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Author: John Gordon Allen Jr.
My patriot was Barnabas Allen who was born in Rehoboth, MA, 28 April 1741 and died in Springfield, NY about 1811. He married Amy Perry Camp in Rehoboth, MA and she was of the Perry family that produced several Perry Admirals. Barnabas was living in Hoosic, MA (later Adams) when he enlisted 9 Jul 1777 for 23 days as a private in Cpt Enos Parker’s Bershire Co, of Col Benjamin Symonds Regt. This Co was sent to reinforced the Continental Army at Ticonderoga. He took part in the ill-fated Shay’s Rebellion in 1876-1877 and when released, removed to the Springfield, NY area with his family where he live until he died.
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