I don't have a birthdate for Erastus Allen - I would assume that he was about the same age as Eliza but I don't know. They were married in Kane Co. but she is buried in Minneapolis next to her first husband. I don't know where Erastus is buried. She lived in Sugar Grove-Aurora area before moving to MN Wendy [email protected] wrote: > > Do you have a birthdate for Erastus W Allen? I am assuming that they lived in > Kane co - is this where they were married? > Lydia Allen's husband, Almiron Yates, was also born in New York - Onieda co, > NY I believe. > > In a message dated 10/22/00 4:05:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > << I am interested in an Erastus W Allen who married my ancestress Eliza > "Jane" (nee Baker) Thompson on 18 Mar 1862. She was born in June 1821 > in New York. She is buried in Minneapolis, Minnesota and so I believe > that this married couple must have moved there sometime after they > married (most of her children from her first marriage ended up there > too). I don't know if these two had any children (she was 41 when they > married). > > I wonder if Erastus might be related to Lydia. > > Wendy Bergerud > > PS There is also a REEVES in the family: Eliza's daughter Mary married a > Harry Reeves about whom I know next to nothing! > > > [email protected] wrote: > > > > LYDIA ALLEN was born August 18, 1839 'Near Chicago' and she married > November > > 29, 1857 to Almiron C. Yates in Kane co., IL > > > > On her death certificate her parents are ROBERT ALLEN and LYDIA STEVENS > > > > Looking for siblings and information on her parents. >> > > ==== ILKANE Mailing List ==== > Software and hardware for this list are provided courtesy of RootsWeb.