Allen, William, 1776-1850

William Allen of Rondout, N.Y. was the father of Julia Allen, the wife of William Henry Channing, Unitarian minister, and of Frances Allen, the first wife of Jared Sparks, Unitarian minister, historian, and president of Harvard.

From the guide to the William Allen family correspondence, 1802-1872., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)