Atherton, James

1654 - 1718  (64 years)

• Name	Atherton, James
  Born	13 May 1654	Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British America
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Nov 1718	Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
  Person ID	I1847	Morrill-Elrod Tree
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	Swan, David Steele,   b. 21 May 1818, Peterborough, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States ,   d. 18 Feb 1874, Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Moore, Charlotte,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F108	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Atherton, James,   b. 1624, Wigan All Saints, Lancashire, England ,   d. 6 Aug 1710, Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Cooper, Hannah,   b. 2 Jan 1625, Wigan All Saints, Lancashire, England ,   d. 20 Jan 1711, Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 86 years)
  Married	1649	Wigam, Lancashire, England
  Family ID	F1885	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hudson, Abigail,   b. 7 Sep 1667, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British America ,   d. 17 Oct 1754, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 87 years)
  Married	6 Jun 1684	Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British America
  Children	+ 1. Atherton, James,   b. 27 Feb 1684, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British America ,   d. 3 Mar 1748, Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut, British America  (Age 64 years) + 2. Atherton, Benjamin,   b. 1688, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British America ,   d. 1 Sep 1739, Milton, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America  (Age 51 years)   3. Atherton, Jonathan,   b. 1689, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British America + 4. Atherton, Joseph,   b. 1692, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British America ,   d. 16 Aug 1735, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British America  (Age 43 years) + 5. ATHERTON, Mary,   b. 1697, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British America ,   d. 29 Apr 1785  (Age 88 years)   6. Atherton, Hannah,   b. 1698, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British America + 7. Atherton, Ruth,   b. 1700, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British America ,   d. 29 Apr 1785, Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, British America  (Age 85 years) + 8. Atherton, John,   b. 2 Jan 1701, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British America ,   d. 22 Sep 1755, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British America  (Age 54 years) + 9. Atherton, Benjamin Capt.,   b. 19 Apr 1701, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British America ,   d. 15 Apr 1786, Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States  (Age 84 years) + 10. Atherton, Amos,   b. 1708, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British America   11. Atherton, Simon,   b. 1708, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British America   12. Atherton, Moses,   b. 1718, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British America + 13. Dunn, John,   b. 25 Aug 1753, Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British America ,   d. 2 Oct 1834, Rockton, Illinois  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	5 Jan 2026
  Family ID	F1020	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart