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John S. and Laura Appleton<\/p><\/div>\n

John Sparhawk Appleton<\/strong> was born October 22, 1867, in West Nubry, Massachusetts to Charles F. and Mary Appleton. He was named after his great-grandfather who was involved in Natural History. So, perhaps this spark was passed down to John.<\/p>\n

In 1885 he placed several ads in the Young Ornithologist publications. (see gallery below)<\/p>\n

In 1895 at the age of 28, he was president of the Nantucket Agricultural Society. He married in 1894 and had eleven children from 1895-1913.<\/p>\n

He became a member of the Cooper Ornithological Club in 1901, and in 1919 a life member.<\/p>\n

John is listed on the Federal censuses as a farmer or rancher beginning in 1900. He passed on January 11, 1959 at the age of 91.<\/p>\n

Per Islapedia, he was an oologist who collected eggs on four California Channel Islands: Anacapa Island (1910), San Miguel (1906, 1910), Santa Cruz Island (1906), and Santa Rose Island (1910). His eggs sets are housed in at least seven institutions.<\/p>\n

There are no egg sets by Appleton in the Pember collection, but Williams\u2019 collection has 27 sets.<\/p>\n

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John Sparhawk Appleton exhibit <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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American Barn Owl eggs collected by John in Simi, CA on March 16, 1890 <\/div> <\/div>
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Data Sheet for egg set <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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1885 vol1-no4 Young Ornithologist ad <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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1885 vol1-no8 Young Ornithologist ad <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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1885 Young Ornithologist ad <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
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John S. Appleton Obituary <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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