William Appleton (1786-1862)

of Boston; Banker & U.S. Representative from Massachusetts

Having amassed a fortune of $2-million by 1851 he, "resolved never to be any richer; for the entire income of his immense fortune, beyond his family expenses, he appropriates to benevolent purposes. So thoroughly did he operate upon this system one year, that he actually ran himself backward in the line of money-making". He was a first cousin of the merchants Nathan and Samuel Appleton.

Parents (2)

Rev. Joseph Appleton

Pastor of Brookfield, Worcester Co., Massachusetts

1751-1795

Mary (Hook) Appleton

Mrs Mary (Hook) Gould, Appleton

1756-1842

Spouse (1)

Mary Anne (Cutler) Appleton

Mrs Mary Anne (Cutler) Appleton

1794-1861

Children (8)

James Amory Appleton

James Amory Appleton, of Boston, Massachusetts

1818-1843

Mary Anne (Appleton) Greene

Mrs Mary Anne (Appleton) Greene

1820-1852

Sarah (Appleton) Lawrence

Mrs Sarah Elizabeth (Appleton) Lawrence

1822-1891

Francis Henry Appleton

Francis Henry Appleton, of Boston

1823-1854

William Joseph Warren Appleton

of Boston, Massachusetts

1825-1877

Harriet (Appleton) Dexter

Mrs Harriet Henrietta Cutler (Appleton) Dexter

1828-1857

Mehitable (Appleton) Coolidge

Mrs "Hetty" Sullivan (Appleton) Coolidge

1831-1901

Charles Hook Appleton

Charles H. Appleton, of Boston, Massachusetts

1833-1874