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| only Atherton household in 1790 census of the town of Mount Desert | free white males 16 and upwards | free white males under 16 | free white females |
| Benjamin Atherton | 1 | 2 | 2 |
subsequent censuses prior to 1850:
1800: Benjamin (8 persons)
1810: Benjamin (12)
1820: Benjamin (12), Benjamin Jr. (5), Thomas (6)
1830: Benjamin (5), Benjamin Jr. (7), Israel (7), William (8)
1837: Benjamin (10), Israel (7), William (14)
1840: Benjamin Jr. (11), Israel (7), Martha B. (1)
Until the 1850 census, individuals members of a household were reported only by a number in a category (e.g., 3 females under 10).
Alonzo P. Atherton
(son of Benjamin Atherton and Rachel Heath)
b. age 37 y., 5 m., 14 d. at death Maine
m. Mary E. [...]
b. age 27 y. as of 1870 census Maine
d. 2 November 1872
bur. Heath Cemetery Tremont, Maine
child:
Lincoln A. Atherton b. age 8 y. as of 1870 census Maine
documentation and notes
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Benjamin Atherton
(son of [...])
b. age 88 y. at death
m. Nancy Wasgatt
(dau. of Thomas Wasgatt and Margaret Davis)
d. [...]
bur. Richardson Burying Ground Mount Desert, Maine
d. 12 November 1848
bur. Richardson Burying Ground Mount Desert, Maine
children:
Peter Atherton b. 2 June 1788 - m. bans published 6 June 1812; certificate issued 3 September 1812 Patty Wasgatt - d. 4 October 1813
Thomas Wasgatt Atherton b. 15 July 1790 - m. 11 November 1811 Tryphosa Day - d. 22 January 1823
Benjamin Atherton b. 25 September 1792 - m. Rachel Heath - d. 19 October 1884 - bur. Seal Cove Cemetery Tremont, Maine
Betsey Atherton b. 27 November 1794
Margaret Wasgatt Atherton b. 20 May 1797
William Wasgatt Atherton b. 30 October 1799 Maine - Mary [...] - d. 4 July 1876 - bur. Atherton and Mikhalapov Graves Mount Desert, Maine
Israel Atherton b. 12 August 1802 - m. Judith Freeman (née Somes) - d. 3 June 1845 - bur. Pretty Marsh Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
Nancy Atherton b. 23 March 1804
John Wasgatt Atherton b. 25 January 1808
Sophia Atherton b. 2 September 1811
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Benjamin Atherton
(son of Benjamin Atherton and Nancy Wasgatt)
b. 25 September 1792 Maine
m. bans published 20 January 1817; certificate issued 14 February 1817
Rachel Heath
b. age 53 y. as of 1850 census Maine
d. [...]
bur. Seal Cove Cemetery Tremont, Maine
d. 19 October 1884
bur. Seal Cove Cemetery Tremont, Maine
children:
Martha M. Atherton b. age 24 y. as of 1850 census Maine
Rachel A. Atherton b. 25 April 1828 Maine - m. Charles C. Fuller - d. 1 January 1891 - bur. Seal Cove Cemetery Tremont, Maine
Benjamin T. Atherton b. age 63 y., 9 m., 3 d. at death Maine - m. Emily E. [...] - d. 4 May 1894 - bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
Hannah Atherton b. age 17 y. as of 1850 census Maine
Alonzo P. Atherton b. age 37 y., 5 m., 14 d. at death Maine - m. Mary E. [...] - d. 2 November 1872 - bur. Heath Cemetery Tremont, Maine
Orlando D. Atherton b. age 12 y. as of 1850 census Maine
Georgianna Atherton b. age 9 y. as of 1850 census Maine
documentation and notes
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Benjamin T. Atherton
(son of Benjamin Atherton and Rachel [...])
b. age 63 y., 9 m., 3 d. at death Maine
m. Emily E. [...]
