The St. Louis Capen Connection


One hundred, sixty-four Capens
in Six Generations listed by
generations in birth date order.


borncode #
__1st George Dunn CapenGeorge1838-07-18 de

01 2nd Samuel Davis CapenSam1863-03-28 de10
02 2nd Frances Isabella Capen BoarmanFrances1865-02-06 de20
03 2nd George Henry CapenGeorge1868-09-03 de30
04 2nd Mary Wentworth CapenMary1874-03-08 de40
05 2nd Wallace Comstock CapenWallace1874-03-08 de50
06 2nd Charles Pond CapenCharles1877-12-04 de60
07 2nd Jeanne Pomeroy Capen ArmstrongJeanne1879-07-26 de70
08 2nd Ethel CapenEthel1881 de80

01 3rd Adaline Capen ZeibigAdaline1894-09-27 de11
02 3rd Lila Capen JonesLila1895-03-04 de31
03 3rd Frances Isabel Capen ScudderIssy1896-09-16 de12
04 3rd Esther Capen BittingEsther1898-10-13 de32
05 3rd Lucile Capen CarrLucile1899-04-15 de13
06 3rd Samuel Davis Capen, Jr.Sam1902-06-06 de14
07 3rd Frances Wentworth CapenFrances1905-08-14 de61
08 3rd Laura Weldon Capen GuyLaura1905-08-14 de62
09 3rd George Edward Armstrong, Jr.George1909 de71
10 3rd Frances Capen Armstrong VosmerFran1911-09-14 de72
11 3rd Marjorie Capen Foster SheldonMarj1912-01-2363
12 3rd Wallace Capen ArmstrongWally1915-03-2273
13 3rd Malcolm Capen ArmstrongMal1917-02-21 de74

01 4th Effie Virginia Zeibig NiedringhausEffie1917-06-2711.1
02 4th Jane Scudder SommerJane1918-10-06 de12.1
03 4th Peyton Thompson Carr, IIIPeyton1920-07-26 de13.1
04 4th Nancy Scudder ArmisteadNan1922-04-0212.2
05 4th Lila Capen Jones EmoryLila1922-05-19 de31.1
06 4th Barbara Bitting FrazerBarb1922-07-3032.1
07 4th Jessie Josephine Carr BrodheadDodie1923-01-2613.2
08 4th Kenneth Hills Bitting, Jr.Ken1924-08-27 de32.2
09 4th Meredith Cabell Jones, Jr.Bud1924-09-0831.2
10 4th Elizabeth Capen Scudder HoweBetty1926-07-2012.3
11 4th LaMay Hawes Capen ThompsonLaMay1928-02-22 de14.1
12 4th Torrey Norton FosterTor1934-08-0163.1
13 4th William Coleman BittingTom1935-07-2332.3
14 4th George Capen BittingJerry1935-07-2332.4
15 4th Albert Orson FosterBert1936-10-1063.2
16 4th Marian Capen Foster CliffordMarian1941-08-2363.3
17 4th Claire Capen Foster EvansClaire1943-04-1063.4
18 4th William Frederick Armstorng, IIIBill194672.1
19 4th Carol ArmstrongCarol194874.1
20 4th Lauren ArmstorngLauren1950-12-1074.2
21 4th Jeanne ArmstrongJeanne1954-01-3074.3
22 4th Mary ArmstorngMary195971.1

