Pioneer's Information
Type of Pioneer: Early Pioneer
Pioneer's Name: Allen, JosephStewart (more stories about this Pioneer)
Birth Place: Whitestown, Oneida, NY
Date of Birth: Wed, 25 Jun, 1806
Date of Death: Thu, 25 Apr, 1889
Father: Daniel Allen (more stories with this pioneer)
Mother: Nancy Stewart (more stories with this pioneer)
Spouse: Lucy Diantha Morley (more stories with this pioneer)
Other Spouses: Karen Maria Hansen (more stories with this pioneer)
Arrived in Utah: Fri, 30 Sep, 1853
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Authentic Mormon Pioneer: Yes
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Excerpt from Pioneer Story
He learned the cooper trade from his father in law, Isaac Morley. He was a farmer and shoemaker.
Full Pioneer Story
JOSEPH STEWART ALLEN
Submitted By: LaRae McNamarra (more stories by this author)
Joseph Steward Allen
1997 Sesquicentenial Project Sons of Utah Pioneers
Name: Joseph Stewart Allen
Born: 25 June, 1806, Whitestown, Oneida, New York
Died 25 April, 1889, Huntington, Emery, Utah
Entered Utah 30 September, 1853, John E Forsgren Handcart Company
Spouse#1: Lucy Diantha Morley, DOB 4 October 1815 in Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio
Married: 2 September 1835 in Clay Co., Missouri
Lucy Died: 19 October 1908 in Orderville, Kane Co., Utah
Children and Birth Dates
1. Mary Elizabeth 15 August 1836
2. Caroline Delight 15 September 1838
3. Lucy Gunn 28 September 1840
4. Cordelia 31 January 1843
5. Calista 25 February 1845
6. Joseph Lorenzo 25 February 1847
7. Isaac Morley 28 March 1849
8. Charles Albert 16 August 1851
9. Hyrum 12 August 1853
10. Harriet Lenora 8 April 1857
11. Simon Morley 6 October 1859
12. Clara Amelia 8 May 1861
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Joseph Stewart Allen was born 25 June 1806 in Whitestown, Oneida Co., New York. His parents were Daniel Allen and Nancy Agnes Stewart. He had 11 brothers and sister. His older brother, Daniel and Joseph were the only ones who joined the LDS Church. He was baptized on 13 February, 1831. He served a mission in Indiana. He was an elder in Zion's Camp. He endured the persecutions in Iowa, Missouri and Illinois. His early training as a frontiersman helped in pioneering and colonizing. He learned the cooper trade from his father in law, Isaac Morley. He was a farmer and shoemaker. He married Karen Maria Hansen on 28 June, 1854 in Manti, Utah.
Spouse #2: Karen Maria Hansen, DOB 5 November, 1835 in Vester Marie, Barnho1m, Denmark.
Married: 28 June, 1854 in Manti, Utah.
Her Parents: Maurice Hansen and Christina Ingeborg Jespersen.
Karen Died: 7 August 1884 in Orderville, Kane Co., Utah
They were sent to the Muddy Mission and later moved to Long Valley where they were in the United Order. They had eight children.
Children
1. Elizabeth Eliza 20 April 1857
2. Christena Marie 27 April 1859
3. John Millard 24 July 1869
4. Ellen Lucinda 3 January 1864
5. Erastus Snow Peter 15 January- 1867
6. Daniel Spencer 20 July 1870
7. Lydia Jane 5 November 1872
8. Diadamia 2 October 1875
Sources:
Sons of Utah Pioneers 1997 Sesquicentennial Project Files
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