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Henry Dunster (arr 1640) (1st president Harvard) 1592–1646 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 April 1592

Birth Location: Bury, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England

Death Date: 16 September 1646

Death Location: Bury, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England

Father: Robert Dunster

Mother: Lady Scholes-Dunster

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Sarah Dunster\Dunsten-Clarke\Clark-Hill\Hills-Hall

In 1592, Henry Dunster (arr 1640) (1st president Harvard) entered the world in Bury, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England, born to Robert Dunster And Lady Jone Jony Scholes Dunster. Henry Dunster (arr 1640) (1st president Harvard) married Isabel Anne Kaye Dunster Bannister, and had children including Sarah Rose Dunster Dunsten Clarke Clark Hill Hills Hall. Henry Dunster (arr 1640) (1st president Harvard) passed away in 1646 in Bury, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England.

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Biography

  • In 1592, Henry Dunster (arr 1640) (1st president Harvard) entered the world in Bury, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England, born to Robert Dunster And Lady Jone Jony Scholes Dunster.
  • Henry Dunster (arr 1640) (1st president Harvard) married Isabel Anne Kaye Dunster Bannister, and had children including Sarah Rose Dunster Dunsten Clarke Clark Hill Hills Hall.
  • Henry Dunster (arr 1640) (1st president Harvard) passed away in 1646 in Bury, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England.

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Henry Harvard)'s Ancestors

Self
Henry Harvard)
1592–1646
Birth Place: Bury, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England
Parents
Robert Dunster
1555–1599
Bury, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England
Lady (Jone "Jony") Scholes-Dunster
1558–1624
Bury, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England
Grandparents
Henry Dunster
1530–1592
LA
Sir (William) Branson-Scholes\Schloss
1537–1572
Lewknor, Oxfordshire, England
Lady (Ellen Ellenor\Eleanor Sophia) Scholes\Schloss\Scholas-Branson\Bronson\Brownson
1542–1623
Lewknor, Oxfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir GGF***
1510–1551
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Harvard)'s Descendants

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Henry (Dunster (arr 1640) (1st president) Harvard) (30 April 1592–16 September 1646)
  1. 1. Sarah ("Rose") Dunster\Dunsten-Clarke\Clark-Hill\Hills-Hall 1602–1650
    1. 1. Frances ((Burnham)) Hill 1625–1700 m. Robert Burnham 1614–1691
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Story Lummus) (Loomis) 1650–1716 m. Jonathan (Lummus ( Loomis) ) 1643–1728
        1. 1. Mary (Molly Loomis Boyles) (Bowles) –1747 m. James Bowles 1667–1728

Henry Harvard)'s Timeline

2 Records

1592
30 April 1592
Birth of Henry Dunster (arr 1640) (1st president Harvard) in Bury, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England
Bury, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England
1646
16 September 1646
Age 54
Death of Henry Dunster (arr 1640) (1st president Harvard) in Bury, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England
Bury, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 April 1592
    Event Place: Bury, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 September 1646
    Event Place: Bury, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England

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