Captain John Capen
1612 - 1692 (80 years)-
Name John Capen Title Captain Birth 26 Jan 1612 Dorchester, Dorsetshire, England 
Gender Male Death 6 Apr 1692 Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA 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 Representitve 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 29 Aug 2011
Father Bernard Capen, b. 1562, Dorchester, Dorsetshire, England d. 8 Sep 1638, Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age ~ 76 years) Mother Joan Purchase, b. Abt 1578 d. 26 Mar 1653, Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age ~ 75 years) Marriage 1596 Family ID F2017 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Radigon Clapp d. 1645 Marriage 20 Oct 1637 Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA Family ID F260 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Mary Bass, b. 1631, England d. 29 Jun 1704, Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age ~ 72 years) Marriage 20 Sep 1647 Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA Children + 1. Samuel Capen, b. 29 Jul 1648, Braintree, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, USA d. 19 May 1733, Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age 84 years)Family ID F259 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Came with his father to Massachusetts Bay, arriving 26Feb1632. He
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Birth - 26 Jan 1612 - Dorchester, Dorsetshire, England 
Marriage - 20 Oct 1637 - Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA Marriage - 20 Sep 1647 - Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA Death - 6 Apr 1692 - Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts, USA = Link to Google Earth