Susannah (Capen) Alger (1773 - 1843)

Born 14 Mar 1773 in Sharon, Norfolk County, Massachusetts

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She is the daughter of Ezekiel Capen and Mary Cummings.^[1]

From The Capen Family, Pg. 88:

210. Ezekiel Capen (Ebenezer 5, Preserved 4, Preserved 3, John 2, Bernard 1) born in Stoughton 28 July 1745 and died in Sharon 16 Feb. 1836. He married in Sharon 7 Aug 1766 Mary Cummings, who was born in Sharon 2 aug. 1745 and died there 15 Jan. 1829. She was daughter of Samuel Cummings.

Children recorded, part in Sharon, part in Bridgewater:

+452. i. Ezekiel Capen (7), b. 19 Nov. 1766; m. Elizabeth Willis.

+453. ii. Mary Capen (7), b. 27 Jan. 1769; m. Ebenezer Alger.

454. iii. Anna Capen (7), b. 2 Apr, 1771; m. John Smith, 27 Nov. 1799.

+455. iv. Susannah Capen (7), b. 14 Mar. 1773; m. Willis Alger.

+456. v. Abigail Capen (7), b. 23 Apr. 1775; m. Jesse Billings.

vi. Child Capen (7), buried Dec. 1777.

+457. vii. John Capen (7), b. 21 Oct. 1778.; m. Tela Dunbar.

458. viii. Nancy Capen (7), b. 18 Dec. 1784 probably the child who was buried 5 Apr. 1785.

Ezekiel Capen served in the Revolution.

Authorities:: Stoughton 9canton) Records; Sharon Vital Records; W. Bridgewater Vital Records; Roll Book Mass. S. A. R.; Mass. Soldiers & Sailors of the Rev.; Records from F. E. Harris (son of 709).

Pages 142, 143:

455. Susannah Capen (Ezekiel 6, Ebenezer 5, Preserved 4, Preserved 3, John 2, Bernard 1) born in Sharon 14 March 1773. She married in Sharon 19 Nov. 1795 Willis Alger of Bridgewater, who was born 13 March 1773 in Bridgewater. He was the son of Edmund and Ruth (Willis) Alger.

Children born in Bridgewater:

i. Anna C. Alger, b. 10 Feb. 1797; m. 1818 Nathan Hewins.

ii. Leonrd Alger, b. 24 Mar. 1799; m. 1821 Hannah R. Lathrop.

iii. Stillman Alger,b. 3 May 1801.

iv. Isaac Alger, b. 13 Nov. 1802.

v. Ward Alger, b. 25 Jan. 1805.

vi. Davis Alger, b. 2 Sept. 1807.

vii. Susan Alger, b. 12 Dec. 1809.

viii. Samantha Alger, b. 14 dept. 1814.

Authorities: Sharon Vital Records; Bridgewater Vital Records.

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Sources

• The Capen Family, Descendants of Bernard Capen of Dorchester, Mass., compiled by Rev. Charles Albert Hayden, Alton, Ill., Buffalo, N.Y., Springfield, Ill.; revised by Jessie Hale Tuttle, Minneapolis, Minn., 1929. ©️Jessie Hale Tuttle, 1929. Susannah Capen is Record #455, Pg. 142, the daughter of Ezekiel Capen, Record #210, Pg. 88.^[2]

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Footnotes

1. ↑ Profile was created by Ann Borgers through the import of Family.ged, 28 November 2010. Adoption and added information from Sharon, Massachusetts history researcher Nick Dann, 3 Feb 2020.
2. ↑ The Capen Family, Record #452. See also: Record #210