Boone, Allen Foster, 1838-1915.

Allen Foster Boone was born on November 1, 1838. He received his Harvard AB in 1861. In August 1862, he enlisted in the Forty-Fourth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, serving until July 1863. Boone then went into business with his brother in the firm of Boone & Frost in Boston. He married Frances Chapman in 1864; they had two sons. In 1871, Boone became a member of the firm of Boone, Cannell and Co., in Boston; the firm dissolved in 1881. From 1882 he worked for the paper manufacturers Wilder and Co. in Ashland, NH until his retirement in 1899. Boone died in Winchester, Mass., on February 4, 1915.

From the description of Papers of Allen Foster Boone, 1857-1897. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 759991065

Allen Foster Boone, manufacturer, was born on November 1, 1838. He received his Harvard AB in 1861. In August 1862, he enlisted in the Forty-Fourth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, serving until July 1863. Boone then went into business with his brother in the firm of Boone and Frost in Boston. He married Frances Chapman in 1864; they had two sons. In 1871, Boone became a member of the firm of Boone, Cannell and Co., in Boston which dealt in tailors' trimmings; the firm dissolved in 1881. From 1882 he worked for the paper manufacturers Wilder and Co. in Ashland, NH until his retirement in 1899. Boone died in Winchester, Mass., on February 4, 1915.

From the guide to the Papers of Allen Foster Boone, 1857-1897., (Harvard University Archives)