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Richard Weeks 1653–1724 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1653

Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 26 Aug 1724

Death Location: Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Rev. Weeks

Mother: Elizabeth ATHERTON

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In 1653, Richard Weeks entered the world in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, born to Rev William Weeks And Elizabeth Catherine Weeks Mather Atherton. Richard Weeks passed away in 1724 in Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1653, Richard Weeks entered the world in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, born to Rev William Weeks And Elizabeth Catherine Weeks Mather Atherton.
  • Richard Weeks passed away in 1724 in Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

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Richard Weeks's Ancestors

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Richard Weeks
1653–1724
Birth Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Rev. William Weeks
1628–1677
Salcombe Regis, Devon, England
Elizabeth (Catherine (Weeks)(Mather)) ATHERTON
1628–1678
Winwick, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
George Weekes
1610–1659
Salcombe Regis, Devon, England
Jane Clapp
1597–1668
Salcombe Regis, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Maj (General Humphrey) Atherton
1608–1661
Atherton Castle, Preston, Dorset, England
Mary (Wales) Atherton
1613–1672
Winwick, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Simon *
1584–1626
Mary *
1588–1632
William Clapp
1565–1640
Edmund Atherton
1576–
Mary Rudd
1580–1611
Nathaniel Wales
1582–1661
Susanna Greenaway
1590–1662
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Wicks
1526–1600
Arminell Yeo
1534–1602
LORD Stukely
1551–1611
Lucy great-grandmother
1553–1597
Richard Clapp
1528–1609
Gilberti Eastwood
1549–1600
Alice Eastwood
1550–1616
Richard Rootes
1552–1610
Julia Waterhouse
1554–1610
(F) Atherton
1525–
Mary Mitchell-Greenaway
1569–1658

Richard Weeks's Timeline

2 Records

1653
1653
Birth of Richard Weeks in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1724
26 Aug 1724
Age 71
Death of Richard Weeks in Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1653
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1724
    Event Place: Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

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