 1646 - 1677 (~ 30 years)
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| Name |
Hope Atherton |
Relationship | with Robert Alan Roy
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| Christening |
30 Aug 1646 |
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts  [1, 2] |
| Graduation |
1665 |
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts [1] |
| He graduated from Harvard College. |
| Occupation |
1669 |
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
| He taught grammar school. |
| Ordained |
1671 [1] |
| He was ordained to preach. |
| Freeman |
1672 [1] |
| Married |
1674 [1, 2] |
Sarah Hollister, the daughter of John and Joanna Hollister. She was born about 1654 in Massachusetts. After Hope's death, about 1680 Sarah, married (2) Timothy Baker, son of Edward and Joan Baker. She died on Saturday 8 December 1691.
Issue:
1. Hope Atherton (1675-____)
2. Joseph Atherton (1675-____)
3. Sarah Atherton (1676-____) |
| Residence |
1674 |
Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts |
| Military |
1676 |
| He served as a chaplain during King Philip's War and was at the battle of the Falls under Capt. Turner, 18 May 1676. During the retreat from the battle, he was separated from the rest of the force. The Indians found him but refused to accept his surrender owing to his being mentally unbalanced. Hope finally reached home, though he was in a state of hallucination. He died year later. |
| Death |
8 Jun 1677 [1] |
| Siblings |
12 Siblings |
| | 1. Jonathan Atherton, b. England | | | 2. Elizabeth Atherton, c. 28 Sep 1628, Winwick, Lancashire, England | | | 3. John Atherton, c. 26 Dec 1629, Winwick, Lancashire, England d. probably young | | + | 4. Isabel Atherton, c. 23 Jan 1630, Winwick, Lancashire, England d. 18 Dec 1661, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age ~ 31 years)
▻ Nathaniel Wales, m. 1653 | | | 5. Consider Atherton, b. England d. 26 Apr 1687 | | | 6. Mary Atherton, b. Abt 1636, Massachusetts d. 17 Sep 1692, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 56 years) | | + | 7. Margaret Atherton, b. 1638, Massachusetts d. 17 Jun 1672, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 34 years)
▻ Deacon James Trowbridge, m. 3 Dec 1659 | | | 8. Rest Atherton, c. 26 May 1639, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 13 Nov 1708, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age ~ 69 years) | | | 9. Increase Atherton, b. 02 Jan 1641/42, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. Aug 1673, at sea (Age 31 years) | | | 10. Thankful Atherton, c. 28 Apr 1644, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 11 Apr 1719, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age ~ 74 years) | | | 11. Rev. Hope Atherton, c. 30 Aug 1646, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 8 Jun 1677 (Age ~ 30 years) | | | 12. Watching Atherton, c. 24 Aug 1651, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts | | | 13. Patience Atherton, c. 2 Apr 1654, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 1691 (Age ~ 36 years) |
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| Person ID |
I19679 |
| Last Modified |
22 May 2019 |
| Father |
Major Gen. Humphrey Atherton, b. 1609, Winwick, Lancashire, England d. 17 Sep 1661, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 52 years) |
| Mother |
Mary Kennion d. 1672, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
| Marriage |
29 Mar 1625 |
Winwick, Lancashire, England |
| Age at Marriage |
He : ~ 16 years and 3 months - She : ??. |
| Family ID |
F63 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Event Map |
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 | Christening - 30 Aug 1646 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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 | Graduation - 1665 - Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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| Occupation - 1669 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts |
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 | Residence - 1674 - Hatfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts |
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| Pin Legend |
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| Sources |
- [S1064] Lawson, Stephen M. Ancestry of Stephen Lawson - Wales, (Online http://sml.simplenet.com/ancestries/wales.html. Printout dated 22 March 1998).
- [S12] Brown, John C. J. "The Atherton Family in England" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XXXV, January 1881).
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