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Edward Atherton 1712–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 April 1712

Birth Location: Wigan, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 24 January 1776

Death Location: Lancashire, England

Father: Peter Atherton

Mother: Rachel Gaskell

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Edward Atherton was born in 1712 in Wigan, Lancashire, England, the child of Peter Atherton And Rachel Gaskell. Edward Atherton passed away in 1776 in Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • Edward Atherton was born in 1712 in Wigan, Lancashire, England, the child of Peter Atherton And Rachel Gaskell.
  • Edward Atherton passed away in 1776 in Lancashire, England.

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Edward Atherton's Ancestors

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Edward Atherton
1712–1776
Birth Place: Wigan, Lancashire, England
Parents
Peter Atherton
1667–1723
Wigan, Lancashire
Rachel Gaskell
1669–1724
Orrell, Wigan, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Edward Atherton
1640–1713
Orrel, Lancashire, England
Alice FAIRHURST
1639–1741
Orrell, Nr Wigan, Lancashire, England
Henry Gaskell
1635–1726
Upholland, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret (Emma Rigby) Gaskell
1630–1727
Upholland, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Atherton
–1724
James Gaskell
1600–1641
Margaret Rigby
1618–1702
Robert Rigby
1604–1713
Emma Statler
1615–1670
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger Rigby
1595–1676
Anne Hollingend
1600–1677
Gilbert Rigby
1580–1632
Margaret Copland
1580–1650
Statler
1590–

Edward Atherton's Timeline

2 Records

1712
22 April 1712
Birth of Edward Atherton in Wigan, Lancashire, England
Wigan, Lancashire, England
1776
24 January 1776
Age 64
Death of Edward Atherton in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 April 1712
    Event Place: Wigan, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 January 1776
    Event Place: Lancashire, England

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