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Born: January 10 1737 in Litchfield, Connecticut
Died: February 17 1789 in Pepperell, Massachusetts
Father: Joseph Allen (10/14/1708-4/4/1755)
Mother: Mary Baker (3/13/1707- 1774)
Married: Mary Brownson (1732 - 1783) on 6/23/1762
Frances Montressor (4/4/1760 - 1834) on 2/9/1784
Children:

Lorraine Allen (4/20/1763 - 1783)
Joseph Allen (11/25/1765 - 1777)
Lucy C. Allen (1768 - 1842)
Mary Ann Allen (1775 - 1790)
Pamela Allen (5/29/1779 - 12/8/1809)

Frances Margaret Allen (11/13/1784 - 12/10/1819)
Capt.. Hannibal Montressor Allen (11/24/1787 - 5/11/1813)
Capt.. Ethan Alphonso Allen (10/24/1789 - 1/6/1855)

William Prescott 1726 - 1795

Ethan Allen was a soldier and activist for independence for the American colonies and autonomy for Vermont. Allen, Ethan (1738-1789) Writer, Soldier, and Politician: Allen devoted nearly twenty years to the struggle for statehood or independence for Vermont. During the Revolutionary War, Allen fought both to free the colonies from Britain and to free Vermont from the claims of New York, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. Allen fought at Fort Ticonderoga with the still anti-loyalist Benedict Arnold in 1775, and participated in the invasion of Canada, during which he was arrested. After two years of prison, he was released in exchange for another prisoner. Allen unsuccessfully tried to negotiate the return of Vermont to Britain in exchange for a guarantee of statehood. Allen has been accused of treasonous action, since he was simultaneously in the Continental Army and the Vermont militia. In addition to his political stands, Allen held controversial religious views: he was a leading American deist and author of Reason the Only Oracle of Man. Two years after his death, Allen's life's work became a reality: Vermont became a state.
There is no known portrait of Ethan Allen. This image used above is just an estimate based on writings of others at the time who made reference to his features.

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	Title: Patriots of the American Revolution : True Accounts by Great Americans, from Ethan Allen to George Rogers Clark \|\| Author: Dorson \|\| ISDN: 0-51720-274-3 \|\| Released: December 1998
	Hear the life and times of Ethan Allen in his own words. It is important for anyone interested in becoming educated in the American Revolution to read from those who lived in the era. Ethan Allen was a rugged outdoorsman who was well respected by those who fought along side him.

Title: The Hero of Ticonderoga || Author: Gauthier || ISDN: 0-39923-559-0 || Released: March 2001

Gr 4-6-A nonconformist substitute refuses to follow the rules of the rigid teacher he is temporarily replacing and gives a reluctant underdog a chance to play an important role in the classroom. Therese, a sixth-grade "C" student and nonmember of the "elite" clique, wins a drawing to do the "Ethan Allen" oral report, an honor that had always been given to the smartest student in the class. She delivers this report over several days-including a segment told during a class trip to Ft. Ticonderoga.

Title: Ethan Allen || Author: Holbrook || ISDN: 0-83230-266-X || Released: December 1998

This biography of Ethan Allen is a reprint of the first illustrated edition published in 1958. In this volume Ethan Allen becomes more than a myth. Holbrook - one of the West's most famous writers - presents the life and legends of Colonel Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain boys of the American Revolution in a highly informative and entertaining manner. Second illustrated edition. 5 1/2 x 8/1/2. 296 pages.

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