01 5th Charles Scudder SommerSandy1943-02-1612.11
02 5th Charles Meredith Boyce, Jr.Chuck1943-10-1931.11
03 5th Peyton Thompson Carr, IVPeyton1944-06-2313.11
04 5th Wallace Delafield Niedringhaus, Jr.Denny1944-07-0111.11
05 5th Lila Capen Boyce LohrLila1945-07-1831.12
06 5th Alice Scudder Armistead KayAlice1946-10-1112.21
07 5th Carol Capen Carr PollockCarol1947-11-1413.12
08 5th Kenneth Hills Bitting, IIITim1948-05-1932.21
09 5th Virginia Capen Niedringhaus TruebloodGinger1948-06-0411.12
10 5th Elizabeth Barker Boyce HooverBetsy1948-07-2531.13
11 5th Susan Howe DubinSusie1949-01-0212.31
12 5th John Irving Armistead, Jr.Johnny1949-05-2712.22
13 5th Josephine Carr Brodhead MooreJodie1949-12-2713.21
14 5th Thomas Hare Powel BittingTom1950-04-2832.22
15 5th Adaline Houghton NiedringhausLynda1950-12-1811.13
16 5th Marie Howe SpragueMarie1951-01-1512.32
17 5th Mary Elizabeth NiedringhausLisa1953-01-0611.14
18 5th Nelson Harry Howe, IINelson1953-03-2912.33
19 5th Laura Hawes Garesché HaffenrefferLaurie1953-09-2514.11
20 5th Jonathan Knight BittingJono1954-09-1532.23
21 5th Rebecca Capen Howe HailandBecky1955-08-2512.34
22 5th Eliza Halliday Frazer HoodLiza1955-11-1232.11
23 5th Richard Louis Garesché, Jr.Lou1956-03-0914.12
24 5th Anne Zeibig Niedringhaus SeegerAnne1956-10-1811.15
25 5th James Harvey Howe, IVJimmy1958-12-1012.35
26 5th David Cutts JonesDavid1959-04-0931.22
27 5th Barbara Reed Frazer FranksBobbie1959-07-2932.12
28 5th William Hodgman BittingBilly1959-08-1932.24
29 5th Mary Thacher Jones OttoMary1960-08-1931.21
30 5th Carol Culver Bitting CunninghamCC1960-12-2032.41
31 5th Meredith Cabell Jones, IIIMeredith1962-01-0931.23
32 5th Torrey Norton Foster, Jr.Torrey1962-01-2063.11
33 5th Albert Orson Foster, IIITerry1962-11-0563.21
34 5th Christine Watkins Jones SorensenChristy1963-06-2731.24
35 5th George Capen Bitting, Jr.George1963-11-2332.42
36 5th Christopher Pierpont FosterChris1964-01-0763.12
37 5th William Coleman Bitting, IIICole1965-08-1432.31
38 5th Nicholas Berthoud Clifford, Jr.Nick1965-10-0563.31
39 5th Andrew Stebbins FosterAndy1966-08-1263.22
40 5th Christopher Culver BittingChris1967-05-1532.43
41 5th Kathryn Owen BittingKatie1967-09-0432.32
42 5th Caroline Simmons Foster WillmuthCaroline1968-06-2863.13
43 5th Stephen Wentworth CliffordStephen1968-08-0163.32
44 5th Ray Marshall Evans, IIIRay1969-01-1663.41
45 5th Harlan Stuart FosterStuart1970-04-2363.14
46 5th Torrey Foster EvansTorrey1970-08-1963.42
47 5th William Bartholomew FosterWillie1971-03-1163.23
48 5th Charles Haskell CliffordCharlie1971-04-0363.33
49 5th Douglas Capen BittingDoug1971-07-2332.33
50 5th Jared CircostaJared197374.11
51 5th Linnéa CircostaLinnéa197574.12
52 5th Marjorie Capen EvansMarjorie1975-12-1863.43
53 5th Peter EtchebarrenPeter197874.31
54 5th John Quincy Dickinson EvansQuincy1980-08-0563.44

01 6th Charles Hunt NiedringhausHunt1967-12-1811.111
02 6th Sandford Scudder SommerSandy1968-12-0812.111
03 6th Jane Sommer MillardJane1970-03-0412.112
04 6th Lila Meredith LohrMeredith1970-06-0431.121
05 6th Walter George Lohr, IIIWalt1972-01-0431.121
06 6th Alicia Ann NiedringhausAlicia1972-07-3111.111
07 6th Jason Knowles PollockJason1972-12-1313.121
08 6th Frederick Boyce LohrFred1973-01-3031.122
09 6th Graydon Hamill SommerGraydon1974-06-0712.113
10 6th Matthew Graham PollockMax1974-12-2913.122
11 6th Ashly Niedringhaus MelfordAshly1977-04-1411.141
12 6th Courtney Capen TruebloodCourtney1977-04-1511.121
13 6th Eliza Meredith HooverEliza1977-07-2931.131
14 6th Margaret Capen PollockMaggie1978-07-2713.123
15 6th Abigail Finney HooverAbigail1979-04-1731.132
16 6th Lauren Virginia CarrLauren1980-03-0213.111
17 6th Matthew Delafield MelfordMatthew1981-04-0111.142
18 6th Christopher Guild HaffenrefferChris1981-05-0214.111
19 6th Elizabeth Scudder KellyElizabeth1982-03-2412.311
20 6th Thomas Hare Powel Bitting, Jr.Tommy1982-08-0232.221
21 6th Justin Howe KearnsJustin1982-09-2712.321
22 6th Elizabeth Capen HaffenrefferLisa1983-02-0314.112
23 6th Andrew Tyson TruebloodAndrew1983-03-0311.122
24 6th John Thornton Brodhead MooreTory1983-07-2813.211
25 6th Alexis Kenney ArmisteadAlexis1983-11-3012.221
26 6th Carole Halliday BittingCary1984-03-2632.222
27 6th Diana Maxwell KellyDiana1984-04-0512.312
28 6th Whitney Ward MelfordWhitney1984-04-1711.143
29 6th Samuel Powel BittingSam1984-10-1932.211
30 6th Elizabeth Capen BittingLili1984-10-1932.231
31 6th Richard Louis Garesché, IIIRick1985-03-0414.121
32 6th Anne Garesché HaffenrefferAnnie1985-11-2014.113
33 6th Charles Erskine MelfordChappy1986-07-1011.144
34 6th Justine Madden CarrJustine1986-07-1713.112
35 6th Robert Samuel GareschéSam1987-01-1414.122
36 6th Abbe Gardner BittingAbbe1987-03-0932.212
37 6th Amanda Scudder ArmisteadAmanda1987-10-3012.222
38 6th Adaline Capen MelfordMacey1988-02-2111.145
39 6th James Nangle BittingJamie1988-05-0732.223
40 6th Catherine Filley HoweFilley1988-09-2712.331
41 6th Robert Hale Ives BittingRobby1988-11-2532.232
42 6th Elizabeth Bunn HailandElizabeth1989-05-1212.341
43 6th Melissa Brenton HoweMelissa1990-01-2912.351
44 6th Christopher Davis C'ngham, Jr.Chris1990-07-1432.411
45 6th Michael Erling SeegerMichael1991-04-0411.151
46 6th Julia Richmond FosterJulia1991-05-2563.121
47 6th Eve Dalrymple BoyceEve1991-10-2631.112
48 6th Catherine Capen EvansCapen1991-12-1163.421
49 6th James Harvey Howe, VJimmy1992-02-1412.352
50 6th Arthur Garfield Hailand, IVArthur1992-02-2912.342
51 6th Frances MacColl JonesFrances1992-04-0231.221
52 6th William Storey CunninghamWillie1993-02-0332.412
53 6th Alexandra Bitting CunninghamAllie1993-02-0332.413
54 6th Jack Halliday HoodJack1993-05-1832.111
55 6th Christopher Pierpont Foster, Jr.Christopher1993-06-0563.122
56 6th Henry Howe HailandHenry1994-01-0512.343
57 6th Claire Josephine FosterClaire1994-05-2363.111
58 6th William Coleman Bitting, Jr.Liam1995-02-0332.311
59 6th Torrey Foster Evans, Jr.Foster1995-04-2863.422
60 6th Charlotte Capen JonesCharlotte1996-03-3131.231
61 6th David Cutts Jones, Jr.David1996-06-0331.222
62 6th Eleanor Reese EvansReese1997-03-1763.411
63 6th new-in-late-May Bittinglate-May1997-05-3132.312
64 6th new-in-July Willmuthin-July1997-07-0063.131
65 6th new-in-Aug Fosterin-Aug1997-08-0063.112
66 6th new-in-mid-August Lownesmid-Aug1997-08-1532.321

