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Rebecca Atherton 1802–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 18, 1802

Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: May 05, 1888

Death Location: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA

Father: Peter Atherton

Mother: Elizabeth Whitehead

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

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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 passed away in 1888 in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA.

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Rebecca Atherton's Ancestors

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Rebecca Atherton
1802–1888
Birth Place: Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Peter Atherton
1771–1844
Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth ("Betsy") Whitehead
1781–1834
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Aaron (J.) Atherton
1745–1831
Washington County, Maryland, USA
Nancy Atherton
1750–1836
, , Virginia
William (Stout) Whitehead
1747–1809
Leckhampstead, Buckinghamshire, England
Sarah (Sally) Clegg
1749–1801
Oldham, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Aaron Atherton
1720–1790
Hannah Cole
1720–1816
John Runyan
1713–1813
Rachel Runyon
1707–1784
Edward Whitehead
1717–1772
Sarah h
1726–1786
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Atherton
1701–1755
Mary Potter
1702–1785
Jonathan Cole
1699–1780
Judith Bowen
1700–1746
Thomas Runyan
1675–1753
Martha Dunn
1681–1753
John Drake
1695–
Patience WALKER
1679–1762
Edward **
1692–1736
Mary **
1707–1789
Joseph Bates
1697–1772
Sarah Bonham
1698–1740

Rebecca Atherton's Timeline

2 Records

1802
Apr 18, 1802
Birth of Rebecca Atherton in Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States
Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States
1888
May 05, 1888
Age 86
Death of Rebecca Atherton in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 05, 1888
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA

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