Allard Family

Albert A. Allard

Children - Mary A.; Emma G.; Edwin R.; Albert A. Jr.; Ella ; Margaret J.; Francis C.

Albert A. Allard

Birth and Childhood

In 1828 Dr. Abner Allard was a practicing physician in Wilmington, Vermont. He and his wife Lucille "Lucy" Lathrop Allard lived on property in nearby Ervings Grant, Massachusetts and were listed there during the 1830 Census. Albert A. Allard, their second child was born on 18 May 1828 according to a transcription of Vermont vital records.

A large number of records indicate Albert A. Allard was born in Vermont, but a few list Massachusetts as his birthplace. Augustus is likely his middle name based on family naming patterns, but this has not been firmly established.

Albert A. Allard was the second oldest child of Abner and Lucy Allard. He had thee sisters and one brother. In 1837, when he was age 9, his father Abner died. His mother Lucy remarried and had two more children. She died in 1846 when Albert Allard was age 18.

War with Mexico

The United States and Mexico began a conflict about territory on April 25, 1846. Texas had gained its independence from Mexico in 1836. When James K. Polk was elected in 1844, he moved to annex Texas. Some of the territory was disputed and Mexico fought back. Polk was also interested in expanding into California and the states in between. The hostilities continued until September 14, 1847 after the U.S. occupied Mexico City. During the course of the war, the United States lost about 8,000 soldiers and Mexico lost over 30,000 soldiers.

A register of enlistments shows that Albert A. Allard enlisted for service for the War with Mexico. The record shows he enlisted on 30 August 1847 in New York. He was from Boston, Massachusetts, age 19, was 5 feet 6 1/2 inches tall, had hazel eyes, brown hair, and a fair complexion. His occupation was a baker. Albert Allard was assigned to the 2nd Artillery regiment, Company L. An article in the New York Herald states that 84 recruits were transferred to the L and M companies of the 2nd Artillery at Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn, New York City. Another newspaper article states that 100 recruits set sail for California from Fort Hamilton on 18 September 1847. It is likely the ship made stops along the way. One such stop could have been Fort McHenry in Baltimore. Companies L and M of the 2nd Artillery did not make it to California. They arrived in Mexico in December 1847. This was too late to take part in the War. The 2nd Artillery regiment departed Mexico in June 1848.

Albert A. Allard was not with them. He deserted the army on 20 September 1847. He likely never set sail for Mexico. If he did, he departed the ship at a port after two days of sailing. One such port could have been Fort McHenry in Baltimore. It is possible Albert A. Allard became ill, or maybe he changed his mind about serving since the War essentially ended on 14 September. Deserting was a serious offense punishable by court martial. Albert A. Allard could not be found in the 1850 Census after an extensive search. It is possible that he was keeping a low profile due to the desertion. It is not clear whether he was in Baltimore, Vermont, Massachusetts, or elsewhere in the early 1850s.

Marriage in Baltimore

Sometime before 1860 Albert A. Allard relocated to Baltimore. He first appears in a Baltimore record in 1860 when he married Ann Elizabeth Wilson on April 1, 1860. They were married at the 2nd Baptist Church of Baltimore.

Baltimore Sun - Albert A. Allard to Elizabeth Ann Wilson 1 April 1860

In the 1860 Census, Albert and Ann were living with Ann's sister Margaret Wilson Loney and brother-in-law Robert Loney in Baltimore.

1860 Census - Baltimore 7th Ward - 23 July 1860 (dwelling #1997)
Robert Loney, age 28, born in Maryland, plumber
Margaret, age 26, born in Maryland
Mary E, age 6, born in Maryland
George, age 4, born in Maryland
Anna L., age 6 months, born in Maryland
William T. Wilson, age 25, born in Maryland, police officer
Elizabeth Ellard, age 25, born in Maryland
Alfred Ellard, age 30, born in New York, baker

Albert and Ann's first child, Mary Adalaide Allard was born on 1 February 1861 in Baltimore.

On April 19 on that year, the Pratt Street Riot took place in Baltimore. During this riot, confederate sympathizers in Baltimore attacked the 6th Massachusetts Infantry as they marched through the city to transfer train lines. Albert A. Allard returned to Wilmington, Vermont to enlist with the Vermont Infantry. Presumably, he wanted to serve with the men he knew and grew up with. His return to Vermont seems to indicate that his move to Baltimore was more likely in the late 1850s.

