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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: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA

Father: Maj Atherton

Mother: Mary Wales

Spouse(s): Capt. Billings

Children(s): Ebenezer Sr.

The story of Mary Atherton began in 1636 in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA. Mary Atherton married Capt. William Billings, and had children including Ebenezer Billing Sr.. Mary Atherton passed away in 1718 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Atherton began in 1636 in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA.
  • Mary Atherton married Capt. William Billings, and had children including Ebenezer Billing Sr..
  • Mary Atherton passed away in 1718 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.

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
1626 – 1668
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Grandparents
Edmund (F) Atherton
1576 – 1613
Lancashire, England
Mary (Catherine) Rudd
1580 – 1611
Winstanley, Lancashire, England
Nathaniel (John "Deacon" Wales "Shipwright" (Survived the Great Huricane of 1635 on his voyage to the New) World)
1590 – 1672
Colchester, Essex, England
Susanna (Isabel) Greenaway
1590 – 1662
Mildenhall, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Atherton
1550 – 1600
Alicia Mayne
1550 – 1609
Richard Rood
1552 – 1610
Alice Waters
1554 – 1610
John Wales
1556 – 1610
Margaret Hobson
1567 – 1600
John "Millwright"
1563 – 1659
Mary Mitchell
1569 – 1658
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Atherton
1524 – 1559
Mary Call
1539 – 1582
JohnI Mayne
1512 – 1565
Joane Skynner
1516 – 1612
Thomas Rudd
1513 – 1554
Anne Colefax
1523 – 1614
Sir Waters
1540 – 1590
Alice Canon
1542 – 1602
Sir (Wales)
1533 – 1610
Margerat Gibson
1525 – 1600
Sir (Noble)
1510 – 1558
Lady Antonie
1515 – 1572

Mary Atherton's Descendants

1.
MA
Mary Atherton (30 Apr 1636 – 8 Jul 1718) m. Capt. (William) Billings (1629 – 16 March 1712)
  1. 1. Ebenezer (Billing) Sr. (1659 – 16 Sep 1727) m. Ann (Anna) Comstock (9 April 1661 – Oct 5, 1727)
    1. 1. Anna (Comstock) Billings (7 Oct 1681 – 1752) m. Solomon Hakes (16 Jan 1688 – 1752)
      1. 1. Jonathan (Hakes,) RWS. (26 Jun 1724 – Jun 1779) m. Hannah (F) Brown (1729 – 10 Jan 1778)
        1. 1. Lucretia Hakes (6 May 1756 – 10 May 1834) m. Captain (Walter) Worden (19 Mar 1757 – 20 Sep 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, 1650-1934
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934, 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, 1629-1934, 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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