, ▁having ▁first ▁been ▁elected ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 9 . ▁As ▁a ▁business man , ▁he ▁was ▁involved ▁with ▁establish ing ▁an ▁iron ▁found ry . ▁ ▁Alle yn ▁was ▁a ▁" p ill ar ▁of ▁the ▁church " ▁at ▁the ▁First ▁Church ▁and ▁Par ish ▁in ▁D ed ham . ▁In ▁early ▁records ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁" m ister ," ▁which ▁typically ▁indicated ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁university ▁degree . ▁For ▁his ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁community , ▁he ▁was ▁later ▁given ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁" gent ." ▁▁ ▁Although ▁several ▁men ▁initially ▁compla ined ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁off ended ▁them , ▁Alle yn ' s ▁answers ▁were ▁sufficient ▁enough ▁to ▁make ▁him ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁church . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 2 ▁in ▁Boston ▁and ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁Old ▁Village ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Works ▁c ited ▁ ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁Category : 1 6 4 2 ▁death s ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁colonial ▁Massachusetts ▁General ▁Court ▁from ▁D ed ham ▁Category : B ur ial s ▁at ▁Old ▁Village ▁C emetery ▁Category : D ed ham , ▁Massachusetts ▁select men ▁Category : D ed ham ▁Town ▁C ler ks ▁Category : Sign ers ▁of ▁the ▁D ed ham ▁C oven ant <0x0A> </s> ▁Flora ▁Mass on ▁( 1 8 5 6 ▁– ▁c . ▁ 4 ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 7 ) ▁ ▁was ▁a ▁Scottish ▁suff ra get te