4th Vermont Volunteers - Duty at Fort Griffin

On 2 September 1861 Albert A. Allard enlisted for 3 years of service with the Union Army. The 4th Regiment Vermont Volunteers was mustered in on September 21, 1861 in Wilmington, Vermont. Allard was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant of Company I of the 4th Vermont Infantry.

Around September 23, the 4th regiment began their March to Washington, DC. Once they arrived in Washington, DC, the 4th regiment combined with the 2nd, 3rd, and 5th regiments to form the Vermont Brigade. In early October Vermont Brigade moved to Fort Griffin, a large Union encampment near Lewisville, Virginia a few miles west of the capitol. The 6th regiment joined them in late October.

Conditions were harsh at Fort Griffin. The first enemy that most soldiers encountered in the Civil War was disease. Finding themselves in close quarters with large numbers of people for the first time, new recruits were highly susceptible to common colds, measles, mumps, and other contagious diseases. Some were affected by typhoid fever, malaria, dysentery, and chronic diarrhea. These problems were common in the Union camps near Washington, D.C. Particularly hard-hit was Camp Griffin. Fevers, respiratory ailments, and other cases of illness grew rapidly as winter began to set in.

Vermont physician, Edward E. Phelps reported in December that one-quarter of the Vermonters were sick. He could identify no particular cause except to speculate that the grounds of the camp, "had become saturated with noxious elements" from extended occupation. Many soldiers suffering from illness had to resign or be removed to hospitals in Philadelphia and other areas.

On 2 January 1862, Albert A. Allard submitted his resignation due to declining health.

Camp Griffin, VA - January 2, 1862
Col. E.J.C. Stoughton
Sir:
I have the honor to tender my resignation as 2nd Lieutenant in Company I, 4th Regiment Vermont Volunteers to take effect on the 15th of January 1862.
Cause, declining health - furthermore, I think remaining in service will bring on permanent disability.
Very Respectfully Yours, A.A. Allard, 2nd Lieut., Co. I, 4th Regt., Vt. Vols

Although, Allard provided a resignation date of January 15, 1862, he was able to resign a week early on January 8, 1862. He returned to his wife and daughter in Baltimore to regain his health. His Civil War Service Record provides some general information about his service and some personal information. He was 5' 7" tall, had hazel eyes, dark hair, and a dark complexion.

By July 1862 Allard was healthy and fit for duty. He reenlisted with the U.S. Navy and was initially assigned to the receiving ship U.S.S. Alleghany.

U.S.S Alleghany

After becoming ill while serving for Vermont's 4th Regiment, Albert A. Allard recuperated in Baltimore to regain his health. In May 1862, he reenlisted in Baltimore and joined the U.S. Navy. His first assignment was as a landsman aboard the U.S.S. Alleghany in Baltimore. He was on the ship for 11 days from 14 July 1862 to 25 July 1862.

The U.S.S. Allegheny was a receiving ship stationed in Baltimore. The purpose of a receiving ship is receive new recruits for basic training. Recruits remained on the receiving ship long enough to participate in a small amount of training, complete their paperwork, and receive their initial issue of clothing. Modifications to ships serving in this role often included the removal of weapons, and the erecting of a housing structures on the main deck.

On 26 July 1862, Albert A. Allard was assigned to the U.S.S. Underwriter and promoted to a First Class Fireman.

Later that year, on 18 December 1862, his daughter Emma G. Allard was born.

U.S.S. Underwriter

The U.S.S. Underwriter was part of the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron. Before returning to Baltimore on 1 June 1862 for repairs, the gunboat had participated in closing confederate shipping lanes and capturing strong holds along the coasts of North Carolina and Virginia.

On 26 July 1862 Albert A. Allard joined the crew of the U.S.S. Underwriter and was promoted to First Class Fireman. A first-class fireman is required to make and maintain fires to raise steam in the ship's boilers. He basically kept the ship running.

The U.S.S. Underwriter left Baltimore in late July 1862 and returned to New Bern, N.C. The ship remained in the Neuse River off New Bern performing various reconnaissance and dispatch assignments. In August 1862, the Underwriter sailed to Plymouth, N.C., and towed the schooner Young Rover to New Bern. On 4 December 1862, the Underwriter reported to Plymouth for reconnaissance duty and sailed from there to Hatteras Inlet on 17 December.

