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Elizabeth Atherton 1628–1710 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Sep 1628

Birth Location: Winwick, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 20 Feb 1710

Death Location: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Humphrey General

Mother: Mary Wales

Spouse(s): William Weekes, Timothy Mather

Children(s): Renew Weeks

The story of Elizabeth Atherton began in 1628 in Winwick, Lancashire, England. Elizabeth Atherton married Timothy Mather, William Weekes, and had children including Renew Weeks. Elizabeth Atherton passed away in 1710 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Atherton began in 1628 in Winwick, Lancashire, England.
  • Elizabeth Atherton married Timothy Mather, William Weekes, and had children including Renew Weeks.
  • Elizabeth Atherton passed away in 1710 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Atherton's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Atherton
1628–1710
Birth Place: Winwick, Lancashire, England
Parents
Humphrey Atherton Major General
1608–1661
England
Mary Wales
1613–1672
Winwick, , Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Edmund Atherton
1576–1613
Winstanley, Lancastershire, , England
Nathaniel (Wales) Sr.
1582–1661
Idle, Culverly, Yorkshire Co., ENG
Susan Greenaway
1590–1662
Gloucester,Essex,Massachusetts,USA
Great-Grandparents
Humphrey Atherton
1550–1596
Alice Atherton
1554–1596
John Wales
1576–1610
Margaret Hobson
1567–1598
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Atherton's Descendants

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Elizabeth Atherton (28 Sep 1628–20 Feb 1710) m. William Weekes (1629–13 Dec 1677) m. Timothy Mather (1628–14 Jan 1685)
  1. 1. Renew Weeks 1660–1703 m. Benjamin Carpenter 1657–1727
    1. 1. Renew Carpenter 1684–1703 m. John West 1679–1709
      1. 1. Renew West 1703–1810 m. John Lippitt 1690–1703
        1. 1. Hannah Lippitt 1725–1798 m. Enoch Eddy 1721–1783
        2. 2. John (Jr) Lippitt 1741–1823 m. Mary Aldrich 1741–1820

Elizabeth Atherton's Timeline

2 Records

1628
28 Sep 1628
Birth of Elizabeth Atherton in Winwick, Lancashire, England
Winwick, Lancashire, England
1710
20 Feb 1710
Age 82
Death of Elizabeth Atherton in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1628
    Event Place: Winwick, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 19685.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1710
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Geo: Weekes: genealogy of the family of George Weekes, of Dorchester, Mass , 1635-1650; with some i

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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