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Thankful Atherton 1640–1719 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1640

Birth Location: Dorchester, Massachusetts

Death Date: 11 Apr 1719

Death Location: Dorchester, Massachusetts

Father: Humphrey Atherton

Mother: Mary Wales

Spouse(s): Thomas Bird

Children(s): Submit Bird, Joseph Bird, Thankful Bird, Sarah Bird, Ann Bird, Mercy Bird, Patience Bird, Benjamin Bird

Thankful Atherton was born in 1640 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, the child of Humphrey Atherton And Mary Wales. Thankful Atherton married Thomas Bird, and had children including Ann Bird, Benjamin Bird, Joseph Bird, Mercy Bird, Patience Bird, Sarah Bird, Submit Bird, Thankful Bird. Thankful Atherton passed away in 1719 in Dorchester, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Thankful Atherton was born in 1640 in Dorchester, Massachusetts, the child of Humphrey Atherton And Mary Wales.
  • Thankful Atherton married Thomas Bird, and had children including Ann Bird, Benjamin Bird, Joseph Bird, Mercy Bird, Patience Bird, Sarah Bird, Submit Bird, Thankful Bird.
  • Thankful Atherton passed away in 1719 in Dorchester, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Humphrey Atherton
1607–1661
Birth Location: Preston, Lancester, England
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Mary Wales
1613–1672
Birth Location: Winwick, Lancashire, England
MW

Spouses(s)

Thomas Bird
1653–1710
Birth Location: London, London, , England
TB

Children(s)

Submit Bird
1678–1769
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
SB
Joseph Bird
1666–1711
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
JB
Thankful Bird
1667–1729
Birth Location: Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
TB
Sarah Bird
1669–1731
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
SB
Ann Bird
1671–1697
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
AB
Mercy Bird
1678–1733
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
MB
Patience Bird
1681–1681
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
PB
Benjamin Bird
1686–1757
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
BB

Thankful Atherton's Ancestors

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Thankful Atherton
1640–1719
Birth Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts
Parents
Humphrey Atherton
1607–1661
Preston, Lancester, England
Mary Wales
1613–1672
Winwick, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thankful Atherton's Descendants

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Thankful Atherton (abt 1640–11 Apr 1719) m. Thomas Bird (1653–30 JAN 1710)
  1. 1. Submit Bird 1678–1769
  2. 2. Joseph Bird 1666–1711
  3. 3. Thankful Bird 1667–1729
  4. 4. Sarah Bird 1669–1731
  5. 5. Ann Bird 1671–1697
  6. 6. Mercy Bird 1678–1733
  7. 7. Patience Bird 1681–1681
  8. 8. Benjamin Bird 1686–1757

Thankful Atherton's Timeline

2 Records

1640
abt 1640
Birth of Thankful Atherton in Dorchester, Massachusetts
Dorchester, Massachusetts
1719
11 Apr 1719
Age 79
Death of Thankful Atherton in Dorchester, Massachusetts
Dorchester, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1640
    Event Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1719
    Event Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts
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