Major General Humphrey Atherton

1608 - 1661  (53 years)

• Name	Humphrey Atherton
  Title	Major General
  Birth	4 Sep 1608	Lancashire, England
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Continental Army
  	Humphrey Atherton was admitted as a freeman at Dorchester on May 2, 1638. He began his Massachusetts military career as a member of the artillery company in 1638, was promoted to Lieutenant in 1645, to Captain in 1650, to Major 1652,and to Major General in 1661.
  Death	17 Sep 1661	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
  		Humphrey Atherton Obituary. Excerpt from: "History of the town of Dorchester, Massachusetts" by a committee of, The Dorchester Antiquarian and Historical Society. Published by Ebeneezer Clapp, 1859 Boston (Dorchester, Massachusetts. Pages 191 & 192. This obituary calls into question the commonly assumed date of his death and makes the claim that the date engraved on his headstone is one day early.
  Burial	Dorchester North Burying Ground, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
  Person ID	I1676	Nagel
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	Edmund Atherton,   b. 1576, Winstanley, Lancashire, England d. 10 Apr 1613, Winstanley, Lancashire, England (Age 37 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary Catherine Rudd,   b. Abt 1580
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	Abt 1605	Winstanley, Lancashire, England
  Family ID	F2425	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Wales,   b. 30 Apr 1613, Lancashire, England d. 17 Aug 1672, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts (Age 59 years)
  Children	1. Jonathan Atherton,   b. 26 Dec 1627, Lancashire, England d. 15 Aug 1673, Dorchester North Burying Ground, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 45 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   2. Catharine Atherton,   b. 28 Sep 1628, England d. 14 Jan 1684, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts (Age 55 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 3. Elizabeth Atherton,   b. Abt 1630   d. 20 Feb 1710, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts (Age 80 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 4. Isabell Atherton,   b. 23 Jan 1630, Winwick, Lancashire, England d. 18 Dec 1661, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts (Age 31 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 5. Mary Atherton,   b. 30 Apr 1636, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts d. 17 Sep 1692 (Age 56 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   6. Margaret Atherton,   b. 30 Apr 1638, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts d. 17 Jun 1672 (Age 34 years)   7. Rest Atherton,   b. 26 May 1639, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts d. 3 Nov 1708, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts (Age 69 years)   8. Consider Atherton,   b. 1640, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts d. 26 Apr 1687, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts (Age 47 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   9. Increase Atherton,   b. 2 Jan 1641, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts d. 2 Jan 1642, At sea, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia (Age 1 year)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   10. Thankful Atherton,   b. 28 Apr 1644, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts d. 11 Apr 1719, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts (Age 74 years)   11. Reverend Hope Atherton,   b. 30 Aug 1646, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts d. 8 Jun 1677, Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts (Age 30 years)   12. Watching Atherton,   b. 24 Aug 1651, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts d. 17 Jun 1672, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts (Age 20 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   13. Patience Atherton,   b. 2 Apr 1651, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts d. 12 Jul 1691, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts (Age 40 years)
  Family ID	F1159	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 4 Sep 1608 - Lancashire, England Death - 17 Sep 1661 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Burial - - Dorchester North Burying Ground, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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