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Humphrey Atherton 1607–1661 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 February 1607

Birth Location: Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 16 September 1661

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

Father: Edmund Atherton

Mother: Mary Rudd

Spouse(s): Mary Wales

Children(s): Rest Atherton, Mary Weeks, Thankful Bird, Jonathan Atherton, Hope Atherton

Humphrey Atherton was born in 1607 in Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Edmund Atherton And Mary Catherine Rudd. Humphrey Atherton married Mary Wales, and had children including Hope Atherton, Jonathan Atherton, Mary Weeks, Rest Best Wales Atherton, Thankful Bird. Humphrey Atherton passed away in 1661 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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  • Humphrey Atherton was born in 1607 in Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Edmund Atherton And Mary Catherine Rudd.
  • Humphrey Atherton married Mary Wales, and had children including Hope Atherton, Jonathan Atherton, Mary Weeks, Rest Best Wales Atherton, Thankful Bird.
  • Humphrey Atherton passed away in 1661 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Humphrey Atherton's Ancestors

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Humphrey Atherton
1607–1661
Birth Place: Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Edmund Atherton
1576–1613
Lancashire, England
Mary (Catherine) Rudd
1580–1611
Winstanley, Lancastershire, England
Grandparents
Gilbert ((Humphrey) Eastwood) Atherton
1549–1600
Woolley, Yorkshire, England
Alicia (Joan) Mayne
1550–1609
Hatsburgh, Devonshire, England
Richard (Rudd \) Rootes
1552–1610
Tonbridge, Kent, England
Julia (Alice) Waterhouse
1554–1610
Tonbridge, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
James Atherton
1524–1559
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Humphrey Atherton's Descendants

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Humphrey Atherton (16 February 1607–16 September 1661) m. Mary Wales (13 April 1613–17 August 1672)
  1. 1. Rest (Best (Wales)) Atherton 1639–1708 m. Obadiah (Swift) I 1638–1690
    1. 1. Obadiah (Swift) II 1671–1747 m. Abigail (Pope) Blake\Swift 1663–1737
      1. 1. Susanna Swift 1701–1763 m. Henry (Newell) 1\8 1695–1753
        1. 1. Henry (Newell Newhall) 1\16 1723–1822 m. Elizabeth Grouard 1730–1812
      2. 2. Priscilla Swift 1706–1756
    2. 2. Abigail Swift 1676–1734
  2. 2. Mary Weeks 1636–1692
  3. 3. Thankful Bird 1644–1719
  4. 4. Jonathan Atherton 1627–1673
  5. 5. Hope Atherton 1646–1677

Humphrey Atherton's Timeline

2 Records

1607
16 February 1607
Birth of Humphrey Atherton in Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1661
16 September 1661
Age 54
Death of Humphrey Atherton in Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 February 1607
    Event Place: Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 September 1661
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    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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