Joshua Atherton

1656 - 1721  (64 years)

• Name	Joshua Atherton
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	6 May 1656	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Married	17 Mar 1679 (Age 23)	Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  Mary Gulliver, the daughter of Anthony and Eleinor (Kingsley) Gulliver. She was born in 1656. [This marriage] She died 17 October 1754 in Harvard, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Peter Atherton (1705-1764)
  Will	3 Jan 1707/08 (Age 52)	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [1]
  He is mentioned in his father's will.
  Death	1721	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [2]
  Siblings	6 Siblings
  1. James Atherton,   b. 13 May 1654, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 1717/18, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 63 years)   2. Joshua Atherton,   b. 6 May 1656, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 1721, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 64 years) + 3. Hannah Atherton,   b. 10 Jan 1657/58, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 8 Jan 1737/38, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 79 years) ▻ Lt. John Wilder,  m. 17 Jul 1672 ;   John Houghton, Jr. Esq,  m. 27 Jan 1724/25   4. Mary Atherton,   b. 17 Jan 1660/61, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 4 Nov 1670, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 9 years)   5. Elizabeth Atherton,   b. 7 Oct 1666, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   6. Deborah Atherton,   b. 1 Jun 1669, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 26 Jan 1759, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts  (Age 89 years)   7. Joseph Atherton,   b. 28 Apr 1672, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. Abt 1690  (Age 17 years)
  Person ID	I19663
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2019

  
  

  Father	James Atherton,   b. Before 1624, Winstanley, Lancashire, England d. 6 Aug 1710, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Hannah   d. 30 Dec 1713, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F67	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Birth: His birth date was recorded as 6 (3) 1656. [1] Birth: Ward (1862) and Voter give his birth date as 13 May 1656 (13 (3) 1656. [2, 3]

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 6 May 1656 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Married - 17 Mar 1679 - Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts Will - 3 Jan 1707/08 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Death - 1721 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S993] O'Gorman, Ella Foy. Atherton-West and Allied Families, (manuscript, 1953). [S35] Voter, Delmar V. "One Line of Descent from James Atherton", (Oakland, Maine: Maine Genealogical Inquirer volume 2, number 10, no date). [S994] Ward, Andrew Henshaw. "Lancaster Records", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XVI, 1862).