Nathan Appleton (1779-1861)

of 39 Beacon Street, Boston; Merchant & U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts

He lived at 39 Beacon Street (see images) which was built in 1843 and is known today as the "Nathan Appleton House". 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 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow while 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 (8)

Thomas Gold Appleton

Author, Traveller & Patron of the Arts; of Cambridge, Massachusetts & Newport, R.I.

1812-1884

Mary (Appleton) Mackintosh

Mrs "Molly" (Appleton) Mackintosh

1813-1889

Charles Sedgwick Appleton

Died in early adulthood, unmarried

1815-1835

Frances (Appleton) Longfellow

Mrs "Fanny" Frances Elizabeth (Appleton) Longfellow

1817-1861

George William Appleton

Died in infancy

1826-1827

William Sumner Appleton

Amateur Numismatist, Medal Collector & Historian, of Boston & Holbrook Hall

1840-1903

Harriot (Appleton) Curtis

Mrs Harriot Sumner (Appleton) Curtis

1841-1923

Capt. Nathan Appleton

of the 5th Massachusetts Battery of Light Artillery

1843-1906