Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-03-05
TIE ALLEN MEMORIAL.
Second Scries)

Second Scries)
Descendants Of Samue' Allen of Wind
sor. Conn. 16i0-1oo7. Compiled and pub
lishod by Orrin Peer Allen, Palmer.
Mass 800 pp. svo., IS full-1age illustra-
tons.
Most works on genealogy are of very
limited interest. except to those who
trace their lines of descent therein This
volume. however. will supply informa-
ton and entertainment 10 all who are
Interested in early Vermont history. and
especially to residents in this section Of
the state as it includes, besides Ethan
and Ira Allen and their immediate rcla-
tons and descendants. the Hitchcock
and Penniman families, which were
prominent here in the early days, as
also tho families of Remember Baker
and Seth Warner The connection be-
tween these four tribes and that Of
Ethan Allen will be recognized by all
who are familiar with the beginnings OF
! burlington and Vermont.
The volume will be thrice welcome to
| those who, for a generation now, have
had to answer inquiries from Aliens and
others. as to their (supposed) descent
from General Allen This correspondence
has certainly augmented the revenues of
the postoffice IL it has had little other
| positive result.
Among the Illustrations we find
Scphcnsons statue of Ethan Allen, as
also the monument at Green Mount
cemetery: Frances Montresor, who be-
came Ethans second wife, and after
ward married Or. Iabez Penniman;
Gen. Ira Allen. the founder Of the uni
vcrsity: capt. Ethan Alphonso Allen,
son of Ethan; Dr. Nathan r. smith,
professor in the medical college here,
| lS2l-25: the Hon Ethan Allen Hitchcock,
! secretary Of the interior, 1SG>-lH01. and
grandson OF that Judge Samuel Hitch
cock who married Ethans eldest daugh-
ter, ard was trustee of the university
| for twenty-five years from its founda-
| ton, and for nine years secretary of the
corporation.
| The "Fightine Parson" is also hero.
| tho Rev. Thomas Allen. who came with
the Berkshire county troops from Pitts
| field, Mass, to Bennington in August,
! III. and after Offering prayer for the
success OF the Continental forces, fur
Their opened the exercises OF that event
full day by firing the first gun. lie was
also chaplain OF the regiment which
served at Ticondoroga in 1916.
| me edltor ACKNOWLEDGES MS lhdco'ed-
ness among o'hers' To judge H. = Iait'
Col. G. G. Bencdic. and Prof. ]. f..
doohrlch' lot nat'rlai !ufn!Shen' ana
especially for Col. Boncdict's dctermina-
ton Of the maiden name Of Ethan Al
| ems second wife. on her monument IN
| Elmwood cemetery 1t is Montczurna: e,
| II. Hall in his "History OF Eastern Yer
mont makes X Montuzon' Hannioa'
Allen gave his middle namc TO the West
| Fo'nt anihorNlcs as MoNt"scne' me
| spelling Montresone may ais" be seen
at p. IS while in the annals Of the
Hotel Dicu. Montreal. Fanny Allen is
said 70 be the daughter OF Ethan Allen
and rrancoise Montrrsor. Mr.. Benedict
seems to have settled the matter by dis
covering in the archives Of the state OF
New York proof that there was John
Montresor In the British army in 1853
who served In America; also. that a
John Montresor was wounded at Brad
docks defeat n755> and received grant
Of land in Willsboro, y. Y, opposite
Shclhurne.
The more prominent characters named
in the volume ar sketchcd fully enough
to give pretty definite notion of their
careers. and 20 throw n welc -nc light
on certain movements in the formative
period of Vermont history Tho book de-
serves a place in every public library
in the State. The compiler says he has
been at work on It for fifteen years; and
We find evidence here and there of spec
lal effort to secure accuracy. Not every
| correspondent, however. has appreciated
tho necessity or co writing nronor names
that they cannot he misroaN. In spite of