On 4 January 1863, the ship sailed down the Chowan River 15 miles beyond Winfield, N.C. and destroyed Confederate supplies. The U.S.S. Underwriter evacuated Union forces from Winfield during the siege and threatened capture of Plymouth in April 1863. The gunboat was stationed in the Albemarle Sound later that month and returned to Plymouth in May. The Underwriter was stationed in the Neuse River in June and took part in the blockade off Hatteras Inlet on 16 December 1863. The gunboat returned to New Bern on 10 January 1864.

Destruction of the U.S.S. Underwriter

During the early morning of 2 February 1864, several small confederate boats with about 250 soldiers approached the Underwriter and caught the crew by surprise. Several of the Underwriter's boats were out on an expedition. When the confederate boats arrived, the crew of the Underwriter initially mistook the boats as their own. Many of the confederates quickly boarded the ship and a fight ensued. Equal numbers of losses were suffered on both sides, but the confederates had the greater numbers and the element of surprise.

The confederates found the ship's boiler fires were not sufficient to produce enough steam to power the vessel. At least an hour would be required before the ship could move on it's own power. At the same time Fort Stevens opened fire on the Underwriter without regard to their own men being on the ship. One shell passed through the ship. The confederates decided to evacuate and burn the Underwriter. All personnel from both sides were a safe distance from the Underwriter when the flames reached the magazines and blew the ship into fragments.

During the battles and the aftermath 32 of the Underwriter's crew dove off the ship and swam to safety in the cold February waters. Albert A. Allard states in his pension that he was initially captured, but he jumped from the ship and swam to safety. The confederates initially loaded 43 prisoners on the smaller boats. In their haste to evacuate, one of the smaller boats had 18 prisoners and 2 confederate soldiers. These 18 union soldiers were able to turn the tables on the two confederate guards and took over the boat and rowed it to Fort Stevens along with their two confederate prisoners.

U.S.S. Commodore Hull

After Albert A. Allard escaped from the U.S.S. Underwriter and swam to safey, he was assigned to the crew of the U.S.S Commodore Hull. He was a member of the Commodore Hull crew from 2 February 1864 until his discharge from duty on 2 June 1865. Shortly after joining the crew of the Commodore Hull, Albert Allard became very sick. In his pension claim Allard and fellow soldiers testified that his head swelled so that one of his eyes closed and a heavy cough set in. He had pains in his limbs and could hardly bear touching. Due to a constant straining cough, he ruptured his right side (hernia). He had to go ashore to get a truss to address the hernia.

U.S.S. Commodore Hull

During his time on the U.S.S Commodore Hull, the ship operated in the waterways near New Bern and other small cites on the N.C. coast. On 5 May 1864, the Commodore Hull engaged with the C.S.S. Albemarle, the confederate ironclad ship. The Commodore Hull was able to hit the C.S.S. Albemarle with several shots. During this engagement, union vessels were able to capture the rebel steamer Bombshell and take 37 prisoners. The Hull was able to keep a safe distance from the Albemarle to avoid being attacked.

On 29 October 1864, the U.S.S Commodore Hull engaged with artillery on Bateman's Hill near Plymouth, N.C. Both sides fired many rounds, but none made contact. After departing the area, the ship was abreast Stewart's Hill, when they discovered a body of cavalry and infantry in the woods at a distance of about 600 yard. The Hull dislodged them by firing the pivot gun and broadside howitzers. The next day, the Commodore Hull began firing on Plymouth with two pivot guns. The ship continued to fire at short intervals until arriving at the upper bend in the river.

On 1 November 1864, the vessel left for Roanoke River. As the U.S.S Commodore Hull proceeded full speed ahead, the confederate batteries above Plymouth opened fire on them. A shell from a IX-inch gun came in over the starboard bow passed through the berth deck and wardroom, cut away the railing around the after hatch, and struck the pivot gun carriage, where it lodged, disabling it for a time. Two men were killed, two mortally wounded, and three slightly wounded. Another shell passed through the vessel, raking her fore and aft, but without doing any damage, except to the officers' rooms. A third, in passing over the hurricane deck, cut away the guard brace from the forward king-post on the port side and knocked out the bows of the second cutter and the stern of the dingy. The upper works of this vessel were shattered by shot and her frame was racked by the constant firing.

