Mary ATHERTON

Born

abt. 1636 , Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died

17 September 1692 , Dorchester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Born: abt. 1636 in Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Parents of Mary ATHERTON

Father

Humphrey ATHERTON

Mother

Mary WALES

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Mary married Joseph WEEKS . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph WEEKS was born 7 May 1635 in Seaton East Devon District Devon, England. Joseph died 13 October 1690 in Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony .

Mary ATHERTON died 17 September 1692 in Dorchester, Province of Massachusetts Bay .
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Mary ATHERTON married

Joseph WEEKS
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Children of Joseph WEEKS and Mary ATHERTON

Mary WEEKS

Born: 10 November 1656, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 27 July 1741, Rowley, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Married: Henry WHITE 5 March 1677 Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1656 Birth of Child
Mary WEEKS was born 10 November 1656, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1677 Marriage of Child
Mary WEEKS married 5 March 1677, Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony to Henry WHITE

1690 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph WEEKS died 13 October 1690, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset)

Mary ATHERTON - Grave Inscription: Here Lyes ye Body of Mary Weeks Wife of Joseph Weeks Aged 56 Years Died Sept Ye 17 1692

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Inscription:
Here Lyes ye Body
of Mary Weeks
Wife of Joseph
Weeks Aged 56
Years Died Sep't
Ye 17 1692

Dorchester North Burying Ground Dorchester Suffolk County Massachusetts, USA

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Death — 1692
17 September 1692
Dorchester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Dorchester North Burying Ground Dorchester Suffolk County Massachusetts, USA

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state