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Watching Atherton 1651–1692 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Aug 1651

Birth Location: Dorchester , Suffolk , Massachusetts Bay Colony

Death Date: 17 Jun 1692

Death Location: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Humphrey Atherton

Mother: Mary Kennion

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Rigby

Children(s): Samuel Sr, Mary Atherton, Patience Atherton, Elizabeth Atherton

Watching Atherton was born in 1651 in Dorchester , Suffolk , Massachusetts Bay Colony, the child of Humphrey Atherton And Mary Wales Kennion. Watching Atherton married Elizabeth Ann Rigby, and had children including Elizabeth Atherton, Mary Atherton, Patience Atherton, Samuel Atherton Sr. Watching Atherton passed away in 1692 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Watching Atherton was born in 1651 in Dorchester , Suffolk , Massachusetts Bay Colony, the child of Humphrey Atherton And Mary Wales Kennion.
  • Watching Atherton married Elizabeth Ann Rigby, and had children including Elizabeth Atherton, Mary Atherton, Patience Atherton, Samuel Atherton Sr.
  • Watching Atherton passed away in 1692 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Watching Atherton's Ancestors

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Watching Atherton
1651–1692
Birth Place: Dorchester , Suffolk , Massachusetts Bay Colony
Parents
Humphrey Atherton
1608–1661
Atherton Castle, Preston, Lancashire, England
Mary (Wales) Kennion
1613–1672
Winwick, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Watching Atherton's Descendants

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Watching Atherton (24 Aug 1651–17 Jun 1692) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Rigby (Sep 1660–28 Jan 1732)
  1. 1. Samuel (Atherton) Sr 1686–1746 m. Elizabeth Millard 1704–1745
  2. 2. Mary Atherton 1671–1692
  3. 3. Patience Atherton 1682–1732
  4. 4. Elizabeth Atherton 1680–1705

Watching Atherton's Timeline

2 Records

1651
24 Aug 1651
Birth of Watching Atherton in Dorchester , Suffolk , Massachusetts Bay Colony
Dorchester , Suffolk , Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692
17 Jun 1692
Age 41
Death of Watching Atherton in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1651
    Event Place: Dorchester , Suffolk , Massachusetts Bay Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1692
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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