Apthorp family
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The Apthorp family is a prominent New England lineage known for its influence in colonial American commerce, politics, and society.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charles Apthorp | 0 |
| East Apthorp | 0 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American colonial-era family
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New England family ⓘ family ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activity |
land speculation
ⓘ
transatlantic trade ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Boston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cambridge, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Anglican establishment in colonial Massachusetts
ⓘ
Christ Church Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Province of Massachusetts Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economicActivity |
export trade
ⓘ
import trade ⓘ shipping ⓘ slave trade ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | British ⓘ |
| family |
Apthorp family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Apthorp family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | Apthorp-related historic sites in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| influenceArea |
Anglican church affairs in New England
ⓘ
colonial Boston society ⓘ |
| involvedIn | British imperial administration in North America ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influence in colonial American commerce
ⓘ
influence in colonial American politics ⓘ influence in colonial American society ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Charles Apthorp
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Apthorp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
Anglican clergyman
ⓘ
merchant ⓘ slave trader ⓘ |
| partOf | British Atlantic world elite ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Loyalist tendencies during the American Revolution ⓘ |
| position | first rector of Christ Church Cambridge ⓘ |
| region | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| residence | Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStatus | elite colonial merchant family ⓘ |
| timeInHistory | pre-Revolutionary America ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.