Site Title - Catherine Atherton

Catherine Atherton

F, b. before 28 September 1628, d. before 20 March 1680/81

Father

Major General Humphrey Atherton b. 4 Sep 1608, d. 17 Sep 1661

Mother

Mary Wales b. 30 Apr 1613, d. 17 Aug 1672

Catherine was born before 28 September 1628 in Winwick Parish, Lancastershire, England. She has also been called Elizabeth. On 28 September 1628, she was christened in Winwick Parish, Lancastershire, England. Catherine married Timothy Mather, son of Reverand Richard Mather and Catherine Holt, in 1649 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.¹ She and Timothy were blessed with 6 children. Catherine departed this life before 20 March 1680/81 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

Family

Timothy Mather b. 1628, d. 14 Jan 1684/85

Children

Reverand Samuel Mather+ b. 5 Jul 1650, d. 18 Mar 1727/28
Richard Mather b. 22 Dec 1653, d. 17 Aug 1684
Catherine Mather b. 8 Jan 1655/56, d. 1691
Nathaniel Mather b. 2 Sep 1658
Joseph Mather b. 25 May 1661, d. 8 Jan 1690/91
Atherton Mather b. b 4 Oct 1663, d. 9 Nov 1734

Citations

[S296] Charles Henry Pope, The Pioneers of Massachusetts, A Descriptive List, Drawn From The Records Of The Colonies, Towns, & Churches, & Other Contemporaneous Documents., page 22.