Rev. Joseph Capen

1658 - 1725  (66 years)

• Name	Joseph Capen
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	29 Dec 1658	Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	10750740
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10750740
  Died	30 Jun 1725	Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts
  Buried	Aft 30 Jun 1725	Pine Grove Cemetery, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I5031	New England Hall Families Master Tree
  Last Modified	16 May 2019

  
  

  Father	Captain John Capen,   b. Bef 26 Jan 1612/13, Dorsetshire, England ,   d. 6 Apr 1692, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Mother	Mary Bass,   b. 1628, Harwich, Essex, England ,   d. 29 Jun 1704, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 76 years)
  Married	20 Sep 1647
  Family ID	F6868	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Priscilla Appleton,   b. 25 Dec 1657, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts ,   d. 12 Oct 1743, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts  (Age 85 years)
  Married	1684
  Children	1. Mary Capen,   b. Between 1688 and 1689,   d. Unknown
  Last Modified	16 May 2019
  Family ID	F3482	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 29 Dec 1658 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Died - 30 Jun 1725 - Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts Buried - Aft 30 Jun 1725 - Pine Grove Cemetery, Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  From FindaGrave: Rev. Joseph Capen remains one of Topsfield's most famous historical figures. His house, the Parson Capen House (built 1693) still stands in the town center. Capen married Priscilla Appleton of Ipswich in 1684. He was the son of Captain John Capen, whose family can be traced back to the county of Dorset, England. He was also the son of Mary Bass, whose family came from Essex county in England. His grave, along with his wife's, lie on the exact spot where the pulpit stood at the Topsfield Meeting House, where Joseph Capen preached often.