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Appleton in Massachusetts

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This page collects information about people with surname Appleton who were known or believed to have lived in Massachusetts.

The Appleton family was a prominent political family of the United States from the late 18th through the early 20th centuries. Based in eastern Massachusetts, they formed part of the Boston Brahmin community.

Notable Individuals[]

  • Daniel Appleton (1785-1849), publisher
  • Frances Appleton (-1861)
  • George Swett Appleton (1821-1878), writer
  • Jane Means Appleton (1806-1863), 1st Lady of the United States, wife of President Franklin Pierce
  • Jesse Appleton (1772-1819), 2nd President of Bowdoin College
  • Hon.Chief Justices of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
  • Brvt. Brig. Gen. John Francis Appleton, Esq. (1838-1870), Union colonel in the American Civil War, was made brevet brigadier general for his bravery in the United States Volunteers
  • John James Appleton (1792-1864), studied at Phillips Andover Academy, graduated from Harvard in 1813, appointed secretary of the legation in the Netherlands (1817-1819), secretary of the legation at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, nominated to serve as charge d'affaires there (1820-1821), this was not confirmed by the United States, charge d'affaires in Stockholm, Sweden (1826-1830), appointed special representative to the Kingdom of Naples in 1825
  • Hon. Nathan Appleton (1779-1861), Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusett's 1st district (4 Mar 1831-3 Mar 1833) and 9 Jun 1842-28 Sep 1842), member of the American Academy of Science and Art and of the Massachusetts Historical Society
  • Samuel Appleton (1766-1853), merchant prince, at the time of his death, his net worth was almost at $1,000,000


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