The boilers of the U.S.S Commodore Hull were very old and required frequent repairs according to a July report. After the the 1 November engagement, the boilers were damaged to such an extent that they could not be operated for a long length of time. On 11 December 1864 the Commodore Hull suffered an accident to the boilers. By January 1865 reports stated the Commodore Hull would have to be sent north for repairs.

The U.S.S Commodore Hull remained sidelined in North Carolina. On 8 June 1865, the ship finally made it's way north and was decommissioned at the Brooklyn New York Navy Yard. Albert A. Allard was discharged from duty on 6 June 1865. He would later receive an invalid pension for his service during the Civil War.

Family Life in Baltimore

After spending a night in Brooklyn, NY Albert A. Allard returned home to rejoin his family in Baltimore. Nine months later on 19 February 1866, Ann Elizabeth Wilson Allard gave birth to a son. Albert and Ann Allard named the son Edwin R. Allard in honor of Albert's brother Edwin Ross Allard. The elder Edwin was killed in the battle of Wilderness during the Civil War.

Albert A. Allard worked as a Tinner as described in Census records the Baltimore City Directory entries. A Tinner works with tin metal. He is sometimes described as a can maker, which offers further insight to what he did with the tin. Ann Elizabeth Wilson Allard is listed with a profession in only one record. In 1867, she was a tailoress.

1865 Baltimore City Directory
Albert Allard, 36 Valley St., fireman

1867 Baltimore City Directory
Albert A. Allard, 36 Valley St., tinner
Mrs. Elizabeth Allard, 36 Valley St., tailoress

Albert and Ann Allard's fourth child, Albert Augustus Allard Jr. was born 19 January 1867.

1868 Baltimore City Directory
Albert A. Allard, 163 Ensor St., tinner

1870 Census - Baltimore 7th Ward - 20 June 1870
Albert Allard, age 44, born in Vermont, tinner
Ann E, age 32, born in Maryland, keeping hours
Ida, age 9, born in Maryland
Emma, age 7, born in Maryland
Edward, age 4, born in Maryland
Albert A, age 2, born in Maryland
Samuel Wilson, age 26, born in Maryland, plasterer
Harry Evans, age 27, born in Pennsylvania, tinner, married in July
Susan Evans, age 25, born in New Jersey, married in July

1871 Baltimore City Directory
Albert A. Allard, 88 Chew St., tinner
Samuel Wilson, 88 Chew St., plasterer

1872 Baltimore City Directory
Albert A. Allard, 88 Chew St., tinner

Albert and Ann Allard's firth child, Ella Allard was born Sept 29, 1872.

1873 Baltimore City Directory
Albert A. Allard, 168 E Eager St., tinner
Samuel Wilson, 168 E. Eager St., plasterer

1874 Baltimore City Directory
Albert A. Allard, 162 E Eager St., tinner

1875 Baltimore City Directory
Albert A. Allard, 162 E Eager St., tinner
Samuel Wilson, 168 E. Eager St., plasterer

Albert and Ann Allard's sixth child, Margaret Jennett Allard was born 25 December, 1875.

1876 Baltimore City Directory
Albert A. Allard, 162 E Eager St., tinner
Samuel Wilson, 168 E. Eager St., plasterer

1877 Baltimore City Directory
Albert A. Allard, 162 E Eager St., tinner
Samuel Wilson, 168 E. Eager St., plasterer

Albert and Ann Allard's last child, Francis C. Allard was born 16 December 1877. In 1878, Albert A. Allard, his wife Ann Elizabeth Allard, their seven children, and brother-in-law, Samuel Wilson moved to 299 East Biddle Street. In 1877, Baltimore re-numbered houses and their address became 1411 East Biddle Street.

1411 E. Biddle Street as seen in 2013
(A) Location of 1411 East Biddle Street

At time of his death Albert Allard and members of his family had lived at the address on East Biddle Street for 30 years. The house was no longer standing in 2013. The site is now the location of the Buford Drew Jemison STEM Academy.

