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Elizabeth Catherine Atherton 1628 – 1678 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Sep 1628

Birth Location: Winwick, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 15 May 1678

Death Location: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Maj Atherton

Mother: Mary Wales

Spouse(s): William Weeks

Children(s): Submit Weeks

Elizabeth Catherine Atherton was born in 1628 in Winwick, Lancashire, England, the child of Maj Gen Humphrey Atherton and Mary Wales. Elizabeth Catherine Atherton married William Weeks, and had children including Submit Weeks. Elizabeth Catherine Atherton passed away in 1678 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Catherine Atherton was born in 1628 in Winwick, Lancashire, England, the child of Maj Gen Humphrey Atherton and Mary Wales.
  • Elizabeth Catherine Atherton married William Weeks, and had children including Submit Weeks.
  • Elizabeth Catherine Atherton passed away in 1678 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Maj Atherton
1608 – 1661
Birth Location: Atherton Castle, Preston, Lancashire, England
MA
Mary Wales
1626 – 1668
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
MW

Spouses(s)

William Weeks
1628 – 1677
Birth Location: Salcombe Regis, Devon, England
WW

Children(s)

Submit Weeks
1672 – 1748
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
SW

Elizabeth Atherton's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Atherton
1628 – 1678
Birth Place: Winwick, Lancashire, England
Parents
Maj Gen Humphrey Atherton
1608 – 1661
Atherton Castle, Preston, Lancashire, England
Mary Wales
1626 – 1668
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Grandparents
Edmund (F) Atherton
1576 – 1613
Lancashire, England
Mary (Catherine) Rudd
1580 – 1611
Winstanley, Lancashire, England
Nathaniel (John "Deacon" Wales "Shipwright" (Survived the Great Huricane of 1635 on his voyage to the New) World)
1590 – 1672
Colchester, Essex, England
Susanna (Isabel) Greenaway
1590 – 1662
Mildenhall, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Atherton
1550 – 1600
Alicia Mayne
1550 – 1609
Richard Rood
1552 – 1610
Alice Waters
1554 – 1610
John Wales
1556 – 1610
Margaret Hobson
1567 – 1600
John "Millwright"
1563 – 1659
Mary Mitchell
1569 – 1658
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Atherton
1524 – 1559
Mary Call
1539 – 1582
JohnI Mayne
1512 – 1565
Joane Skynner
1516 – 1612
Thomas Rudd
1513 – 1554
Anne Colefax
1523 – 1614
Sir Waters
1540 – 1590
Alice Canon
1542 – 1602
Sir (Wales)
1533 – 1610
Margerat Gibson
1525 – 1600
Sir (Noble)
1510 – 1558
Lady Antonie
1515 – 1572

Elizabeth Atherton's Descendants

1.
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Elizabeth (Catherine) Atherton (28 Sep 1628 – 15 May 1678) m. William Weeks (20 Aug 1628 – 13 Dec 1677)
  1. 1. Submit Weeks (3 Feb 1672 – 18 Jun 1748) m. Capt (Robert) Cook (9 Dec 1670 – 1 Apr 1756)
    1. 1. Eleanor Cook (2 Feb 1707 – 15 Feb 1779) m. Benjamin Ellis (14 Nov 1699 – 31 Mar 1750)
      1. 1. Eleanor ((Elinor)) Ellis (4 Jan 1729 – 15 Feb 1779) m. Noah Weld (7 Dec 1725 – 23 Jul 1794)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Weld (8 Jan 1752 – 30 Aug 1807)
        2. 2. Sybil Weld (5 Apr 1753 – 3 Apr 1790)
        3. 3. Isaac Weld (1755 – 1800)
        4. 4. Lucy Weld (21 Mar 1756 – 14 Dec 1841)
        5. 5. Catherine Weld (11 May 1759 – 7 Mar 1847) m. Asahel Wells (8 January 1772 – 30 January 1829)
        6. 6. Calvin Weld (April 14, 1761 – August 8, 1830)
        7. 7. Luther Weld (14 Aug 1761 – 15 Jun 1832)
        8. 8. Sarah Weld (June 19, 1763 – )
        9. 9. Eleanor Weld (19 Mar 1765 – 25 Mar 1817)
        10. 10. Sally Weld (1772 – )

Elizabeth Atherton's Timeline

4 Records

1628
28 Sep 1628
Birth of Elizabeth Catherine Atherton in Winwick, Lancashire, England
Winwick, Lancashire, England
1628
28 Sep 1628
Elizabeth Catherine Atherton was baptized in Cheshire, England
Cheshire, England
1671
1671-1680
Age 43
Elizabeth Catherine Atherton resided here in Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1678
15 May 1678
Age 50
Death of Elizabeth Catherine Atherton in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1628
    Event Place: Winwick, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1628
    Event Place: Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Parish Registers, 1538-1909, Church of England. Record Office; Chester, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts; Year: 1637; Page Number: 22

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1671-1680
    Event Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Records of the Suffolk County Court: 1671-1680

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Parish Registers, 1538-1909, Church of England. Record Office; Chester, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Genealogical notes relating to the families of Hon. Lyman Hall, of Georgia, Hon. Samuel Holden Parsons Hall of Binghamton, N.Y.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1678
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Geo: Weekes: genealogy of the family of George Weekes, of Dorchester, Mass , 1635-1650; with some i

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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