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John Atherton 1701–1755 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 January 1701

Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 22 September 1755

Death Location: Harvard, Massachusetts, USA

Father: James II

Mother: Ann ROSE

Spouse(s): Mary Potter,, Phebe Wright

Children(s): Aaron Atherton, Thomas ATHERTON, William ATHERTON, Lidah ATHERTON, Ezra ATHERTON, Sarah ATHERTON, Amminadab ATHERTON, Corne!ius ATHERTON, John Atherton, Samuel ATHERTON, Lois Atherton

John Atherton was born in 1701 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, the child of James Atherton Ii And Ann Rose. John Atherton married Mary Sawyer, Mary Sawyer Potter, Phebe Wright, and had children including Aaron John Atherton, Amminadab Atherton, Corne Ius Atherton, Ezra Atherton, James Atherton, John Atherton, Lidah Atherton, Lois Atherton, Phebe Atherton, Samuel Atherton, Sarah Atherton, Thomas Atherton, William Atherton. John Atherton passed away in 1755 in Harvard, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • John Atherton was born in 1701 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA, the child of James Atherton Ii And Ann Rose.
  • John Atherton married Mary Sawyer, Mary Sawyer Potter, Phebe Wright, and had children including Aaron John Atherton, Amminadab Atherton, Corne Ius Atherton, Ezra Atherton, James Atherton, John Atherton, Lidah Atherton, Lois Atherton, Phebe Atherton, Samuel Atherton, Sarah Atherton, Thomas Atherton, William Atherton.
  • John Atherton passed away in 1755 in Harvard, Massachusetts, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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John Atherton's Ancestors

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John Atherton
1701–1755
Birth Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
James ATHERTON II
1674–1745
Walton on the Hill Lancashire, England
Ann ROSE
1681–1713
Walton on the Hill, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
James Atherton
1643–1707
Prescot, Lancashire
Jane LYON
1638–1704
Prescot, Lancashire, England
Richard Rose
1661–1728
Euxton, Lancashire, England
Alice Gregson
1664–1702
Leyland, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
JAMES Atherton
1611–1660
ANN Fairhurst
1607–1669
George LYON
1618–1652
Ellena NAYLER
1618–1644
Thomas Rose
1636–1680
Isabell Henshawe
1641–1709
Richard Gregson
1635–1669
Lady Grace
1644–1663
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger Atherton
1575–1614
Eliz. Stringfellowe
1579–
William Fairhurst
1585–
Edward Lyon
1585–1663
Anne Toraber
1594–1623
Richard Rose
1610–1670
Margarett Bannell
1613–1651
Katherin Hauhton
1610–1651

John Atherton's Descendants

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John Atherton (2 January 1701–22 September 1755) m. Mary (Sawyer,) Potter, (11 September 1702–26 February 1785) m. Phebe Wright (1713–September 24,1795)
  1. 1. Aaron (John) Atherton 1736–1795 m. Hannah Cole 1725–1816
    1. 1. Aaron (Atherton) Sr 1745–1831 m. Nancy Atherton 1750–1823
      1. 1. Peter, (Jr.) Atherton 1771–1844 m. Elizabeth Mayfield 1808–1885
        1. 1. John (McDougal) Atherton 1840–1932
  2. 2. Thomas ATHERTON 1753–1820
  3. 3. William ATHERTON 1750–1773
  4. 4. Lidah ATHERTON 1747–1801
  5. 5. Ezra ATHERTON 1744–1773
  6. 6. Sarah ATHERTON 1740–1783
  7. 7. Amminadab ATHERTON 1740–1742
  8. 8. Corne!ius ATHERTON 1737–1809
  9. 9. John Atherton 1736–1795
  10. 10. Samuel ATHERTON 1738–1755
  11. 11. Lois Atherton 1733–1778

John Atherton's Timeline

6 Records

1701
2 January 1701
Birth of John Atherton in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1727
2 Jul 1727
Age 26
John Atherton was married in Widnes Farnworth, Lancashire, England
Widnes Farnworth, Lancashire, England
1730
1 Jul 1730
Age 29
John Atherton was married in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1732
20 Jan 1732
Age 31
John Atherton was married in Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
1750
28 Oct 1750
Age 49
John Atherton was baptized in Church Hulme, Cheshire, England
Church Hulme, Cheshire, England
1755
22 September 1755
Age 54
Death of John Atherton in Harvard, Massachusetts, USA
Harvard, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 January 1701
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1750
    Event Place: Church Hulme, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 Jul 1727
    Event Place: Widnes Farnworth, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials
    [2] Manchester, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1573-1812 (Cathedral)
    [3] England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973
    [4] Cheshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Cheshire West and Chester Council; Cheshire, England; Parish Registers; Reference: P 28340806

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1730
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1732
    Event Place: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Liverpool, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Liverpool Record Office; Liverpool, England; Liverpool Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: 283-PET-1-1

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Harvard
    Record Source: Worcester County, Massachusetts, Probate Index, Vol. 1 & 2 a - Z, July

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 September 1755
    Event Place: Harvard, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Massachusetts, Worcester County, Probate Estate Files; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Worcester County)

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