Joseph Atherton

1672 - Abt 1690  (17 years)

• Name	Joseph Atherton
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	28 Apr 1672	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  Military	1690 (Age 18)  [2]
  Joseph was a soldier in the army under Sir William Phips in Capt. John Withington of Dorchester's Company for the invasion of Quebec in 1690. He died during this invasion. James Atherton of Harvard was assigned township rights at Dorchester Canada (now Ashburnham, Massachsetts) in right of his uncle.
  Death	Abt 1690  [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	I19667
  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 28 (2) 1672. [1]

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 28 Apr 1672 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S994] Ward, Andrew Henshaw. "Lancaster Records", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XVI, 1862). [S993] O'Gorman, Ella Foy. Atherton-West and Allied Families, (manuscript, 1953).