Ann Allen (c. 1797 - 1875) was one of the pioneer settlers of Ann Arbor, moving here with her husband John Allen in 1825.

By some accounts the city was named after her.

Sources

  • Ann Allen, "History of Ann Arbor"
  • Ellet, E. F. "The Pioneer Mothers of Michigan." Godey's Magazine and Ladies Book 1852: 266-268. In Ellet, Pioneer Women of the West, 1856.
  • History of Washtenaw County. Vol 2. Chicago: Chas. C. Chapman and Co. 1881. "Reminiscence of Jonathan G. Morton. 1102.
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