Lieutenant William Howard Allen

1790 - 1822  (32 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	William Howard Allen
  Title	Lieutenant
  Born	8 Jul 1790	Hudson, Columbia, New York
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	U.S. Navy War of 1812
  	He served aboard USS Argus. She was captured by the British on August 14, 1813. During the battle he sustained a leg injury which required amputation. He was imprisoned for 18 months, at Ashburton, England. Later he commanded the USS Alligator. He was sent to the West Indies to fight pirates. He died while attacking three pirate vessels in 1822.
  		USS Argus. American Naval Battles by Horace Kimball. Published by Charles Gaylord, Boston, Massachusetts. 1837. Page 109.
  		Boarding the Argus. British sailors aboard the HMS Pelican about to board the Argus prior to her capture. British Battles on Land and Sea by James Grant. Page 487. Published 1873 London, England.
  		USS Alligator. USS Alligator.
  Died	9 Nov 1822	West Indies
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  Person ID	I65523	Nagel
  Last Modified	3 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	Hayward Allen,   b. 19 Jul 1762, Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut ,   d. 29 Sep 1836, Hudson, Columbia, New York  (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Lydia Hussey,   b. 12 Mar 1768, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts ,   d. 7 Jan 1823, Hudson, Columbia, New York  (Age 54 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	21 Oct 1788	Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F20419	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Jul 1790 - Hudson, Columbia, New York Died - 9 Nov 1822 - West Indies  = Link to Google Earth
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  Lieutenant William Howard Allen. Lieutenant William Howard Allen.