Allen, Seneca, P.O. Oakfield, N. Y., was born in the town of Batavia, September 7, 1821, a son of Libbeus A. and Esther (Wright) Allen. His father was a native of Otsego County and came to Genesee County in 1817. He died December 4, 1887, aged ninety-four years. Seneca Allen was educated in the common schools and has always been a farmer. In 1844 he married Maria Showman; their children are Millard, Walter, Retta, and Carrie Ware, who died in 1871. Mr. Allen is one of the progressive farmers of Oakfield, and a man of sterling integrity and high character.

Source: Our County and its people, a descriptive work on Genesee County, New York, Edited by: F. W. Beers, J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, N. Y. 1890