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Rest Atherton 1639–1708 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 MAY 1639

Birth Location: Dorcester, Suffolk, MA, USA

Death Date: 5 NOV 1708

Death Location: Dorcester, Suffolk, MA, USA

Father: Humphrey Atherton

Mother: Mary Kennion

Spouse(s): Obadiah Swift

Children(s):

The story of Rest Atherton began in 1639 in Dorcester, Suffolk, MA, USA. Rest Atherton married Obadiah Swift. Rest Atherton passed away in 1708 in Dorcester, Suffolk, MA, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Rest Atherton began in 1639 in Dorcester, Suffolk, MA, USA.
  • Rest Atherton married Obadiah Swift.
  • Rest Atherton passed away in 1708 in Dorcester, Suffolk, MA, USA.

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Rest Atherton's Ancestors

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Rest Atherton
1639–1708
Birth Place: Dorcester, Suffolk, MA, USA
Parents
Humphrey Atherton
1607–1661
Lancanshire, ENGLAND
Mary Kennion
1608–1672
Winwick Church, Winwick, Lancashire, ENGLAND
Grandparents
Edmund Atherton
1576–1613
Winstanley, Lancashire, ENGLAND
Elizabeth Molyneux
1574–1613
Pemberton, ENGLAND
Great-Grandparents
Humphrey Atherton
1546–1606
Alice Winstanley
1547–1613
Thomas Molyneux
1524–1586
Sybill Newton
1534–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Atherton
1524–
Margaret Hobson
1528–
James Winstanley
1501–
Roger Molyneux
1494–1567
Elizabeth Gerard
1496–1528
William Newton
1496–1574
Katherine Mainwaring
1498–

Rest Atherton's Timeline

4 Records

1639
26 MAY 1639
Birth of Rest Atherton in Dorcester, Suffolk, MA, USA
Dorcester, Suffolk, MA, USA
1639
27 MAY 1639
Rest Atherton was christened in First Church Dorchester, Dorchester, Suffolk, MA, USA
First Church Dorchester, Dorchester, Suffolk, MA, USA
1708
3 NOV 1708
Age 69
Death of Rest Atherton in Dorcester, Suffolk, MA, USA
Dorcester, Suffolk, MA, USA
1708
5 NOV 1708
Age 69
Burial of Rest Atherton in Dorcester, Suffolk, MA, USA
Dorcester, Suffolk, MA, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 MAY 1639
    Event Place: Dorcester, Suffolk, MA, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 27 MAY 1639
    Event Place: First Church Dorchester, Dorchester, Suffolk, MA, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 NOV 1708
    Event Place: Dorcester, Suffolk, MA, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 5 NOV 1708
    Event Place: Dorcester, Suffolk, MA, USA

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