Nathan Appleton (1779-1861)

Merchant of Boston & U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts

He was reputed to be worth $1.5-million in 1851 making him one of the richest men in Massachusetts. His nephew married a daughter of Daniel Webster and one of his daughters married the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow while the another married Robert Mackintosh, British Governor of Antigua.

Parents (2)

Isaac Appleton

Church Deacon & "Respectable Farmer" of New Ipswich, New Hampshire

1731-1806

Mary (Adams) Appleton

Mrs Mary (Adams) Appleton

1741-1827

Spouses (2)

Maria Theresa (Gold) Appleton

Mrs Maria Theresa (Gold) Appleton

1786-1833

Harriot (Sumner) Appleton

Mrs Harriot Coffin (Sumner) Appleton

1802-1867

Children (1)

Frances (Appleton) Longfellow

Mrs "Fanny" Frances Elizabeth (Appleton) Longfellow

1817-1861