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Thankful (married Thomas Bird of Dorchester) Atherton 1644–1719 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Apr 1644

Birth Location: Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 11 Apr 1719

Death Location: Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Father: * A22B23C11

Mother: * A22B23C12

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In 1644, Thankful (married Thomas Bird Of Dorchester) Atherton Entered The World In Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, Born To Humphrey Major General Atherton Atharton Etherton Olde English Personal Name Aethelhere Tun A Settlement Town Hence Aethelhere S Town 11Ggf A22B23C11 And Mary Wales Atherton Wales Welsh Germanic Walh Walha From The Name Of The Gaulish People Volcae 11Ggm A22B23C12. Thankful (married Thomas Bird Of Dorchester) Atherton Passed Away In 1719 In Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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  • In 1644, Thankful (married Thomas Bird Of Dorchester) Atherton Entered The World In Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, Born To Humphrey Major General Atherton Atharton Etherton Olde English Personal Name Aethelhere Tun A Settlement Town Hence Aethelhere S Town 11Ggf A22B23C11 And Mary Wales Atherton Wales Welsh Germanic Walh Walha From The Name Of The Gaulish People Volcae 11Ggm A22B23C12.
  • Thankful (married Thomas Bird Of Dorchester) Atherton Passed Away In 1719 In Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Parents

* A22B23C11
1608–1661
Birth Location: Preston, Lancashire, England
*A
* A22B23C12
1613–1672
Birth Location: Winwick, Lancashire, England
*A

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Thankful Atherton's Ancestors

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Thankful Atherton
1644–1719
Birth Place: Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
* Humphrey Major-General ATHERTON Atharton Etherton(Olde English-' personal name "Aethelhere",+"tun", a settlement, town; hence, "Aethelhere's town") 11GGF* A22B23C11
1608–1661
Preston, Lancashire, England
* (Mary WALES (Atherton) ("Wales" "Welsh" Germanic "Walh""Walha") from the name of the Gaulish people "Volcae") 11GGM*) A22B23C12
1613–1672
Winwick, Lancashire, England
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Thankful Atherton's Timeline

2 Records

1644
28 Apr 1644
Birth of Thankful (married Thomas Bird of Dorchester) Atherton in Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
1719
11 Apr 1719
Age 75
Death of Thankful (married Thomas Bird of Dorchester) Atherton in Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Apr 1644
    Event Place: Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1719
    Event Place: Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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