Thomas Appleton (1785 - 1872)

Born 26 Dec 1785 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Died 11 Jul 1872 at age 86 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Thomas Appleton was a renowned American organ builder.

Biography

Thomas Appleton was born 26 December 1785. ^[1]

Appleton senior was a house carpenter, and he apprenticed Thomas with the cabinet maker Elisha Larned. Thomas was then hired in 1807 by the prominent organ builder William Goodrich. He later partnered with the piano makers Hayt and Alpheus Babcock, before opening his own shop in 1820. ^[2]

He married Beulah Goodrich on 5 July 1812. ^[3]

In 1839, he was awarded a gold medal by the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association. His reputation continued to grow until he retired in 1869. His instruments served churches as far away as California and South Carolina.^[2]

Thomas died on 11 July 1872. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Wikidata https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56741122, accessed 30 June 2019 (No Wikipedia page as of this date).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Pipe Organ,1830" Metropolitan Museum of Art https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/503670 , accessed 30 Jun 2019.
3. ↑ Case, Lafayette Wallace M.D., Editor The Goodrich Family in America. A Genealogy of the Descendants of John and William Goodrich of Wethersfield, Conn., Publication: Fergus Printing Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1889, Second Date, 1984

See aslo:

• "Conservators Dismantle 1830 Appleton Pipe Organ" The History Blog, http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/44289, accessed 30 June 2019.

Acknowledgements

• GED file graciously provided to Whitney Rapp on 10/18/17 by Goodrich Family Association (http://www.goodrichfamilyassoc.org) for upload to WikiTree.