Allen, James (1632-03-25 - 1710-03-25)

GEMMS Person ID
GEMMS-PERSON- 3109
(old series: GEMMS-PERSON-3338)
Name
James Allen
Title
Mr.
Gender
Male
Lived
b. ca. 1632-03-25 d. ca. 1710-03-25 (old)
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Source of Data

AO (Foster); Hannah Yip.

Biographical Sources Consulted

AO (Foster)

Other note

James Allen was born in 1632. He matriculated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford on 16 March 1649/50. He served as chaplain of New College, Oxford from 1649, and was a Fellow there from 1650. Allen graduated B.A. on 28 April 1652, proceeding M.A. on 30 May 1654. After being ejected in 1662, he moved to New England. His publications included New-Englands choicest Blessing, &c. (Boston, 1679), Serious Advice to delivered Ones from Sickness, &c. (Boston, 1679) and Neglect of Supporting and Maintaining the Pure Worship of God, &c. (Boston, 1687). Allen served as Fellow of Harvard College from 1700. He died in Boston at the age of seventy-eight.

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http://www.firstchurchbostonhistory.org/ministersbios.html Information about James Allen (1632-1710).
GEMMS record created
April 6, 2021
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024