Lieut. John Capen, Jr.

Lieut. John Capen, Jr.

Male 1639 - 1707  (67 years)

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  • Name John Capen 
    Prefix Lieut. 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Born 21 Oct 1639  Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 29 Oct 1639  Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 48977449 
    Died 8 Jun 1707  Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850
      First name(s)      John
      Last name      Capen
      Event type      Death
      Death year      1707
      City      Dorchester
      Country      United States
      Volume name      DORCHESTER-V1
      Page number      126
      Record set      Massachusetts Vital Records To 1850
      Category      Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
      Subcategory      Civil Deaths & Burials
      Collections from      Americas, United States
    Buried Aft 8 Jun 1707  Dorchester North Burying Ground, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I392  New England Hall Families Master Tree
    Last Modified 16 May 2019 

    Father Captain John Capen,   b. Bef 26 Jan 1612/13, Dorsetshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Apr 1692, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 79 years) 
    Mother Redegon "Radigan" Clapp,   b. Bef 7 May 1609, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1645, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 36 years) 
    Married 20 Oct 1637  Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F6849  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Susanna Barsham,   b. 28 Jan 1641/42, Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1715/16, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 19 Nov 1662 
    Children 
     1. John Capen,   b. 1663, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Aug 1681, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 18 years)
     2. Susanna Capen,   b. 16 Sep 1664, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Aug 1736, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     3. Samuel Capen,   b. 23 Oct 1667, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1720, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)
     4. Thankful Capen,   b. 22 Apr 1669, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1717  (Age 48 years)
     5. Sarah Capen,   b. 9 Dec 1670, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 14 Feb 1730/31, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
     6. Dorothy Capen,   b. 13 Oct 1672, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Nov 1672, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     7. Dorothy Capen,   b. 16 Sep 1673, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Unknown
     8. Purchase Capen,   b. 14 Nov 1675, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Sep 1696, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years)
     9. Nathaniel Capen,   b. 1 Oct 1677, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Nov 1682, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 5 years)
     10. Elizabeth Capen,   b. 17 Apr 1680, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 21 Mar 1681/82, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     11. Elizabeth Capen,   b. 21 Mar 1681/82, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Unknown
     12. Hannah Capen,   b. 21 Oct 1684, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1708  (Age 23 years)
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2019 
    Family ID F269  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 Oct 1639 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 29 Oct 1639 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 8 Jun 1707 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Aft 8 Jun 1707 - Dorchester North Burying Ground, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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  • Badges
    Halls of Rehoboth
    Halls of Rehoboth
    DNA Family 006

  • Notes 
    • From FindaGrave:

      Lieut. John Capen, Jr., only s. of Dea. John Capen and his first wife Redegon Clap, b. Oct. 21, 1639 (bapt. Oct. 29) at Dorchester, Mass. He d. June 8, 1707, Æ 68, at Dorchester, Mass.

      On Nov. 19, 1663 at Dorchester, John m. Susanna Barsham, dau. of William and Annabella Barshom, b. Jan. 28, 1641/2 at Watertown, Mass. She survived her husband and d. after July 10, 1707. They had twelve children of record at Dorchester, Mass., of which four d. in infancy. Their eldest child was:

      • i. Susanna Capen, b. Sept. 16, 1664 (bapt. Dec. 10), d. Aug. 18, 1736 at Newton, Mass.; m. circa 1694 as his first wife, Andrew Hall, s. of Edward & Hester Hall, b. May 10, 1665 at Rehoboth, Mass. He d. in Dec. 1756 at Newton, Mass. They had seven children.