1878 Baltimore City Directory
Albert A. Allard, 299 E. Biddle St., tinner
Samuel Wilson, 299 E. Biddle St., plasterer

1880 Census - Baltimore 7th Ward - 299 East Biddle Street, Baltimore - 2 June 1880
Albert A. Allard, age 48, born in Vermont, mother/father Vermont, can maker
Ann E, wife, age 45, born in Maryland, mother/father Ireland, keeping house
Ida A, daughter, age 20, born in Maryland, works in shoe factory
Emma J, daughter, age 18, born in Maryland, works in shoe factory
Edward, son, age 14, born in Maryland
Augustus, son, age 12, born in Maryland
Ella, daughter, age 7, born in Maryland
Maggie, daughter, age 4, born in Maryland
Frankie, son, age 2, born in Maryland
Samuel Wilson, boarder, age 42, born in Maryland, father/mother Ireland, plasterer

1880 Baltimore City Directory
Albert A. Allard, 299 E. Biddle St., tinner
Samuel Wilson, 299 E. Biddle St., plasterer

1881 Baltimore City Directory
Albert A. Allard, 299 E. Biddle St., tinner
Samuel Wilson, 299 E. Biddle St., plasterer

1882 Baltimore City Directory
Albert A. Allard, 299 E. Biddle St., tinner
Samuel Wilson, 299 E. Biddle St., plasterer

1883 Baltimore City Directory
Albert A. Allard, 299 E. Biddle St., tinner
Samuel Wilson, 299 E. Biddle St., plasterer

According to the following newspaper article from the Baltimore Sun, Albert and Ann Allard were not happy when their 2nd oldest daughter decided to get married in 1884.

Baltimore Sun - 4 February 1884 - Married in Spite of All Opposition
Mr. Frank Cooper, a young man in the employ of the Citizens Passenger Railway Company, was married on Wednesday evening last to Miss Emma Allard, a handsome young lady of 18 summers who resided with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert A. Allard, on East Biddle street. Cooper boarded with the family of Mrs. Marion Crown, 252 Myrtle Avenue. The young couple became acquainted with each other about a year ago and they soon became betrothed. The course of true love did not run smooth. The would be groom was a Roman Catholic, while the parents of Miss Allard are strict Methodists. On the ground of religion, it is stated, they objected to Cooper's visits to their daughter. But all to no purpose. The lovers met on the street at times and finally Miss Allard agreed to become Cooper's wife. Early last week Mr. Allard found a letter in his daughter's room and seeing that it was from Cooper he wrote the young man a severe letter accusing him of trying to steal away Miss Allard from her family. Annoyed by the letter written him, Mr. Cooper called at the house of the Allards; the girl was called into the room, and the alternative was given her of choosing between her parents and her lover. She chose the latter, who immediately promised to call the next day and make her his wife. Mrs. Allard seeing the turn affairs had taken determined, if possible, to break up the proposed wedding. With this object in view she called upon a young lady residing on Mosher Street, and to who Cooper had, it is said, been one time engaged, and asked her to do all she could to prevent the marriage. The young lady in question called on Cooper with the purpose of detaining him over the time appointed for the nuptials, and a letter purporting to come from the young man was sent to Miss Allard informing her that as her mother objected to the match it had better been broken off. It was after the hour set for the marriage when Mr. Cooper, owing to the persisting chatting of his visitor, started for his bride. The latter, meantime, becoming discouraged, started off in search of him. Cooper was informed by the Allard's that the girl had gone, and she was informed by the members of the Crown family that he had left in a carriage to look for her. While young Cooper was deliberating at the Allard's what to do, he received a letter from Miss Allard stating that she was waiting for him at Myrtle Avenue. He drove back there at once, and accompanied by his bride, a Mr. Weaver, who acted as groomsman, and Mrs. George Sultzer, proceeded to the parsonage of Rev. Samuel Sherman, of Emory M.E. Church, on Pennsylvania Avenue, who performed the marriage ceremony. Mrs. Crown had a wedding supper prepared on the return of the happy young couple, and it was enjoyed by a select company of guests, who wished the newly married couple success and happiness in life.

Starting in 1885, Albert Allard was listed in the Baltimore City directories along with his son's who were living at the same residence and also working in the same profession.

