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Captain John Capen

Male 163 - 1692  (152 years)

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  • Name John Capen 
    Title Captain 
    Birth 26 Jan 163  Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 6 Apr 1692  Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Dorchester North Burying Ground, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Came with his father to Massachusetts Bay, arriving 26Feb1632. He was freeman 14May1634. In 1646 was part of the Artillery Company, later being Captain. In 1656 John was made Deacon of the Dorchester Church. He was Representative of Dorchester in 1671 and again from 1673 to 1678, he is credited for the man who, "wrote in the books more than anyone by far." These would be the town records. He is buried in the North Burying Ground, in Dorchester, MA. His stone reads, "Here lyes Buried Ye Body of Capt John Capen. He was Deacon of ye Church of Christ in Dorchester. He Died April ye 6th 1692 in ye 80th year of age."
    Person ID I345  OurNorthernRoots | Andrew's Ancestor
    Last Modified 25 May 2025 

    Father Barnard Capen,   b. 1563, Dorchester, Dorsetshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Sep 1638, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Joan Purchase,   b. 1578, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Mar 1653, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 1596 
    Family ID F2017  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Redegon Clapp,   b. 7 May 1609, Sidbury, East Devon District, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Dec 1645, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years) 
    Marriage 20 Oct 1637  Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F260  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Bass,   b. 1628, Saffron Walden, Uttlesford District, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jun 1704, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 20 Sep 1647  Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Samuel Capen,   b. 29 Jul 1648, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 May 1733, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    Family ID F259  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 Oct 1637 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 Sep 1647 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 6 Apr 1692 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Dorchester North Burying Ground, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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