Peter ATHERTON

1799 - 1875  (76 years)

• Name	Peter ATHERTON
  Born	6 Apr 1799	Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine, USA
  	From Family Search: Peter Atherton Maine, Vital Records Name: Peter Atherton Event Type: Birth Event Date: 06 Apr 1799 Event Place: Hallowell, , Maine, United States Gender: Male Father's Name: Jonathan Atherton Mother's Name: Phebe GS Film Number: 001002377 , Digital Folder Number: 007012110 , Image Number: 02546
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Farmer
  Died	6 Nov 1875	Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine, USA
  Person ID	I30683	Atherton One Name Study
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	Jonathan ATHERTON,   b. 19 Oct 1752, Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
  Mother	Phebe NURSE,   d. 7 Oct 1846, Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine, USA
  Married	5 Mar 1781	Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
  	Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 about Jonathan Atherton Name: Jonathan Atherton Event Type: Marriage Marriage Date: 5 Mar 1781 Marriage Place: Bolton, Massachusetts Spouse Name: Phebe Nurse
  Family ID	F8761	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary COPELAND,   b. 24 Dec 1799, Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 3 Nov 1841, Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine, USA  (Age 41 years)
  Married	26 Dec 1825	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
  	Peter Atherton in the Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Name: Peter Atherton Event Type: Marriage Marriage Date: 26 Dec 1825 Marriage Place: Boston, Massachusetts Spouse Name: Mary Copeland
  Children	1. Isaac Warren ATHERTON,   b. 27 Dec 1826, Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine, USA ,   d. 1915  (Age 88 years)   2. Rufus Nourse ATHERTON,   b. 7 Sep 1828, Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine, USA ,   d. Aug 1864, San Francisco, California, USA  (Age 35 years)   3. Sarah Jane ATHERTON,   b. 21 Feb 1830, Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine, USA   4. Mary Copeland ATHERTON,   b. 28 Feb 1830, Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine, USA ,   d. 11 May 1855, Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine, USA  (Age 25 years)   5. Charles Henry ATHERTON,   b. 16 May 1831, Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine, USA ,   d. 14 Jan 1855, Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine, USA  (Age 23 years)   6. William Peter ATHERTON,   b. 19 Nov 1833, Maine, USA ,   d. 17 Mar 1925, Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine, USA  (Age 91 years)   7. Horatio Nelson ATHERTON,   b. 18 Nov 1835, Maine, USA   8. Ellen Elizabeth ATHERTON,   b. 16 Feb 1837, Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine, USA ,   d. Between 1837 and 1850   9. Josephine Wingate ATHERTON,   b. 25 Dec 1838, Maine, USA ,   d. 6 Feb 1856, Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine, USA  (Age 17 years)   10. Martha Robb ATHERTON,   b. 28 Jun 1840, Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine, USA ,   d. Jun 1843, Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine, USA  (Age 2 years)
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2021
  Family ID	F9643	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Abigail M WINGATE,   b. 1806, Maine, USA ,   d. 12 Nov 1875, Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine, USA  (Age 69 years)
  Married	19 Mar 1842	Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine, USA
  	From Family Search: Peter Atherton Maine, Vital Records Name: Peter Atherton Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 19 Mar 1842 Event Place: Hallowell, , Maine, United States Gender: Male Spouse's Name: Abigail W Wingate Spouse's Gender: Female GS Film Number: 001002377 , Digital Folder Number: 007012110 , Image Number: 02563
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2021
  Family ID	F9642	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  Peter Atherton 1799-1875 with wife Abigail M (Wingate) Atherton 1806-1875

  
  

• Notes

  Peter Atherton in the 1830 United States Federal Census Name: Peter Atherton Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Bath, Lincoln, Maine Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 2 Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39: 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 2 Free White Persons - Under 20: 3 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 3 Total Free White Persons: 6 Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 6 Peter Atherton in the 1840 United States Federal Census Name: Peter Atherton Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 3 Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 2 Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1 Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1 Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 2 Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 2 Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1 Free White Persons - Females - 70 thru 79: 1 Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1 Free White Persons - Under 20: 10 Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2 Total Free White Persons: 14 Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 14 Potor [Peter] Atherton in the 1850 United States Federal Census Name: Potor [Peter] Atherton Age: 51 Birth Year: abt 1799 Birthplace: New Hampshire Home in 1850: Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine, USA Gender: Male Family Number: 823 Household Members: Name Age Peter Atherton 51 [Farmer] Abigail Atherton 43 [b. Maine] Rufus Atherton 21 [Tailor b. Maine] Mary Atherton 20 [b. Maine] Charles Atherton 18 [b. Maine] William Atherton 16 [b. Maine] Horatio Atherton 14 [b. Maine] Josephine Atherton 11 [b. Maine] Mary Atherton 61 [b. Massachusetts] Peter Atherton in the 1860 United States Federal Census Name: Peter Atherton Age: 61 Birth Year: abt 1799 Gender: Male Birth Place: New Hampshire Home in 1860: Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine Post Office: Hallowell Family Number: 447 Value of Real Estate: Household Members: Name Age Peter Atherton 61 [Farmer] Abigail W Atherton 53 [b. Maine] William P Atherton 26 [Land Surveyor b. Maine] Horatio M Atherton 24 [Land Surveyor b. Maine] Mary Atherton 72 [b. Massachusetts] Phoebe Underwood 53 [b. New Hampshire] Peter Atherton in the 1870 United States Federal Census Name: Peter Atherton Age in 1870: 71 Birth Year: abt 1799 Birthplace: New Hampshire Home in 1870: Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Hallowell Value of Real Estate: View image Household Members: Name Age Peter Atherton 71 [Bank Director & Farmer] Abagail W Atherton 64 [b. Maine] Mary Atherton 82 [b. Maine] Heratie Atherton 34 [Horatio Farmer b. Maine] William P Atherton 36 [Surveyor & Farmer b. Maine] Susan Atherton 36 [Keeping House b. Maine] Wm S Atherton 7 [b. Maine] Charles W Atherton 5 [b. Maine] Frank C Atherton 1 [b. Maine] From Find a Grave: Peter Atherton Birth: Apr. 6, 1799 Alstead Cheshire County New Hampshire, USA Death: Nov. 6, 1875 76 years 7 months Family links: Spouses: Mary Copeland Atherton (1799 - 1841) Abigail M Wingate Atherton (____ - 1875) Children: Josephine Wingate Atherton (____ - 1856)* Martha Robb Atherton (____ - 1843)* Mary Copeland Atherton (____ - 1855)* Ellen Elizabeth Atherton* Charles Henry Atherton (____ - 1855)* William Peter Atherton (1833 - 1925)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Hallowell Village Cemetery Hallowell Kennebec County Maine, USA Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?] Created by: Kahpo Record added: Nov 14, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 100726028