Benjamin Appleton (1734 - 1798)

Born 20 Oct 1734 in Ipswich, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca Gillingham — married 20 May 1758 in Gloucester, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died 1798 at about age 63 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Married Rebecca Gillingham, 20 May 1758 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts.

They had children:

1. Benjamin
2. John
3. Rebecca
4. Nathaniel
5. Lucy
6. Oliver
7. Hannah
8. Margaret
9. William

Research Notes

He may have had another daughter, Polly, but she would have been born about 20 years after the last child of his, William, was born. Therefore, it may be someone elses' child.

Sources

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-98P7 : 2 March 2020), Benjamin Appleton, 20 Oct 1734; citing Birth, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009714.
• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCHC-RPB : 24 January 2020), Benjamin Appleton, 1758.
• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZZY-CLM : 15 January 2020), Benjamin Appleton in entry for Benjamin Appleton, 1759.
• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZZT-6TR : 15 January 2020), Benjamin Appleton in entry for John Appleton, 1761.
• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZZR-2XL : 15 January 2020), Benjamin Appleton in entry for Rebecca Appleton, 1763.
• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZZY-1PV : 15 January 2020), Benjamin Appleton in entry for Nathaniel Appleton, 1765.
• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZZR-V5C : 15 January 2020), Benjamin Appleton in entry for Lucy Appleton, 1767.
• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZZT-WFS : 15 January 2020), Benjamin Appleton in entry for Oliver Appleton, 1769.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-BGR9 : 18 February 2020), Benjamin Appleton in entry for Hannah Appleton, 19 Aug 1770; citing Christening, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010724.
• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZZR-Z8B : 15 January 2020), Benjamin Appleton in entry for Margaret Appleton, 1771.
• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZZY-M93 : 15 January 2020), Benjamin Appleton in entry for William Appleton, 1773.

Research Notes Sources

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZZR-NXT : 15 January 2020), Benjamin Appleton in entry for Polly Appleton, 1791.