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Mary Wales 1613–1672 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 April 1613

Birth Location: Lanchester, Minwick, England

Death Date: 17 August 1672

Death Location: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: John Wales

Mother: Susanna Greenaway

Spouse(s): Humphrey Atherton

Children(s): Thankful Atherton, Hope Atherton, Elizabeth Mather, Margaret Trowbridge, Jonathan Atherton, Mary Weeks

Mary Wales was born in 1613 in Lanchester, Minwick, England, the child of John Wales And Susanna Isabel Greenaway. Mary Wales married Humphrey Atherton, and had children including Elizabeth Mather, Hope Atherton, Jonathan Atherton, Margaret Trowbridge, Mary Weeks, Thankful Atherton. Mary Wales passed away in 1672 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mary Wales was born in 1613 in Lanchester, Minwick, England, the child of John Wales And Susanna Isabel Greenaway.
  • Mary Wales married Humphrey Atherton, and had children including Elizabeth Mather, Hope Atherton, Jonathan Atherton, Margaret Trowbridge, Mary Weeks, Thankful Atherton.
  • Mary Wales passed away in 1672 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Wales's Ancestors

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Mary Wales
1613–1672
Birth Place: Lanchester, Minwick, England
Parents
John Wales
1587–
Winwick, Lancs, England
Susanna (Isabel) Greenaway
1590–1662
Mildenhall, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
William Greenway
1563–1659
England
Mary (Mitchell) Markes
1569–1658
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
William ggf
1550–1625
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Mitchell
1525–1600

Mary Wales's Descendants

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Mary Wales (30 April 1613–17 August 1672) m. Humphrey Atherton (4 September 1608–16 September 1661)
  1. 1. Thankful Atherton 1644–1719 m. Thomas (Bird) Jr 1640–1709
    1. 1. Benjamin Bird 1686–1757 m. Johanna Harris 1692–1768
      1. 1. Sarah BIRD 1716–1782 m. Stephen Hawes 1707–1774
        1. 1. Mary Hawes 1742–1789 m. John Day 1734–1777
    2. 2. Joseph Bird 1666–1711
    3. 3. Patience White 1683–1757
  2. 2. Hope Atherton 1646–1677
  3. 3. Elizabeth Mather 1628–1678
  4. 4. Margaret Trowbridge 1638–1672
  5. 5. Jonathan Atherton 1627–1673
  6. 6. Mary Weeks 1636–1692

Mary Wales's Timeline

2 Records

1613
30 April 1613
Birth of Mary Wales in Lanchester, Minwick, England
Lanchester, Minwick, England
1672
17 August 1672
Age 59
Death of Mary Wales in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 April 1613
    Event Place: Lanchester, Minwick, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 August 1672
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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