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Rev Atherton Wales

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Rev Atherton Wales

Birth
Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
29 Nov 1795 (aged 91)
Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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"Rev. Atherton Wales was the son of [Elder] Nathaniel, and his fifteenth child. He was born March 8, 1704. He graduated at Harvard College in 1726 and became pastor of the Second Church at Marshfield. He died in 1795. He was married three times: first, to Mary, daughter of Rev. Samuel Niles; and, second, to Mary, daughter of Rev. Peter Thacher, of Milton, son of the pastor of the Old South Church. (The name of the third wife is unknown to the author.) General Atherton Wales was their son."

- John Daggett, 'A sketch of the history of Attleborough' 1894
"Rev. Atherton Wales was the son of [Elder] Nathaniel, and his fifteenth child. He was born March 8, 1704. He graduated at Harvard College in 1726 and became pastor of the Second Church at Marshfield. He died in 1795. He was married three times: first, to Mary, daughter of Rev. Samuel Niles; and, second, to Mary, daughter of Rev. Peter Thacher, of Milton, son of the pastor of the Old South Church. (The name of the third wife is unknown to the author.) General Atherton Wales was their son."

- John Daggett, 'A sketch of the history of Attleborough' 1894


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  • Maintained by: Don Blauvelt
  • Originally Created by: Cupid Tea
  • Added: Jan 27, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64742502/atherton-wales: accessed ), memorial page for Rev Atherton Wales (8 Mar 1704–29 Nov 1795), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64742502, citing Marshfield Hills Cemetery, Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Don Blauvelt (contributor 46932939).