flag male ancestor  Joseph  CAPEN

  (b. 29 December 1658 Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony   d. 30 June 1725 Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay )  

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Joseph CAPEN was born 29 December 1658 in Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Joseph CAPEN was the child of John CAPEN   and   Mary BASS and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Bernard CAPEN and Joan PURCHASE

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Joseph  married  Priscilla APPLETON abt. 1684 in Topsfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Priscilla APPLETON  was born 25 December 1657 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA.  Priscilla died 18 October 1743 in Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA.  Priscilla was the child of John APPLETON and Priscilla GLOVER.

Joseph CAPEN died 30 June 1725 in Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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Joseph CAPEN was a minister.

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Joseph CAPEN married flag female ancestor Priscilla APPLETON-- Date: abt. 1684 Place: Topsfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Priscilla APPLETON was the child of John APPLETON and Priscilla GLOVER




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birth1658 Birth
29 December 1658
Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Joseph CAPEN - Parson Capen House, Topsfield, Mass., 1684
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"Parson Capen" House, Topsfield, Mass., 1684

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1691 Birth of Child
Elizabeth CAPEN was born 16 April 1691, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph was 32 years old.
marriage1711 Marriage of Child
Elizabeth CAPEN married 2 October 1711, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA to Simon BRADSTREET
death1725 Death
30 June 1725
Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

He died at the age of 66.
Added: 5/11/2022 3:54:49 PM - Updated: 2/23/2025 12:52:47 PM
Did You Know?The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state

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