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Rebecca Atherton 1802–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Apr 1802

Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: May 1888

Death Location: Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur Township, Macon, Illinois, United States

Father: Peter Atherton

Mother: Elizabeth Whitehead

Spouse(s): James Hanks

Children(s):

In 1802, Rebecca Atherton entered the world in Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States, born to Peter Atherton And Elizabeth Betsy Whitehead. Rebecca Atherton married James Hanks. Rebecca Atherton passed away in 1888 in Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur Township, Macon, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1802, Rebecca Atherton entered the world in Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States, born to Peter Atherton And Elizabeth Betsy Whitehead.
  • Rebecca Atherton married James Hanks.
  • Rebecca Atherton passed away in 1888 in Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur Township, Macon, Illinois, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rebecca Atherton's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Atherton
1802–1888
Birth Place: Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Peter Atherton
1771–1844
Fauquier, Virginia, British Colonial America
Elizabeth ("Betsy") Whitehead
1771–1834
Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Aaron (John Atherton,) Sr.
1745–1831
Washington, Maryland, United States
Nancy Runyon
1745–1836
Virginia, United States
William (Stout) Whitehead
1747–1809
Leckhampstead, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Atherton
1720–1795
Hannah Cole
1724–1816
John Runyan
1713–1815
Rachel Hyde
1714–1787
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Atherton
1701–1755
Mary Potter
1702–1785
Mary Emery
1677–1746

Rebecca Atherton's Timeline

3 Records

1802
18 Apr 1802
Birth of Rebecca Atherton in Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States
Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States
1888
5 May 1888
Age 86
Death of Rebecca Atherton in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
1888
May 1888
Age 86
Burial of Rebecca Atherton in Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur Township, Macon, Illinois, United States
Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur Township, Macon, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1802
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1888
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: May 1888
    Event Place: Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur Township, Macon, Illinois, United States

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