1885 Baltimore City Directory
Albert A. Allard - 299 E. Biddle St., tinner
Albert A. Allard Jr. - 299 E. Biddle St., can maker
Edward R. Allard - 299 E. Biddle St., can maker
Samuel Wilson, 299 E. Biddle St.(boards), plasterer

1886 Baltimore City Directory
Albert A. Allard - 299 E. Biddle St., can maker
Albert A. Allard Jr. - 299 E. Biddle St., can maker
Edward Allard - 299 E. Biddle St., can maker
Samuel Wilson, 299 E. Preston St., plasterer

1411 East Biddle Street in 1906
(at center of map opposite N. Spring St.)

1887 Baltimore City Directory (house re-numbered)
Albert A. Allard - 1411 E. Biddle St. 299, can maker
Edwin R. Allard - 1411 E. Biddle St. 299, can maker
Samuel Wilson - 1411 E. Biddle St. 299, plasterer

1888 Baltimore City Directory
Albert A. Allard - 1411 E. Biddle St., can maker
Edwin R. Allard - 1411 E. Biddle St., can maker
Samuel Wilson - 1411 E. Biddle St., plasterer

1889 Baltimore City Directory
Albert A. Allard - 1411 E. Biddle St.
Albert A. Allard Jr. - 1411 E. Biddle St.
Augustus Allard - 1411 E. Biddle St., tinner (likely a duplicate for Albert Jr.)
Edwin R. Allard - 1411 E. Biddle St., can maker
Samuel Wilson - 1411 E. Biddle St., plasterer

Ann Elizabeth Wilson Allard passed away on 20 February 1889 at age 53. According to her death certificate she had been sick 6 months and died of acute phthisis. Acute phthisis is a severe type of tuberculosis of the lungs. She was buried at Greenmount Cemetery.

Baltimore Sun - 22 February 1889 - Ann E. Allard
On February 20, Ann E., in the 53rd year of her age, beloved wife of Albert A. Allard. The relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, from her late residence, No. 1411 East Biddle street, on this (Friday) afternoon at three o'clock.

1890 Baltimore City Directory
Albert A. Allard - 1411 E. Biddle St.
Albert A. Allard Jr. - 1411 E. Biddle St., tinner
Edwin R. Allard - 1411 E. Biddle St., can maker
Samuel Wilson - 1411 E. Biddle St., plasterer

1891 Baltimore City Directory
Albert A. Allard - 1411 E. Biddle St., can maker
Albert A. Allard Jr. - 1411 E. Biddle St., can maker
Samuel Allard - 1411 E. Biddle St., can maker (mistake?)
Samuel Wilson, 1411 E. Biddle St., plasterer

1892 Baltimore City Directory
Albert A. Allard - 1411 E. Biddle St., can maker
Albert A. Allard Jr. - 1411 E. Biddle St., can maker

1893 Baltimore City Directory
Albert A. Allard - 1411 E. Biddle St., can maker
Albert A. Allard Jr. - 1411 E. Biddle St., can maker
Samuel Wilson - 1411 E. Biddle St., plasterer

1894 Baltimore City Directory
Albert A. Allard - 1411 E. Biddle St., can maker
Albert A. Allard Jr. - 1411 E. Biddle St., can maker
F.C. Allard - 1411 E. Biddle St., clerk
Samuel Wilson - 1411 E. Biddle St., plasterer

1895 Baltimore City Directory
Albert A. Allard - 1411 E. Biddle St., can maker
Albert A. Allard Jr. - 1411 E. Biddle St., can maker
F.C. Allard - 1411 E. Biddle St., The Sun
Samuel Wilson - 1411 E. Biddle St., plasterer

1896 Baltimore City Directory
Albert A. Allard - 1411 E. Biddle St., can maker
Albert A. Allard Jr. - 1411 E. Biddle St., can maker
Francis C. Allard - 1411 E. Biddle St., The Sun
Samuel Wilson - 1411 E. Biddle St., plasterer

1897 Baltimore City Directory
Albert A. Allard - 1411 E. Biddle St., tinner
Albert A. Allard Jr. - 1411 E. Biddle St., tinner
Francis C. Allard - 1411 E. Biddle St., The Sun
Samuel Wilson - 1411 E. Biddle St., plasterer

1898 Baltimore City Directory
Albert A. Allard - 1411 E. Biddle St.
Albert A. Allard Jr. - 1411 E. Biddle St., tinner
Francis C. Allard - 1411 E. Biddle St., The Sun
Samuel Wilson - 1411 E. Biddle St., plasterer

1899 Baltimore City Directory
Albert A. Allard - 1411 E. Biddle St., can maker
Albert A. Allard Jr. - 1411 E. Biddle St., can maker
Francis C. Allard - 1411 E. Biddle St., The Sun
Samuel Wilson - 1411 E. Biddle St., plasterer

