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     Isaac Appleton is the son of Thomas Appleton of Beverly.¹

     Isaac Appleton was born on 21 February 1806.¹ He was the son of Isaac Appleton of Dublin and Sarah Twitchell.¹

He died on 26 November 1827 at age 21.¹

     Isaac Appleton was born on 15 December 1776 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of Samuel Appleton and Mary White daughter of Rev. Timothy White of Haverhill.¹

He married ---(?)--- Dyson.²

     Major Isaac Appleton was born in 1664.² He was the son of Major Samuel Appleton and Mary Oliver.

He married Priscilla Baker.³

He died on 22 May 1747 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts.

     Isaac Appleton of Dublin was born on 6 June 1762.² He was the son of Deacon Isaac Appleton of New Ipswich and Mary Adams of Concord, Mass.

He married Sarah Twitchell in 1788.²

He died in 1853.

     Deacon Isaac Appleton of New Ipswich was born on 31 May 1731 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts.^1,2 He was the son of Isaac Appleton and Elizabeth Sawyer , daughter of Francis Sawyer of Wells, Maine.

He married Mary Adams of Concord, Mass. on 24 April 1760.¹ Deacon Isaac Appleton of New Ipswich moved to New Ipswich, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.²

He died on 25 February 1806 at age 74.¹

     James Appleton was born on 6 March 1899 in New York, New York County, New York.¹ He was the son of Francis Randall Appleton and Fanny Lanier.¹

     James Appleton was born on 11 March 1813 in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of General James Appleton and Sarah Fuller , daughter of Rev. Daniel Fuller of Gloucester.¹

He married Sarah Bristol , daughter of Samuel L. Edwards of Manlius, New York on 21 June 1842.¹

He died in March 1884.¹

     

He was an active and conspicuous citizen. His military career began during the war of 1812. He rose through all the grades and became brigadier-general of the Massachusetts militia. He resided in Ipswich and Gloucester in early life and removed to Portland, Maine, where he became prominent in public life, an influential member of the legislature. Although Neal Dow is given credit for being father of the Maine prohibitory law, General Appleton first introduced the measure in a report he made to the legislature in 1837, and was an earnest worker in the temperance movement. After the death of Samuel Gilman Appleton, his brother, he inherited the homestead known as 'Appleton farms' at Ipswich and afterwards made his home there. He retained his interest in politics and made a memorable address to the Ipswich soldiers at the railroad station as they started for the front in the civil war.¹ General James Appleton was born on 14 February 1785 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of Samuel Appleton and Mary White daughter of Rev. Timothy White of Haverhill.

He married Sarah Fuller , daughter of Rev. Daniel Fuller of Gloucester on 15 November 1807.¹

He died on 25 August 1862 at age 77.¹

     James Amory Appleton was born on 29 October 1818.¹ He was the son of William Appleton of Beacon Hill and Mary Ann Cutler.¹

He married Mary Ellen Lyman.¹

He died on 29 June 1843 at age 24.¹

     Jane Appleton was born in 1770.¹ She was the daughter of John Appleton.¹

She died in 1791.¹

     





Jane Means Appleton was born on 12 March 1806 in Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, daughter of Reverend Jesse and Elizabeth (Means) Appleton. She was the daughter of Rev. Jesse Appleton and Elizabeth Means , daughter of Hon. Robert Means of Amherst, N.H.

She married Gen. Franklin Pierce on 19 November 1834.¹

She died on 2 December 1863 in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, at age 57 of tuberculosis. She and Gen. Franklin Pierce were buried in Minot Enclosure in the Old North Cemetery, Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.

     Rev. Jesse Appleton was born on 17 November 1772 in New Ipswich, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.¹ He was the son of Francis Appleton and Hubbard.

He entered Dartmouth College in 1788. He prepared himself for the ministry and was ordained at Hampton, N.H., in Feb 1797. In 1807, on the decease of the Rev. Dr. McKeen, the first President of Bowdoin College, Mr. Appleton was chosen his successor. Two volumes of his works, embracing his course of Theological Lectures, his Academic Addresses, and a selection from his Sermons, with a Memoir of his life and character, were published in 1837.¹

He married Elizabeth Means , daughter of Hon. Robert Means of Amherst, N.H. in 1800 in Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.^1,2

He died on 12 November 1819 at age 46.¹