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William Appleton 1786–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 November 1786

Birth Location: North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 15 February 1862

Death Location: Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Joseph Appleton

Mother: Mary Hook

Spouse(s): Mary Cutler

Children(s): Mehitable Appleton, Harriet Appleton, William Appleton, Charles Appleton, William Appleton, Sarah Lawrence

William Appleton was born in 1786 in North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Joseph Appleton And Mary Hook. William Appleton married Mary Ann Cutler, and had children including Charles Hook Appleton, Harriet Cutler Appleton, Mehitable Sullivan Appleton, Sarah Elizabeth Lawrence, William Joseph Warren Appleton, William Sullivan Appleton. William Appleton passed away in 1862 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Appleton was born in 1786 in North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Joseph Appleton And Mary Hook.
  • William Appleton married Mary Ann Cutler, and had children including Charles Hook Appleton, Harriet Cutler Appleton, Mehitable Sullivan Appleton, Sarah Elizabeth Lawrence, William Joseph Warren Appleton, William Sullivan Appleton.
  • William Appleton passed away in 1862 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Appleton's Ancestors

Self
William Appleton
1786–1862
Birth Place: North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Joseph Appleton
1751–1795
Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mary Hook
1756–1842
Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
Grandparents
Isaac Appleton
1704–1794
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Sawyer
1709–1785
Wells, York, Maine, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Sr
1665–1747
Priscilla Baker
1674–1731
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel jr
1624–1696
Mary Oliver
1640–1698

William Appleton's Descendants

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William Appleton (16 November 1786–15 February 1862) m. Mary (Ann) Cutler (6 March 1794–29 March 1860)
  1. 1. Mehitable (Sullivan) Appleton 1831–1901
  2. 2. Harriet (Cutler) Appleton 1828–1857
  3. 3. William (Sullivan) Appleton 1815–1836
  4. 4. Charles (Hook) Appleton 1833–1874
  5. 5. William (Joseph Warren) Appleton 1825–1877
  6. 6. Sarah (Elizabeth) Lawrence 1822–1891 m. Amos (Adams) Lawrence 1814–1886
    1. 1. Sarah Brooks 1845–1915
    2. 2. Amory (Appleton) Lawrence 1848–1912
    3. 3. Susan (Mason) Loring 1852–1923
    4. 4. William Lawrence 1850–1941
    5. 5. Hetty (Sullivan) Lawrence 1855–1931 m. Frederick Cunningham 1854–1930
      1. 1. Constance Cunningham 1886–1962
      2. 2. Frederick Cunningham 1888–1958
      3. 3. Harriet (Cutler) Cunningham 1885–1981
      4. 4. Hetty (S) Cunningham 1885–1903
      5. 5. Lawrence Cunningham 1893–1923
      6. 6. Susanah Cunningham 1890–1986

William Appleton's Timeline

2 Records

1786
16 November 1786
Birth of William Appleton in North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
1862
15 February 1862
Age 76
Death of William Appleton in Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 November 1786
    Event Place: North Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 February 1862
    Event Place: Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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