1608 - 1661 (53 years) Submit Photo / Document
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Name |
Humphrey Atherton |
Title |
Major General |
Born |
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. |
Died |
17 Sep 1661 |
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts |
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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. |
Buried |
Dorchester North Burying Ground, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States |
Headstones |
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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 |
Married |
Abt 1605 |
Winstanley, Lancashire, England |
Family ID |
F2425 |
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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) [Birth] |
| 2. Catharine Atherton, b. 28 Sep 1628, England , d. 14 Jan 1684, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts (Age 55 years) [Birth] |
+ | 3. Elizabeth Atherton, b. Abt 1630, d. 20 Feb 1710, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts (Age ~ 80 years) [Birth] |
+ | 4. Isabell Atherton, b. 23 Jan 1630, Winwick, Lancashire, England , d. 18 Dec 1661, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts (Age 31 years) [Birth] |
+ | 5. Mary Atherton, b. 30 Apr 1636, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts , d. 17 Sep 1692 (Age 56 years) [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) [Birth] |
| 9. Increase Atherton, b. 2 Jan 1641, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts , d. 2 Jan 1642, At sea, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia (Age 1 years) [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) [Birth] |
| 13. Patience Atherton, b. 2 Apr 1651, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts , d. 12 Jul 1691, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts (Age 40 years) |
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Family ID |
F1159 |
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| Born - 4 Sep 1608 - Lancashire, England |
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| Died - 17 Sep 1661 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts |
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| Buried - - Dorchester North Burying Ground, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States |
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