Site Title - Elizabeth Atherton

Elizabeth Atherton

F, b. before 28 September 1628, d. 15 May 1678

Father

Major General Humphrey Atherton b. c 18 Oct 1609, d. 17 Sep 1661

Mother

Mary Kennion b. c 1608, d. 17 Aug 1672

Elizabeth 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. Elizabeth married Timothy Mather, son of Reverand Richard Mather and Catherine Holt, in 1649 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.¹ Elizabeth departed this life on Sunday, 15 May 1678 in Dorchester.

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.