William Sumner Appleton (1840-1903)

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

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His townhouse was at 39 Beacon Street (inherited from his father) and his summer home, Holbrook Hall (see images), was at West Newton, Massachusetts.

Parents (2)

Nathan Appleton

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

1779-1861

Harriot (Sumner) Appleton

Mrs Harriot Coffin (Sumner) Appleton

1802-1867

Spouse (1)

Edith Stuart (Appleton) Appleton

Mrs Edith Stuart (Appleton) Appleton

1849-1892

Children (5)

Eleanor Armistead (Appleton) Standen

Mrs Eleanor Armistead (Appleton) Standen; of Kent, Ireland, Marseilles & London

1872-1956

William Sumner Appleton

Founder of the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities

1874-1947

Marjorie Crane Appleton

of Boston, Massachusetts; died unmarried

1875-1913

Dorothy Everard (Appleton) Weld

Mrs Dorothy Everard (Appleton) Weld

1878-1965

Gladys Hughes Appleton

Presumed to have died young

b.1881

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