He was ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church at Christ Church, New York City, on 24 Feb 1850. The following is Rev. Applegate's obituary:
"The Rev. THOMAS APPLEGATE died at Binghamton, N. Y., March 9, 1867, aged 54 years. He was born in England, in 1813; was a Baptist by birth; was educated at Stepney College; became a Baptist Missionary, and was sent by the London Missionary Society to the Bahamas; his health failing, he was a Baptist preacher in England and in this country, until 1848; conformed to the Church, and was ordained Deacon by Bishop Whittingham, and Priest by Bishop Chase; he officiated at Fairfield, Sherburne, Hamilton, and Warsaw, New York. He then entered upon duty at Memphis, Tenn., and, at the beginning of the War, was at Granada, Miss. He then returned to Western New York, and for two years officiated in Grace Church. Cortland, closing his services at Easter, 1865. He died, after years of great suffering, respected and beloved."
Source: "The American Quarterly Church Review and Ecclesiastical Register," Vol. 19, 1867-1868, (1868) pg 335.
Rev. Applegate was the author of the following books (some of which were published after his death):
* "The Evening Twilight and the Glorious Dawn"
* "The Voice of Sacred Triples"
* "The Fruits of the Spirit"
* "Sacred Geography and History"
* "The Precious Gift"
* "Palestine, Egypt, and Scotland"
Rev. Applegate and his wife Sarah Carter (b. abt 1815, England; d. 24 July 1896, Cleveland, Ohio) had the following children:
* Emilie Applegate Seymour (b. 14 June 1839, England; d. 10 Nov. 1917 Cleveland, Ohio)
* Rev. Octavius Applegate (b. 1841, Kingsbridge, England)
* Rev. Thomas Pliny Applegate (b. abt. 1842, England)
* Carey Colgate Applegate (b. 1844, Andover, Hampshire, England; d. aft. 1855)
* Sara Maria Applegate (b. 4 Sept. 1847, New York; d. 3 Jan 1918, E. Cleveland, OH)
* Rev. Leigh Wilson Applegate (b. Aug. 1850, New York)
* Hattie Elizabeth Applegate (b. 26 July 1856, Hamilton, New York; d. 05 Feb 1928, E. Cleveland, Ohio)
* Fanny Eva Applegate (b. November 1860, Tennessee; d. 1928, Cleveland, Ohio)
He was ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church at Christ Church, New York City, on 24 Feb 1850. The following is Rev. Applegate's obituary:
"The Rev. THOMAS APPLEGATE died at Binghamton, N. Y., March 9, 1867, aged 54 years. He was born in England, in 1813; was a Baptist by birth; was educated at Stepney College; became a Baptist Missionary, and was sent by the London Missionary Society to the Bahamas; his health failing, he was a Baptist preacher in England and in this country, until 1848; conformed to the Church, and was ordained Deacon by Bishop Whittingham, and Priest by Bishop Chase; he officiated at Fairfield, Sherburne, Hamilton, and Warsaw, New York. He then entered upon duty at Memphis, Tenn., and, at the beginning of the War, was at Granada, Miss. He then returned to Western New York, and for two years officiated in Grace Church. Cortland, closing his services at Easter, 1865. He died, after years of great suffering, respected and beloved."
Source: "The American Quarterly Church Review and Ecclesiastical Register," Vol. 19, 1867-1868, (1868) pg 335.
Rev. Applegate was the author of the following books (some of which were published after his death):
* "The Evening Twilight and the Glorious Dawn"
* "The Voice of Sacred Triples"
* "The Fruits of the Spirit"
* "Sacred Geography and History"
* "The Precious Gift"
* "Palestine, Egypt, and Scotland"
Rev. Applegate and his wife Sarah Carter (b. abt 1815, England; d. 24 July 1896, Cleveland, Ohio) had the following children:
* Emilie Applegate Seymour (b. 14 June 1839, England; d. 10 Nov. 1917 Cleveland, Ohio)
* Rev. Octavius Applegate (b. 1841, Kingsbridge, England)
* Rev. Thomas Pliny Applegate (b. abt. 1842, England)
* Carey Colgate Applegate (b. 1844, Andover, Hampshire, England; d. aft. 1855)
* Sara Maria Applegate (b. 4 Sept. 1847, New York; d. 3 Jan 1918, E. Cleveland, OH)
* Rev. Leigh Wilson Applegate (b. Aug. 1850, New York)
* Hattie Elizabeth Applegate (b. 26 July 1856, Hamilton, New York; d. 05 Feb 1928, E. Cleveland, Ohio)
* Fanny Eva Applegate (b. November 1860, Tennessee; d. 1928, Cleveland, Ohio)
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