarahJohn Ernest & Sarah Isabelle (Markle) Allen
From AncestryNewspaper Obituary
From Wellington County Archives newspaper clipping collection
2017 VisitAllen Century Farm
Lot 12, Conc 11 Arthur Twp, Wellington Co, Ontario, Canada
John Forbes Allen had the original Patent. It was passed to his sons, John Ernest & Alfred, and then passed to John Ernest's son, Harry. It was recognized as a Century Farm in 1967. In 1981, Nora (Allen) Allan/Jeffrey and her daughter, Joy visited the farm and met Harry and his wife.
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Notes - Baptism Record: Sponsors: Wm Allen, John R Allen, Eliz Morrison.
- From 'From Then Till Now-A History of Arthur Township'
Mr. John [E.] Allen and his brother [Alfred] owned 100 acres, S1/2 of Lot 12, Conc 11. In the early 1900's they bought 200 acres adjoining their farm to the north from Mr. James McLellan and son. A frame barn was built in 1906. When John Allen died in 1935, and Alfred in 1936, 150 acres went to John's son, Harry and 150 acres to another son Morrison (Mott) N1/4, Lot 12, and S1/2, Lot 11.
- Baptism Record: Sponsors: Wm Allen, John R Allen, Eliz Morrison.