GEMMS Person ID
GEMMS-PERSON-
398
(old series: GEMMS-PERSON-436)
Name
John Allen
Title
Mr.
Gender
Male
Lived
b. ca. 1611-03-25 d. ca. 1665-03-25 (old)
Linked Sermons
Sermon on John 12:26
(autograph: No )
- preacher
Sermon on John 12:27
(autograph: No )
- preacher
Sermon on John 12:28
(autograph: No )
- preacher
Associated Places
Source of Data (Contributor name)
Jeanne Shami; Hannah Yip.
Biographical Sources Consulted
Congregational Library Catalogue; ACAD (Venn) (ID: ALN629J2)
Other note
The exact birth date of John Allen is unknown. A Suffolk man, he was admitted sizar at Trinity College, Cambridge on 27 April 1629. He migrated to Peterhouse on 29 January 1630/1. After Allen was ejected from Yarmouth in 1661/2, he bought a home in Gorleston, Suffolk, outside the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Norwich, and preached there frequently. He died there in 1665, aged over 50.
GEMMS record created
April 25, 2016
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024