Rev. Henry Dunster

1609 - 1659  (~ 49 years)

• Name	Henry Dunster
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Christening	26 Nov 1609	Bury Parish, Lancashire, England   [1]
  Education	1627 to 1634	Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England   [1]
  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   [1]
  He the curate.
  Occupation	1635	Bury Parish, Lancashire, England   [1]
  He taught school in Bury for several years.
  Immigration	1640  [1]
  Offices Held	27 Aug 1640 to 24 Oct 1654	Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3]
  He was the President of Harvard College.
  Freeman	2 Jun 1641	Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
  Married	21 Jun 1641	Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  (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  [1, 2, 3, 5]
  (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  [1, 3]
  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
  Death	27 Feb 1658/59	Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3, 5, 6]
  Probate/Proved	21 Jun 1659
  Burial	Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3, 6]
  Siblings	9 Siblings
  1. Isabel Dunster,   c. 1 May 1603, Bury Parish, Lancashire, England bur. 10 Jun 1611, Bury Parish, Lancashire, England  (Age ~ 8 years) + 2. Robert Dunster,   c. 18 Aug 1605, Bury Parish, Lancashire, England bur. 24 Sep 1644, Bury Parish, Lancashire, England  (Age ~ 39 years) ▻ Mary Gerrett,  m. 22 Sep 1621 ;   Alice Fletcher,  m. 27 Sep 1636   3. John Dunster,   c. 24 Aug 1606, Bury Parish, Lancashire, England d. probably young   4. Margaret Dunster,   c. 17 Jan 1608, Bury Parish, Lancashire, England bur. 20 Aug 1625, Bury Parish, Lancashire, England  (Age ~ 17 years)   5. Rev. Henry Dunster,   c. 26 Nov 1609, Bury Parish, Lancashire, England d. 27 Feb 1658/59, Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 49 years)   6. Thomas Dunster,   c. 8 Dec 1611, Bury Parish, Lancashire, England   7. Alice Dunster,   c. 19 Dec 1613, Bury Parish, Lancashire, England   8. Richard Dunster,   c. 25 Mar 1616, Bury Parish, Lancashire, England   9. Elizabeth Dunster,   c. 26 Apr 1619, Bolholt, Bury Parish, Lancashire, England d. 1651/52, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 32 years) ▻ Major Simon Willard,  m. Abt 1643 + 10. Rose Dunster   d. 24 Mar 1649/50, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts ▻ Joseph Hills
  Person ID	I19519
  Last Modified	16 May 2019

  
  

  Father	Henry Dunster,   b. Abt 1580, Bolholt, Bury Parish, Lancashire, England bur. 16 Sep 1646, Bolholt, Bury Parish, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 66 years)
  Mother	first wife
  Family ID	F237	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Christening - 26 Nov 1609 - Bury Parish, Lancashire, England Education - 1627 to 1634 - Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Offices Held - 1634 - Bury Parish, Lancashire, England Occupation - 1635 - Bury Parish, Lancashire, England Offices Held - 27 Aug 1640 to 24 Oct 1654 - Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Freeman - 2 Jun 1641 - Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Married - 21 Jun 1641 - Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Death - 27 Feb 1658/59 - Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Burial - - Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

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