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Henry C. Allen

Also Henry Allen

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TypePerson
ErasModern era
On this page
Person
Active
fl. 1955
Work
President, Beaver Island Boat Company
Member of
Beaver Island Boat Company
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
maritimeshippingcommunity

Summary

Henry C. Allen is identified in the April 1955 advance notice as president of the Beaver Island Boat Company. The May report says that Henry Allen conducted the April 23 christening of the Emerald Isle at Saint James.1

This is an episode-qualified role record. The held reports do not establish his birth, death, residence, or complete company career.

Open questions

  • What company, census, or newspaper records identify Henry C. Allen beyond this ceremony?

See also

Footnotes

  1. Beaver Beacon, April and May 1955, “Day of the Month for April Is Boat Day” and “The Emerald Isle.” ↩

The dated record

3 dated events · 1955–1962These years on the timeline →

Sources

  1. Names Henry C. Allen as president of the Boat Company in the advance notice for the new ferry.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1955-04_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1955-04_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Identifies Henry Allen as Boat Company president and conductor of the April 23 christening.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1955-05_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held four-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1955-05_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Henry C. Allen”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/henry-c-allen/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1955, “Day of the Month for April Is Boat Day.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-03. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

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