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Samuel Atherton 1686–1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jun 1686

Birth Location: Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 1744

Death Location: Rehoboth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Watching Atherton

Mother: Elizabeth Rigby

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In 1686, Samuel Atherton entered the world in Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, born to Watching Atherton And Elizabeth Rigby. Samuel Atherton passed away in 1744 in Rehoboth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1686, Samuel Atherton entered the world in Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, born to Watching Atherton And Elizabeth Rigby.
  • Samuel Atherton passed away in 1744 in Rehoboth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Samuel Atherton's Ancestors

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Samuel Atherton
1686–1744
Birth Place: Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Watching Atherton
1651–1672
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Elizabeth Rigby
1657–1732
Doechester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Humphrey Atherton
1607–1661
Atherton Castle, Preston, England
Mary Wales
1613–1672
Winwick, Lancashire, England
John Rigby
1615–1647
Brower, Devon, England
Isabel Prescott
1610–1673
Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Atherton
1576–1613
Mary Rudd
1580–1611
John Rigby
1590–
Wilmotte Rigby
1590–
John Prescott
1615–1647
Abigail Prescott
1615–1703
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Saint Martyr
1536–1635
Alice Ashawe
1570–1604
Elynor Mann
1569–1635
James Prescott
–1594
Alice Molyneux
1564–

Samuel Atherton's Timeline

2 Records

1686
25 Jun 1686
Birth of Samuel Atherton in Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
1744
1744
Age 58
Death of Samuel Atherton in Rehoboth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Rehoboth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1686
    Event Place: Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1744
    Event Place: Rehoboth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

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