Sophronia Allen, 1829-1912

• Born:  6 November 1829 in Burton, Cattaraugus, New York, United States
• Died:  19 October 1912 in Richmond, Cache, Utah, United States
• Parents:  Andrew Lee Allen and Clarinda Knapp
• Spouse:  Jacob H. Rose (md. 19 November 1849 at Coons Branch, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States)
• Children:  Nancy Jane Rose

• Spouse:  Abraham Foster (md. 23 February 1863 at Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States)
• Children:  Abraham Foster, Alfred Foster, Alice Foster, Edith Ellen Foster

Saphronia Allen

Saphronia Allen was born 6 Nov. 1828 in Burton, Cattaraugus Co., New York.  She was the daughter of Andrew Lee and Clarinda Knapp Allen.  (The life story of Saphronia was never written down during her life-time and the following information has been gleaned from those who knew her personally in their childhood.  The majority of her important events are included in “Our Family” which was compiled by her brother, Charles.)

She was the smallest of the Allen family and had a lovely singing voice.  Her marriage to Jacob Rose ended in separation and she later married Abraham Foster while in San Bernardino, California.

Jacob Rose was not a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints but crossed the plains with the Saints and settled in Carson City, Nevada with his wife and daughter.  Though he was a good man, the difference in their religious beliefs caused a broken home.  But Saphronia found happiness within the Church by her marriage to Abraham Foster.  Most of their married life was spent “up the canyon” near Coveville, Utah.  They were not wealthy but found time to enjoy life.  Abraham had a fine sense of humor which made him popular wherever he went in his threshing work.

Saphronia was a good, fine woman.  She endured many hardships and reared her family with kindness and tolerance.

--Fuller, Gerald Ralph; Dial, Esther Fuller, Ancestors and Descendants of Andrew Lee and Clarinda Knapp Allen, (The Andrew Lee Allen Family Organization, 1952) p. 113

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1829 November 6
Born at Burton, Cattaraugus, New York, second child and first daughter of Andrew Lee Allen and Clarinda Knapp [1]

1849 November 19
Age 20
Marries Jacob H. Rose in Coons Branch, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. [2]   They are later divorced.

1854 December 23
Age 25
Birth of Nancy Jane Rose in Carson City, Orsmley, Nevada.  She will later be adopted by Sophronia’s second husband.

1861 April 11
Age 31
Birth of son Abraham Foster in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada [3]

1863 February 23
Age 33
Marries Abraham Foster in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada

1866 February 19
Age 36
Birth of son Alfred Foster in Franklin, Franklin, Idaho [4]

1868 July 25
Age 38
Birth of daughter Alice Foster in Richmond, Cache, Utah [5]

1870 August 4
Age 40
Living in Richmond, Cache, Utah with husband Abraham, and children Jane (age 16), Abram (age 7), Alfred (age 4), and Alice (age 2) [6]

1870
Age 41
Birth of daughter Edith Ellen Foster in Cache, Utah

1883 March 11
Age 53
Death of husband Abraham Foster in Franklin, Franklin, Idaho [7]

1897 August
Age 67
Death of daughter Edith Ellen Foster.

1900 July 17
Age 70
Living in Rigby, Fremont, Idaho, United States with son Alfred (age 34), his wife Bertha J. (age 22), granddaughter Olivie I (age 5), granddaughter Edith E (age 3), grandson Alfred A. (age 1), and granddaughter Alice (age 3 months). [8]

1912 October 19
Age 82
Dies at Richmond, Cache, Utah, United States.  Is buried in Richmond City Cemetery with husband Abraham. [9]

Richmond City Cemtery, Richmond, Cache, Utah

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[1]  Gravestone in Richmond City Cemetery, Richmond, Cache, Utah.  FindaGrave memorial #59274495.  Viewed at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=foster&GSfn=abraham&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1883&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=59274495&df=all& on 1 June 2014.

[2]  "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XJHZ-MJW : accessed 08 Jun 2014), Jacob H. Rose and Sophronia Allen, 19 Nov 1849; citing Coons Branch, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States; FHL microfilm 227280.

[3]  "Idaho, Death Certificates, 1911-1937," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FLB6-43X : accessed 01 Jun 2014), Abraham Foster, 11 Mar 1936; citing Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, reference 97853, Department of Health and Welfare, Boise; FHL microfilm 1530931.

[4]  "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MM5P-NZ2 : accessed 01 Jun 2014), Alfred Foster, Menan, Lewisville, Rigby Precincts, Fremont, Idaho, United States; citing sheet 25A, family 413, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1240232.

[5]  "BillionGraves Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/2HTC-RC4 : accessed 01 Jun 2014), Alice F. Purnell, 17 Apr 1953; citing Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.

[6]  “United States Census, 1870,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MNCR-PDS : accessed 20 Mar 2013), Abram Foster, Utah, United States; citing p. 10, family 63, NARA microfilm publication M593, FHL microfilm 553109.

[7]  Gravestone in Richmond City Cemetery, Richmond, Cache, Utah.  FindaGrave memorial #59274495.  Viewed at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=foster&GSfn=abraham&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1883&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=59274495&df=all& on 1 June 2014.

[8]  "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MM5P-NZT : accessed 12 Jun 2014), Saphrona Foster in household of Alfred Foster, Menan, Lewisville, Rigby Precincts, Fremont, Idaho, United States; citing sheet 25A, family 413, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1240232.

  

[9] Gravestone in Richmond City Cemetery, Richmond, Cache, Utah.  FindaGrave memorial #59274495.  Viewed at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=foster&GSfn=abraham&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=1883&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=59274495&df=all& on 1 June 2014.