John Appleton, Sr.

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John Appleton, Sr.

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Birthplace: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Death: March 05, 1817 (77)
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Son of Rev. Nathaniel Appleton and Margaret Appleton
Husband of Priscilla Appleton and Jane Appleton
Father of Alfred Appleton; Infant Appleton, died young and John Sparhawk Appleton, Jr.
Brother of Mehitable Haven; Reverend Nathaniel Appleton, Jr. and Samuel Appleton

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About John Appleton, Sr.

Descendant of Mayflower passengers Mary Winslow and James Chilton


Merchant. Graduated from Harvard College in 1757 and settled in Salem in 1758. The scientist and future Count Rumford was his apprentice. Husband, first, of Jane Sparhawk, and second, Priscilla Greenleaf. Son of the Rev. Nathaniel and Margaret Gibbs Appleton.

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John Appleton, Sr.'s Timeline

1739
March 30, 1739
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1775
1775
1794
December 21, 1794
1796
November 24, 1796
1817
March 5, 1817
Age 77