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Article: Allen family's long legacy perpetuated in Rostraver

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It's unlikely David B.H. Allen ever imagined his legacy would stir so many questions nearly two centuries after his birth. But those inquiries continue and Allen's descendants have most of the answers.

Fred Allen and his sister, Suzie Quinto, and their cousin, Allyene Kelly, all of Rostraver Township, are the caretakers of the family history.

"He was my great-grandfather," Fred Allen said of David B.H. Allen. "He's the one who apparently started everything."

Well, almost.

Actually, it was Robert F. Allen, Fred's grandfather, who launched the sprawling Allen's Crossroads area of Rostraver. That section of the township, which began with the Allen family's "big house" and farm, evolved into one ...

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