#  Allen, Lucy Clark 

 



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 Lucy Clark Ware Allen (1791-1866) was the oldest surviving child of Henry and Mary Clark Ware. She married [Joseph Allen](/exhibits/featured-images/allen-joseph) in 1818. She was active in the life of the home, church, and town. Joseph and Lucy Allen had seven children. Two sons, Joseph Henry (1820-98) and Thomas Prentiss (1822-68) became Unitarian ministers.

 A memorial tablet placed in the church in Northborough describes Lucy Allen:

> of serene, patient, and cheerful spirit,  
> in daily life humble, scrupulous, self-denying,  
> of deep conviction in matters of public right,  
> of thoughtful loving-kindness to the poor and suffering.

 For more information, see: *Heralds of a Liberal Faith*, ed. by Samuel A. Eliot. Boston: American Unitarian Association, 1910. Vol. 2, p. 212-214. \[Photo: [Unitarian Universalist Association. Minister files, 1825-2010.](https://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/c/div01446c00062/catalog)​​​​​​​\]



 



 

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