Allen Family

Philip Allen, a Revolutionary War veteran, and his children Philip Jr., Harvey, Sidney, Pliny, Asa Keyes, and Persis came from New York in May, 1845, to settle in Allen Grove. Sixty-five Allens traveled by canal boat, steamboat, and overland from Kenosha, bringing material to build four houses, carpenters to build them, a minister, Bibles, and hymnals. The Allens organized the Congregational Church here in 1845, established a preparatory school for Beloit College in 1856, and saw Philip Junior become the first postmaster in 1846. Philip Allen Senior is buried in Mt. Philip Cemetery west of here.

Allens Grove, Wisconsin · United States