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Joshua Atherton 1656–1721 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 May 1656

Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 1721

Death Location: Still River, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Father: James Atherton

Mother: Hannah Hudson

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The story of Joshua Atherton began in 1656 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Joshua Atherton passed away in 1721 in Still River, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Joshua Atherton began in 1656 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Joshua Atherton passed away in 1721 in Still River, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Joshua Atherton's Ancestors

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Joshua Atherton
1656–1721
Birth Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
James Atherton
1624–1710
Wigam, Lancashire, England
Hannah Hudson
1630–1713
Wigan, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Humphrey, (Major General) Atherton
1608–1661
Atherton Castle, Preston, Lancashire, England
Margaret (Mary) Wales
1613–1672
Winwick, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
EDMUND ATHERTON
1576–1613
Mary Rudd
1580–1609
Nathaniel Sr.
1582–1661
Susan Greenaway
1590–1662
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Atherton
1549–1600
EN Mayn
1550–1609

Joshua Atherton's Timeline

2 Records

1656
13 May 1656
Birth of Joshua Atherton in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
1721
1721
Age 65
Death of Joshua Atherton in Still River, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Still River, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 May 1656
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1721
    Event Place: Still River, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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