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Rev. Henry Dunster

Male 1609 - 1659  (~ 49 years)


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  1. 1.  Rev. Henry Dunster was christened on 26 Nov 1609 in Bury Parish, Lancashire, England (son of Henry Dunster and first wife); died on 27 Feb 1658/59 in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; was buried in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Education: 1627 to 1634, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England; Henry entered Magdalene College, Cambridge, England in 1627, and graduated with a AB in 1631 and a MA in 1634.
    • Offices Held: 1634, Bury Parish, Lancashire, England; He the curate.
    • Occupation: 1635, Bury Parish, Lancashire, England; He taught school in Bury for several years.
    • Immigration: 1640
    • Offices Held: 27 Aug 1640 to 24 Oct 1654, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; He was the President of Harvard College.
    • Freeman: 2 Jun 1641, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
    • Married: 21 Jun 1641, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts; (1) Elizabeth Harris. Elizabeth, married (1) the Rev. Jose Glover. She died on Sunday 23 August 1643 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Her death date was recorded as 23 (6) 1643. Gozzaldi (1930) gives her death year as 1641, a clear error.
    • Married: 1644; (2) Elizabeth Atkinson, the daughter of Hugh Atkinson. She was born about 1627 in England. She died on Tuesday 12 September 1690 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. David Dunster (1645-____) 2. Dorothy Dunster (1648-____) 3. Henry Dunster (1650-____) 4. Jonathan Dunster (1653-1725) 5. Elizabeth Dunster (1656-1729)
    • Religion: 1654; In 1654, having announced his opposition to infant baptism, he was forced to resign his presidency. Being and an Anabaptist, he removed to Scituate. Henry was one of the revisers of The Bay Psalm Book.
    • Will: 18 Feb 1658
    • Probate/Proved: 21 Jun 1659

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Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Henry Dunster was born about 1580 in Bolholt, Bury Parish, Lancashire, England (son of Robert Dunster and Jony Scholes); was buried on 16 Sep 1646 in Bolholt, Bury Parish, Lancashire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 20 Mar 1640/41, Bolholt, Bury Parish, Lancashire, England; He wrote a letter to his son, the Rev. Henry Dunster, in New England,

    Henry married first wife. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  first wife
    Children:
    1. Isabel Dunster was christened on 1 May 1603 in Bury Parish, Lancashire, England; was buried on 10 Jun 1611 in Bury Parish, Lancashire, England.
    2. Robert Dunster was christened on 18 Aug 1605 in Bury Parish, Lancashire, England; was buried on 24 Sep 1644 in Bury Parish, Lancashire, England.
    3. John Dunster was christened on 24 Aug 1606 in Bury Parish, Lancashire, England; died in probably young.
    4. Margaret Dunster was christened on 17 Jan 1608 in Bury Parish, Lancashire, England; was buried on 20 Aug 1625 in Bury Parish, Lancashire, England.
    5. 1. Rev. Henry Dunster was christened on 26 Nov 1609 in Bury Parish, Lancashire, England; died on 27 Feb 1658/59 in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; was buried in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
    6. Thomas Dunster was christened on 8 Dec 1611 in Bury Parish, Lancashire, England.
    7. Alice Dunster was christened on 19 Dec 1613 in Bury Parish, Lancashire, England.
    8. Richard Dunster was christened on 25 Mar 1616 in Bury Parish, Lancashire, England.
    9. Elizabeth Dunster was christened on 26 Apr 1619 in Bolholt, Bury Parish, Lancashire, England; died in 1651/52 in Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
    10. Rose Dunster died on 24 Mar 1649/50 in Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Robert Dunster was born about 1555 in Tottington, Bury Parish, Lancashire, England (son of Henry Dunster and Elizabeth Undsworth); was buried on 31 Aug 1599 in Bury Parish, Lancashire, England.

    Robert married Jony Scholes. Jony was buried on 21 Nov 1624 in Bury Parish, Lancashire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Jony Scholes was buried on 21 Nov 1624 in Bury Parish, Lancashire, England.
    Children:
    1. 2. Henry Dunster was born about 1580 in Bolholt, Bury Parish, Lancashire, England; was buried on 16 Sep 1646 in Bolholt, Bury Parish, Lancashire, England.
    2. Jony Dunster was born in Bolholt, Bury Parish, Lancashire, England.
    3. Elizabeth Dunster was born in Bolholt, Bury Parish, Lancashire, England.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Henry Dunster was born about 1530 in Tottington, Bury Parish, Lancashire, England; was buried on 11 Apr 1592 in Tottington, Bury Parish, Lancashire, England.

    Henry married Elizabeth UndsworthEngland. Elizabeth was buried on 1 May 1605 in Tottington, Bury Parish, Lancashire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth Undsworth was buried on 1 May 1605 in Tottington, Bury Parish, Lancashire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Legal: 30 May 1602; She was a testatrix.
    • Probate/Proved: 16 Jun 1605

    Children:
    1. 4. Robert Dunster was born about 1555 in Tottington, Bury Parish, Lancashire, England; was buried on 31 Aug 1599 in Bury Parish, Lancashire, England.
    2. Katherine Dunster was born in Tottington, Bury Parish, Lancashire, England.
    3. Henry Dunster was born about 1560 in Tottington, Bury Parish, Lancashire, England; died on 16 Jan 1611 in Bury Parish, Lancashire, England.


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