William Sumner Appleton, Sr was born 11 January 1840 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts to Nathan Appleton (1779-1861) and Harriet Coffin Sumner (1802-1867) and died 28 April 1903 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts of unspecified causes. He married Edith Ida Stuart Appleton (1849-1892) 12 August 1871 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
Marriage and Family
William Sumner Appleton (1840-1903) married his cousin Edith Ida Stuart Appleton (1849-1892). Both were part of the Appleton Family of Boston Brahmin notoriety.
- Eleanor Armistead Appleton (1872-1956)
- William Sumner Appleton (1874-1947) - Founder of the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities (SPNEA) in 1910. He was the chief force behind much of the preservation of historic homes in the New England area.
- Marjorie Crane Appleton (1875-1913)
- Dorothy Everard Appleton (1878-1965)
- Gladys Hughes Appleton (1881-)
Children
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Eleanor Armistead Appleton (1872-1956) | |||
William Sumner Appleton (1874-1947) | 29 May 1874 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts | 24 November 1947 | |
Marjorie Crane Appleton (1875-1913) | |||
Dorothy Everard Appleton (1878-1965) | |||
Gladys Hughes Appleton (1881-) |
Siblings
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Thomas Gold Appleton (1812-1884) | 31 March 1812 Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | 17 April 1884 New York City, New York | |
Mary Appleton (1813-1889) | 18 October 1813 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts | 1889 United States | Robert James Mackintosh (1811-1864) |
Charles Sedgwick Appleton (1815-1835) | |||
Frances Elizabeth Appleton (1817-1861) | 6 October 1817 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts | 10 July 1861 Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) |
George William Appleton (1826-1827) |
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
William Sumner Appleton (1840-1903) | 11 January 1840 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts | 28 April 1903 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts | Edith Ida Stuart Appleton (1849-1892) |
Harriet Sumner Appleton (1841-1923) | 16 November 1841 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts | 8 April 1923 Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | Greeley Stevenson Curtis (1830-1897) |
Nathan Appleton (1843-1906) |