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James Capen

Birth	:	13 Dec 1756 Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death	:	23 Feb 1853 Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial	:	Pearl Street Cemetery, Stoughton, Norfolk County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.1281013, -71.1044006
Inscription	:	Sacred / to the memory of / Mr. James Capen, / who died Feb. 23, 1853; / aged 96 years 2 mos. & 10 ds.
Description	:	The last Revolutionary War Veteran of Stoughton. In the Pearl Street Cemetery in Stoughton lies the remains of many veterans from the Revolutionary War. However this cemetery also has the remains of the last survivor of Stoughton's veterans from the American Revolutionary War - James Capen who died at Stoughton 24 February 1853, in the 97th year of his age. James was born in Stoughton, December 13, 1756, and was the eldest son of Edward Capen (d. 1819) and was descended from the immigrant Bernard Capen who died April 4, 1692 in Dorchester. James became a Stoughton voter in... Read More	The last Revolutionary War Veteran of Stoughton. In the Pearl Street Cemetery in Stoughton lies the remains of many veterans from the Revolutionary War. However this cemetery also has the remains of the last survivor of Stoughton's veterans from the American Revolutionary War - James Capen who died at Stoughton 24 February 1853, in the 97th year of his age. James was born in Stoughton, December 13, 1756, and was the eldest son of Edward Capen (d. 1819) and was descended from the immigrant Bernard Capen who died April 4, 1692 in Dorchester. James became a Stoughton voter in December 1777, and at the May election in 1778, voted for Thomas Crane, the representative of the town of Stoughton, (now Stoughton and Canton) who was an influential member in passing, that year, the famous acts, entitled "An act to prevent the return to this State of certain persons therein named, and others, who have left this State, or either of the United States and joined the enemies thereof;" "An Act to confiscate the estates of certain notorious conspirators against the Government and Liberties of the inhabitants of the late Province, now State of Massachusetts Bay," and "An Act for confiscating the estates of certain persons commonly called absentees," by which two former governors, and 301 by name, of the most prominent and wealthy men in the State, and many others too numerous to be named, attached to the British Government, were prohibited from returning to the State under the penalty of death, and their estates, real and personal, sold by our revolutionary State government, and the proceeds paid unto the State treasury to aid in carrying on the war. He first served as a private in Capt. Simeon Leach's Company, Col. Benjamin Gill's Regiment which marched from Stoughton to Braintree on March 21, 1776, when the British ships were in Boston Harbor. His service was called upon again under Capt. Robert Swan's company, Col. Benjamin Gill's Regiment which marched from Stoughton on December 19, 1776 to Castle Island. James was later drafted into the service in the fall of 1777, and served six months in Charlestown with his loaded musket in hand, as one of the guards of prisoners taken at the capture of Gen. Burgoyne. In his obituary it is related that Mr. Capen once recalled that "on one occasion, when the affairs of the revolution wore a gloomy aspect, and the army was suffering for supplies, that Thomas Crane, Esq. went around the town soliciting contributions for the relief of the army, and that on producing his papers, he well remembered that Mr. Crane's tears fell upon the papers like a shower, and that Mr. Crane with great expression and emphasis assured the by-standers, that the child Liberty was about to be born, and that all that was needed was strength to enable it to be delivered." The writer of his obituary simply signed "EA" (perhaps Elijah Atherton) stated "When one passes from among us, who has seen what Mr. Capen had, and was such a connecting link between a past age and the present, it is not unprofitable to allude to the curious events of which he was a witness". An image of James Capen survives painted by his son Ansel Capen (1796-1884).

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Where is James Capen's memorial?
James Capen's memorial is located at: Pearl Street Cemetery, Stoughton, Norfolk County, USA.
When did James Capen death?
James Capen death on 23 Feb 1853 in Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Where are the coordinates of the James Capen's memorial?
Latitude: 42.1281013
Longitude: -71.1044006

Family Members:

Parent

Edward Capen

(1731 - 1819)

Susannah Clapp Capen

(1732 - 1786)

Spouse

Elizabeth Cummings Capen

(1757 - 1849)

Siblings

(1760 - 1828)

(1762 - 1835)

(1767 - 1848)

(1769 - 1840)

(1772 - 1858)

(1774 - 1854)

Children

(1785 - 1876)

(1787 - 1875)

(1791 - 1873)

(1796 - 1868)

(1796 - 1884)

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Coordinate: 42.1281013, -71.1044006

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Coordinate: 42.1116982, -71.1663971

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17. East Main Street Cemetery
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18. St. Mary's Cemetery
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19. Drake Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0741997, -71.0888977

24. Saint Michaels Cemetery
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