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* Maj Gen Humphrey Atherton 1608–1661 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Sep 1608

Birth Location: Atherton Castle, Preston, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 17 Sep 1661

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Edmund Atherton

Mother: Mary Rudd

Spouse(s): Margaret Wales

Children(s): Mary Atherton, Hopeshire Atherton, Jonathan Atherton, Thankful Bird

The story of * Maj Gen Humphrey Atherton began in 1608 in Atherton Castle, Preston, Lancashire, England. * Maj Gen Humphrey Atherton married Margaret Mary Wales, and had children including Hopeshire Atherton, Jonathan Atherton, Katherine Atherton, Mary Atherton, Thankful Bird. * Maj Gen Humphrey Atherton passed away in 1661 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of * Maj Gen Humphrey Atherton began in 1608 in Atherton Castle, Preston, Lancashire, England.
  • * Maj Gen Humphrey Atherton married Margaret Mary Wales, and had children including Hopeshire Atherton, Jonathan Atherton, Katherine Atherton, Mary Atherton, Thankful Bird.
  • * Maj Gen Humphrey Atherton passed away in 1661 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

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* Atherton's Ancestors

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* Atherton
1608–1661
Birth Place: Atherton Castle, Preston, Lancashire, England
Parents
Edmund Atherton
1576–1613
Winstanley, Lancashire, England
Mary (Catherine) Rudd
1578–1611
Winstanley, Lancastershire, England
Grandparents
Gilbert (Humphrey) Atherton
1549–1600
Woolley, Yorkshire, England
Alicia (Joan) Mayne
1550–1609
Hatsburgh, Devonshire, England
Richard (Rudd) Rootes
1552–1610
Tonbridge, Kent, England
Julia (Alice) Waterhouse
1554–1610
Tonbridge, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
James Atherton
1524–1559
Margaret Gibson
1525–1600
John I
1516–1565
Joanna Skynner
1516–1612
Thomas Rudd
1513–1554
Anne Rudd
1523–1614
Alice Lady
1542–1602
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Radcliff
1500–1550
Thomas Gibson
1500–1565
Rose Adams
1506–1534
James Skinner
1488–1558
John Colfox
1500–1576
Anne Latimer
1503–1540
Elizabeth Lady
1527–1590

* Atherton's Descendants

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* (Maj Gen Humphrey) Atherton (4 Sep 1608–17 Sep 1661) m. Margaret (Mary) Wales (30 Apr 1613–17 Aug 1672)
  1. 1. Mary Atherton 1636–1692 m. Joseph Weeks 1635–1690
    1. 1. Mindwell Weeks 1673–1724 m. Abiel Bird 1673–1757
      1. 1. Mindwell Bird 1706–1770 m. Samuel (Clapp) III 1701–1752
        1. 1. Mary Clapp 1735–1785 m. Johann (Baltzar Peter) Bohn 1732–1785
  2. 2. Hopeshire Atherton 1646–1677
  3. 3. Jonathan Atherton 1627–1673
  4. 4. Thankful Bird 1644–1719

* Atherton's Timeline

2 Records

1608
4 Sep 1608
Birth of * Maj Gen Humphrey Atherton in Atherton Castle, Preston, Lancashire, England
Atherton Castle, Preston, Lancashire, England
1661
17 Sep 1661
Age 53
Death of * Maj Gen Humphrey Atherton in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1608
    Event Place: Atherton Castle, Preston, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1661
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

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