Corporal Jonathan Capen

1724 - 1813  (88 years)

• Name	Jonathan Capen
  Title	Corporal
  Birth	23 Jul 1724	Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	1775	Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
  	American Revolution Capt.Peter Talbott\'s Co. Alarm of Lexington 19Apr1775 Castle Island 19Dec 1776
  Death	27 May 1813	Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
  Burial	Pearl Street Cemetery, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
  Notes	Jonathon moved to Stoughton,MA about 1745 from Dorchester,MA. Jonathon served in the American Revolution as a Private in Capt. Peter Talbott's Co. for seven days when he marched on the alarm 19Apr1775 to Lexington. He also served in Capt. Leech's Company of guards and marched from Stoughton to Braintree,MA 21Mar1776 when the British ships lay in Boston Harbor,. Jonathon served 12 days as a Corporal in Capt.Swans Co., as part of Col. Gill's Regt. and marched from Stoughton and 19Dec1776 to Castle Island in Boston Harbor. Both he and his wife lived to be over 90 years old.
  Person ID	I338	OurNorthernRoots | Andrew's Ancestor
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2014

  
  

  Father	Jonathan Capen,   b. 17 May 1691, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 17 Dec 1740, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Jane Houghton,   b. 9 Mar 1700, Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
  Marriage	22 Feb 1722	Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F211	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jerusha Talbott,   b. 6 Oct 1721, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 8 Oct 1817, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 96 years)
  Marriage	20 Nov 1746	Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
  Children	1. Rebekah Capen,   b. 3 Jul 1748, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 6 Dec 1833, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 85 years) + 2. Jerusha Capen,   b. 16 May 1750, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 20 Mar 1842, Vermont, USA (Age 91 years)   3. Lieutenant Jonathan Capen, Jr.,   b. 20 Sep 1752, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 18 Dec 1840, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 88 years)   4. John Capen,   b. 13 Feb 1755, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 8 Feb 1837, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 81 years)   5. Milletiah Capen,   b. 10 Sep 1757, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 14 Jan 1793, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 35 years) + 6. Theophilus Capen,   b. 5 Jun 1760, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 13 Apr 1842, Chittenden, Rutland Co., Vermont, USA (Age 81 years) + 7. Eleanor Capen,   b. 18 Jun 1763, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 02 Sep 1832, Wayne, Knox Co., Ohio, USA (Age 69 years) + 8. Azubah Capen,   b. 20 Mar 1766, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 10 Aug 1835, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F200	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 May 2025

  
  

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  Birth - 23 Jul 1724 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Marriage - 20 Nov 1746 - Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Military Service - American Revolution Capt.Peter Talbott\'s Co. Alarm of Lexington 19Apr1775 Castle Island 19Dec 1776 - 1775 - Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Death - 27 May 1813 - Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Burial - - Pearl Street Cemetery, Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth