Bernard Capen

Abt 1562 - 1638

• Name	Bernard Capen
  Born	Abt 1562	England
  Gender	Male
  Died	08 Nov 1638	Dorchester, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  	"Barnard Capen maryed Joan ye dafter of Oliuer Purchis, ye yeer of our Lord, 1596, on monday, in whitson week, & dyed ye 8 of Nouember, 1638, aged 76."
  Buried	Dorchester, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts
  	Old North Burying Ground
  Notes	Bernard Capen came to Dorchester, MA, on an unnamed ship in 1633 with his wife, Joan, and sons Bernard and John Capen, and daughter Honor Capen. They were preceeded to Dorchester by two daughters Susanna Capen (with husband, William Rockwell) and Dorothy Capen (with husband, Nicholas Upsall), who came in 1630 on the "Mary & John". The tombstone of Bernard Capen, is regarded as the oldest one in New England and is now in the headquarters of the NEHGS. His house, built in Dorchester about 1633 is still standing in Milton, MA where it was moved in 1909.
  Person ID	I16887	L C Earle's Family
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2001

  
  

  Family	Joan Purchase,   b. Bef 25 Mar 1578, Dorchester, Dorset, England ,   d. 26 Mar 1653, Dorchester, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts
  Married	31 May 1596	Dorchester, Dorset, England   [2]
  Children	1. James Capen,   b. 1598,   d. 1628   2. Ruth Capen,   b. 07 Aug 1600, Dorchester, Dorset, England   3. Susanna Capen,   b. 11 Apr 1602, Dorchester, Dorset, England ,   d. 13 Nov 1666, Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut   4. Dorothy Capen,   b. Abt 1608, Dorchester, Dorset, England ,   d. 18 Sep 1675, Dorchester, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts   5. Elizabeth Capen,   b. 1610, Dorchester, Dorset, England   6. John Capen,   b. 26 Jan 1612, Dorchester, Dorset, England ,   d. 02 Apr 1662, Dorchester, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts   7. Honor Capen,   b. 1616,   d. 1680, Westfield, Hampden Co, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F123	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1562 - England Married - 31 May 1596 - Dorchester, Dorset, England Died - 08 Nov 1638 - Dorchester, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts Buried - - Dorchester, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S13] NEHGR, NEHGR, (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society), 2:80. [S260] GMB, Anderson, Robert Charles, (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 1995), p. 309.