1900 Census - Baltimore, Maryland 10th Ward - 1411 E. Biddle St., Baltimore, MD
Albert A. Allard, age 69, born May 1831 in MA, father MA, mother VT
Albert A. Allard Jr., son, age 32, born Jan 1868 in MD, father MA, mother MD, collector
Ella Allard, daughter, age 27, born Sept 1872 in MD, father MA, mother MD
Maggie Allard, daughter, age 24, born Dec 1875 MD, father MA, mother MD, dressmakr
Francis C. Allard, son, age 22, born Dec 1877 in MD, father MA, mother MD, clerk
Samuel Wilson, brother-in-law, born Jan 1843 in MD, father/mother Ireland, plasterer
[Albert married 40 years. All other listed as single.]

1900 Baltimore City Directory
Albert A. Allard - 1411 E. Biddle St., tinner
Albert A. Allard Jr. - 1411 E. Biddle St., musician
Francis C. Allard - 1411 E. Biddle St., The Sun

1901 Baltimore City Directory
Albert A. Allard - 1411 E. Biddle St., metal worker
Albert A. Allard Jr. - 1411 E. Biddle St., metal worker
Francis C. Allard - 1411 E. Biddle St., The Sun
Samuel Wilson - 1411 E. Biddle St., plasterer

1902 Baltimore City Directory
Albert A. Allard - 1411 E. Biddle St., tinner
Albert A. Allard Jr. - 1411 E. Biddle St., machinist
Francis C. Allard - 1411 E. Biddle St., The Sun
Samuel Wilson - 1411 E. Biddle St., plasterer

1903 Baltimore City Directory
Albert A. Allard - 1411 E. Biddle St.
Albert A. Allard Jr. - 1411 E. Biddle St., machinist
Francis C. Allard - 1411 E. Biddle St., The Sun
Samuel Wilson - 1411 E. Biddle St., plasterer

1904 Baltimore City Directory
Albert A. Allard - 1411 E. Biddle St.
Albert A. Allard Jr. - 1411 E. Biddle St., machinist
Francis C. Allard - 1411 E. Biddle St., The Sun
Samuel Wilson - 1411 E. Biddle St.

1905 Baltimore City Directory
Albert A. Allard - 1411 E. Biddle St.
Francis C. Allard - 1411 E. Biddle St., The Sun
Samuel Wilson - 1411 E. Biddle St.

1906 Baltimore City Directory
Albert A. Allard - 1411 E. Biddle St.
Francis C. Allard - 1411 E. Biddle St., The Sun
C. Edward Collins, 1411 E. Biddle St., meat cutter
Samuel Wilson - 1411 E. Biddle St.

Albert A. Allard passed away on 16 January 1907. His cause of death is listed as Hemiplegia on his death certificate. Hemiplegia is total or partial paralysis of one side of the body that results from disease of or injury to the motor centers of the brain. He likely died from a stroke.

Baltimore Sun - 18 January 1907 - Albert A. Allard
Mr. Albert A. Allard died at his home 1411 East Biddle Street, Wednesday night, after a lingering illness. He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. James Baker, Mrs. Emma J. Cooper, Mrs. Edward Collins, and Mrs. C. Percy Rinehart, and three sons, Messrs. Edwin R. Francis C., and Albert A. Allard, of Woodbury, N.J.
Mr. Allard was a tinsmith, but retired from business 18 years ago. During the Civil War he was a second lieutenant in the Green Mountain Brigade of Vermont. He was one of the foremost members of Dushane Post, Grand Army of the Republic.

Baltimore Sun - 18 January 1907 - Died
Allard - On January 16, 1907, after a lingering illness, at his residence at 1411 E. Biddle Street, Albert A. Allard Sr. Funeral from his late residence on Saturday, January 19 at 2 P.M. Interment (private) in National Cemetery Loudon Park.

Maryland Death Certificate
January 16, 1907
Albert A. Allard
1411 E. Biddle Street about 45 years
born May 1830 in Mass.
Widower
Mother unknown, Father unknown
died of Hemrplegia
buried at U.S. National Cemetery
January 19, 1907
Information provided by Ella Collins

Albert A. Allard was buried at the U.S. National Cemetery at Loudon Park, Baltimore, Maryland.

Civil War Record
Albert A. Allard

Civil War Pension Record
Albert A. Allard