From the January 115, 2013, Providence (RI) Journal by Patrick T. Conley.
Sunday is the 200th anniversary of William Henry Allen's death in battle and that day he will be inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame.
Allen sailed out of Providence and is far less known than Rhode Island's Oliver Hazard Perry.
William was born in Providence on Oct. 21, 1784, the son of Sarah Jones, sister of the state's pacifist and anti-war governor, and William Jones. His grandfather, Major William Allen of Providence, had been a Revolutionary War soldier and later brigadier general of the state militia and sheriff of Providence County.
Young William wanted a naval career, so his influential family got him an appointment by U.S. senator Ray Greene as a midshipman. At age 15, he was on his first cruise.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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