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Mary Atherton 1636–1718 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Apr 1636

Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, MA

Death Date: 8 Jul 1718

Death Location: North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Maj. Atherton

Mother: Mary Atherton

Spouse(s): William Billing

Children(s): Ensign Sr.

Mary Atherton was born in 1636 in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA, the child of Maj Gen Humphrey Atherton And Mary Wales E Mass Atherton. Mary Atherton married William Billing, and had children including Ensign Ebenezer Billings Sr. Mary Atherton passed away in 1718 in North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mary Atherton was born in 1636 in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA, the child of Maj Gen Humphrey Atherton And Mary Wales E Mass Atherton.
  • Mary Atherton married William Billing, and had children including Ensign Ebenezer Billings Sr.
  • Mary Atherton passed away in 1718 in North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Atherton's Ancestors

Self
Mary Atherton
1636–1718
Birth Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, MA
Parents
Maj. Gen. Humphrey Atherton
1608–1661
Atherton Castle, Preston, Lancashire, England
Mary (Wales'E-Mass) Atherton
1626–1668
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Grandparents
Edmund Atherton
1576–1613
Lancashire, England
Mary (Alice Rootes) Rudd
1580–1611
Winstanley, Lancashire, England
Ensign (Hugh Thomas) Wells
1590–1672
Colchester, Essex, England
Susanna (Isabel) Greenaway
1590–1662
Mildenhall, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Atherton
1550–1600
Alicia Mayne
1550–1609
Richard Rootes
1552–1610
Alice Waters
1554–1611
John Wales
1556–1610
Margaret Hobson
1567–1600
John "Millwright"
1563–1659
Mary Mitchell
1569–1658
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Atherton
1524–1559
Margaret Hobson
1567–1600
JohnI I
1512–1589
Joane Skynner
1516–1626
Thomas Rudd
1513–1554
Anne Colfax
1523–1614
Sir Waters
1540–1590
Alice Canon
1542–1602
Sir (Wales)
1533–1599
Margerat Gibson
1525–1600
Sir (Noble)
1510–1563
Lady Antonie*
1515–1572

Mary Atherton's Descendants

1.
MA
Mary Atherton (30 Apr 1636–8 Jul 1718) m. William Billing (1629–16 March 1712)
  1. 1. Ensign (Ebenezer Billings) Sr. 1659–1727 m. Ann (Anna) Comstock 1661–1727
    1. 1. Anna (Comstock) Billings 1681–1752 m. Solomon Hakes 1688–1752
      1. 1. Jonathan (Hakes) Sr. 1724–1779 m. Hannah (F) Brown 1729–1778
        1. 1. Lucretia (Hakes) 13 1756–1834 m. Walter Wordon 1757–1814

Mary Atherton's Timeline

6 Records

1636
30 Apr 1636
Birth of Mary Atherton in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1636
30 Apr 1636
Birth of Mary Atherton in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA
Dorchester, Suffolk, MA
1692
17 Sep 1692
Age 56
Death of Mary Atherton in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA
Dorchester, Suffolk, MA
1718
1718
Age 82
Death of Mary Atherton in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1718
8 Jul 1718
Age 82
Death of Mary Atherton in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
1718
1718
Age 82
Mary Atherton - Probate in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1636
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1636
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, MA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts; Year: 1637; Page Number: 22

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1718
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1692
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, MA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jul 1718
    Event Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1718
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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