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Margaret Atherton 1638–1672 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 April 1638

Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Mass, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 17 June 1672

Death Location: Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Humphrey Atherton

Mother: Mary Wales

Spouse(s): James Trowbridge

Children(s): Mary Trowbridge, Abigail Cheney, Mindwell Fuller, Thankful Trowbridge, Elizabeth Mirick, Margaret Stone, John Trowbridge, James Trowbridge, William Trowbridge, Caleb Trowbridge, Hannah Greenwood

Margaret Atherton was born in 1638 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Mass, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Humphrey Atherton And Mary Anna Wales. Margaret Atherton married James Trowbridge, and had children including Abigail Cheney, Caleb Trowbridge, Elizabeth Mirick, Hannah Greenwood, James Trowbridge, John Trowbridge, Margaret Stone, Mary Trowbridge, Mindwell Fuller, Thankful Trowbridge, William Trowbridge. Margaret Atherton passed away in 1672 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Margaret Atherton was born in 1638 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Mass, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Humphrey Atherton And Mary Anna Wales.
  • Margaret Atherton married James Trowbridge, and had children including Abigail Cheney, Caleb Trowbridge, Elizabeth Mirick, Hannah Greenwood, James Trowbridge, John Trowbridge, Margaret Stone, Mary Trowbridge, Mindwell Fuller, Thankful Trowbridge, William Trowbridge.
  • Margaret Atherton passed away in 1672 in Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Atherton's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Atherton
1638–1672
Birth Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Humphrey Atherton
1607–1661
Preston, Dorset, England
Mary (Anna) Wales
1613–1672
Winwick, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Edmund Atherton
1576–1613
Lancashire, England
Mary (Catherine) Rootes
1580–1611
Winstanley, Lancastershire, England
Nathaniel (Deacon) Wales
1586–1661
Idle, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Susanna (Isabel) Greenaway
1590–1662
Mildenhall, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Atherton
1549–1600
Alicia Mayne
1550–1609
Richard Rootes
1552–1610
Julia Waterhouse
1554–1610
Sir Wales
1566–1657
Margaret Hobson
1567–1600
Willliam Greenaway
1563–1659
Lady Mitchell
1569–1682
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Atherton
1524–1559
Margaret Hobson
1527–1600
John Chadwick
1534–1630
Jane Chadwick
1520–1630
Thomas Rudd
1513–1554
Anne Colfax
1523–1614
Alice Inkpen
1542–1602
Robert Wales
1535–1590
Annis Smythe
1537–1592
John Greenaway
1540–1578
Elizabeth Haynes
1552–1576
William Mitchell
1550–1625
Elizabeth Moore
1547–1640

Margaret Atherton's Descendants

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Margaret Atherton (30 April 1638–17 June 1672) m. James Trowbridge (1636–22 May 1717)
  1. 1. Mary Trowbridge 1670–1724 m. Thomas Stedman 1669–1734
    1. 1. Thomas Stedman 1698–1773 m. Ann Tucker 1610–1712
      1. 1. Thomas Stedman 1634–1701 m. Hannah Isbell 1643–1708
        1. 1. Ann Stedman 1671–1712
      2. 2. James Stedman 1725–1788
      3. 3. Mary Stedman 1734–1753
      4. 4. John Stedman 1725–1782
      5. 5. Anna Stedman 1727–1753
      6. 6. Daniel Stedman 1729–1732
      7. 7. Daniel Stedman 1745–1776
      8. 8. Elizabeth Stedman 1739–1766
      9. 9. Esther Stedman 1749–1805
      10. 10. Lucy Stedman 1740–
      11. 11. Patience Stedman 1743–1835
      12. 12. Sarah Stedman 1736–1766
    2. 2. Joseph Stedman 1710–1776
    3. 3. Nathaniel Stedman 1713–1795
  2. 2. Abigail Cheney 1687–1771
  3. 3. Mindwell Fuller 1662–1758
  4. 4. Thankful Trowbridge 1668–1742
  5. 5. Elizabeth Mirick 1660–1734
  6. 6. Margaret Stone 1666–1710
  7. 7. John Trowbridge 1664–1737
  8. 8. James Trowbridge 1682–1714
  9. 9. William Trowbridge 1684–1744
  10. 10. Caleb Trowbridge 1692–1760
  11. 11. Hannah Greenwood 1672–1728

Margaret Atherton's Timeline

3 Records

1638
30 April 1638
Birth of Margaret Atherton in Dorchester, Suffolk, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
Dorchester, Suffolk, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
1669
30 December 1669
Age 31
Margaret Atherton was married in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1672
17 June 1672
Age 34
Death of Margaret Atherton in Newton, Middlesex, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
Newton, Middlesex, Mass, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 April 1638
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 December 1669
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 June 1672
    Event Place: Newton, Middlesex, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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