de - deceased


You've probably already figured out the family code numbers. If not, at the bottom of the page is more on this topic.

Briefly, a family number like 63.42, means (reading the number backwards) the individual is the 2nd born of the 4th born of the 3rd born of the 6th born of George Dunn and Frances Pond Capen. The 6th born of GDC / FPC is Charles Pond Capen. Charles' 3rd born is Marjorie Capen Foster Sheldon. Marjorie's 4th born is Claire Capen Foster Evans. Claire's 2nd born is Torrey Foster Evans, born 1970-08-19 - a member of the 5th generation.

When Torrey has children, they will be 63.421, 63.422 and so on. Indeed he has 2 children. 63.421 is Catherine Capen Evans, whose nickname is appropriately enough, Capen! (born 1991-12-11)

Match the first one or two digits of the family code to the Capen Family links, and you can find the individual in his or her family roster, descendant from one of George Dunn Capen.


Please e-mail me with any corrections or additions to this information: wbitting@yahoo.com.

revised 5/13/97


A brief summary of the Capen family number code: the purpose is to allow the reader to quickly identify to which branch and immediate family a person belongs.

Each digit represents the birth order of a Capen ancester within his or her family, descending from Geo D. The last digit is the birth order of the individual within his or her immediate family. For example, Sam D Capen (10) is the 1st born of George D Capen; Geo H Capen (30), the 3rd; Charles P Capen (60), the 6th. The other children of George D are not included here as none of them had children, with the possible exception of Jeanne, who remains the "mystery lady" to me.

While 10 looks like the number ten, here it is better thought of as a 1 followed by a zero, or 1  0. George Dunn and Frances Pond Capen had 8 children: Sam, Frances, Geo H., Mary, Wallace, Charles, Jeanne and Ethel. They are, therefore, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 & 8. The zero after each of those numbers is a "place holder" for their children. Thus Marjorie Capen Foster Sheldon, as the 3rd child of CPC, converts the place holding zero to a 3. So 60 becomes 63, representing the 3rd child of the 6th child of Geo D & Frances Capen. We are not dealing with the number 63, but rather with 6 and 3.

To make the "code" easier to read I've used a "dot" after the numbers for the 3rd generation (George Dunn Capen being the 1st genertion). So, instead of 63422, the number is written 63.422. Go to April 28, 1995, on the roster and you'll find that 63.422 is Torrey Foster Evans, Jr.. Reading the number for Torrey back to George D. Capen, in other words from right to left (backwards) he is the 2nd child of the 2nd child of the 4th child of the 3rd child of the 6th child of Geo D & Frances Capen. Of course, we know him as the great grandson of Marj Sheldon, grandson of Claire and Marshall Evans, and son of Torrey and Noelle Evans.    /;-)


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