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James Atherton 1626–1710 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1626

Birth Location: Wigan, Lancashire, , England

Death Date: 06 Aug 1710

Death Location: Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Edmund Atherton

Mother: Mary Rudd

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James Atherton was born in 1626 in Wigan, Lancashire, , England, the child of Edmund Atherton And Mary Rudd. James Atherton passed away in 1710 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • James Atherton was born in 1626 in Wigan, Lancashire, , England, the child of Edmund Atherton And Mary Rudd.
  • James Atherton passed away in 1710 in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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James Atherton's Ancestors

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James Atherton
1626–1710
Birth Place: Wigan, Lancashire, , England
Parents
Edmund Atherton
1576–1613
Winstaney, Lancashire, England
Mary Rudd
1580–1611
Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Humphrey Atherton
1550–1596
Winstanley, Wigham, Lancastershire, England
Alice Chadwick
1554–1596
Wigan, Lancashire, , England
Richard RUDD
1554–1582
Tonbridge, Kent, England
Hellen Hughchurch
1555–1610
Tonbridge, Kent, England
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James Atherton's Timeline

3 Records

1626
1626
Birth of James Atherton in Wigan, Lancashire, , England
Wigan, Lancashire, , England
1653
1653
Age 27
James Atherton was married
None
1710
06 Aug 1710
Age 84
Death of James Atherton in Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1626
    Event Place: Wigan, Lancashire, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Births
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 120.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: EJD

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1653
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 120.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: EJD

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1654
    Event Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts; Year: 1654; Page Number: 20

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Aug 1710
    Event Place: Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Deaths

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