Claim: John James Appleton, a diplomat who attended Harvard University, was born in 1789 in Calais and died in 1864 in Rennes.
Evidence: John James Appleton (September 22, 1792 – March 4, 1864) was an American diplomat who served the United States in several European countries. John James Appleton studied at Phillips Andover Academy, and graduated from Harvard University in 1813. Appleton was born in Calais, France on September 22, 1792 while his father John Appleton (1758-1829) was the U.S. Consul there. John James Appleton died in Rennes on March 4, 1864. 
1789
Calais (1864-05-04)May 4, 1864
Rennes Harvard University diplomat