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Henry Dunster*10 (1st president Harvard) 1592–1646 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Apr 1592

Birth Location: Bury, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 16 September 1646

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

Father: Robert Dunster

Mother: Jony Dunster

Spouse(s): Isabel Kaye*10

Children(s): Henry Dunster

The story of Henry Dunster*10 (1st president Harvard) began in 1592 in Bury, Lancashire, England. Henry Dunster*10 (1st president Harvard) married Isabel Anne Kaye 10, and had children including Henry Dunster. Henry Dunster*10 (1st president Harvard) passed away in 1646 in Bury, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry Dunster*10 (1st president Harvard) began in 1592 in Bury, Lancashire, England.
  • Henry Dunster*10 (1st president Harvard) married Isabel Anne Kaye 10, and had children including Henry Dunster.
  • Henry Dunster*10 (1st president Harvard) passed away in 1646 in Bury, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England.

Immediate Family

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Henry Harvard)'s Ancestors

Self
Henry Harvard)
1592–1646
Birth Place: Bury, Lancashire, England
Parents
Robert Dunster
1555–1599
Bury, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England
Jony Dunster
1559–1624
Bury, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Harvard)'s Descendants

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Henry (Dunster*10 (1st president) Harvard) (30 Apr 1592–16 September 1646) m. Isabel (Anne) Kaye*10 (22 Dec 1595–10 Dec 1638)
  1. 1. Henry Dunster 1609–1659 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Atkinson 1627–1690
    1. 1. Henry Dunster**8 1650–1677 m. Mary Dunster 1656–1700
      1. 1. Jane Dunster 1676–1738 m. Samuel ((Jericho) Waters) Sr 1674–1749 m. Samuel (Waters) Sr 1674–1747
        1. 1. Rachel Waters 1729– m. John Gartrell –1761
        2. 2. Richard (Waters) Sr 1715–1797
        3. 3. Samuel (Waters) Jr 1707–1773
        4. 4. Mary Talbot 1709–1769
        5. 5. Elizabeth Barnes 1710–1785
        6. 6. Joseph Waters 1711–1744
        7. 7. Deborah Veazie 1713–
        8. 8. William Waters 1716–1788
        9. 9. Margaret Mullikin 1718–1789
        10. 10. Mordecai Waters 1722–1783
    2. 2. Mary Dunstar –1699
    3. 3. David Dunster 1645–

Henry Harvard)'s Timeline

2 Records

1592
30 Apr 1592
Birth of Henry Dunster*10 (1st president Harvard) in Bury, Lancashire, England
Bury, Lancashire, England
1646
16 September 1646
Age 54
Death of Henry Dunster*10 (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 Apr 1592
    Event Place: Bury, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 September 1646
    Event Place: Bury, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bury, Metropolitan Borough of Bury, Greater Manchester, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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