b. age 77 y., 10 m., 23 d. at death
d. 22 October 1913
bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
d. 4 May 1894
bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
children:
Vandelia T. Atherton [male] b. age 14 y., 2 m. at death - d. 12 September 1872 - bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
infant son Atherton - [b. and?] d. 8 May 1861 - bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
Sumner S. Atherton b. age 5 y., 10 m. at death - d. 3 October 1872 - bur. Brookside Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
Paul R. Atherton b. age 3 y. as of 1880 census Maine - m. 9 July 1899 Mary F. Hill
documentation and notes
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Fisher Atherton
(son of [...])
b. age 28 y. as of 1850 census Maine
m. Nancy [...]
b. age 19 y. as of 1850 census Maine
child:
George [S.?] Atherton b. age 11 m. as of 1850 census Maine
documentation and notes
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Israel Atherton
(son of Benjamin Atherton and Nancy Wasgatt)
b. 12 August 1802
m. Judith Freeman (née Somes)
b. 27 October 1804 Maine
d. 23 August 1865
bur. Pretty Marsh Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
d. 3 June 1845
bur. Pretty Marsh Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
children:
Benjamin F. Atherton b. age 23 y. as of 1850 census Maine
Israel Atherton b. age 21 y. as of 1850 census Maine - m. Jane [...]
David H. Atherton b. age 19 y. as of 1850 census Maine
William W. M. Atherton b. age 3 y. at death - d. 7 March 1836 - bur. Pretty Marsh Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
Andrew Jackson Atherton b. age 1 y., 6 m. at death - d. 16 March 1836 - bur. Pretty Marsh Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine
William A. Atherton b. age 14 y. as of 1850 census Maine
Edward P. Atherton b. age 6 y. as of 1850 census Maine
documentation and notes
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Israel Atherton
(son of Israel Atherton and Judith Freeman (née Somes))
b. age 21 y. as of 1850 census Maine
m. Jane [...]
b. age 27 y. as of 1860 census Nova Scotia, Canada
children:
Judith S. Atherton b. age 3 y. as of 1860 census Maine
Benjamin L. Atherton b. age 1 y. as of 1860 census Maine
Everett [J.?] Atherton b. age 10 y. as of 1870 census Maine
Lillian A. Atherton b. age 8 y. as of 1870 census Maine
William A. Atherton b. age 7 y. as of 1870 census Maine
Melvin J. Atherton b. age 2 y. as of 1870 census Maine
documentation and notes
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Onslow A. Atherton
(son of William Wasgatt Atherton and Mary "Polly" Raines)
b. age 4 y. as of 1850 census Maine
m. Alice [...]
b. age 27 y. as of 1880 census Maine
children:
Charles Atherton b. age 7 y. as of 1880 census Maine
Lulu Atherton b. age 3 y. as of 1880 census Maine
Eugene Atherton b. age 2 m. as of 1880 census Maine
documentation and notes
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Thomas Wasgatt Atherton
(son of Benjamin Atherton and Nancy Wasgatt)
b. 15 July 1790
m. 11 November 1811
Tryphosa Day [see note below]
b. 11 December 1794
d. 22 January 1823
children:
Almira Atherton b. 18 September 1812
Julian Somes Atherton b. 25 March 1815
Adeline Atherton b. 21 June 1817
Dorcas Foster Atherton b. 13 March 1819 - m. James Kelley - d. 1898 - bur. Kelley Cemetery Tremont, Maine
Peter Atherton b. 10 March 1821
Tryphosa Thomas Atherton b. 22 June 1823 - m. William S. Richardson - d. 7 September 1862 - bur. Richardson Burying Ground Mount Desert, Maine
note: Tryphosa (Day) Atherton m. (2) 7 November 1825 to Isaac Gott.
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Tileston Atherton
(son of William Wasgatt Atherton and Mary "Polly" Raines)
b. age 10 y. as of 1850 census Maine
m. Clara [...]
b. age 25 y. as of 1870 census Maine
children:
George Atherton b. age 4 y. as of 1870 census Maine
Leonora Atherton b. age 3 y. as of 1870 census Maine
Annie Atherton b. age 1 y. as of 1870 census Maine
documentation and notes
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William Wasgatt Atherton
(son of Benjamin Atherton and Nancy Wasgatt)
b. 30 October 1799 Maine
m. bans published 25 September 1820; certificate issued October 1820
Mary "Polly" Raines
b. age 80 y., 3 m. at death Maine
d. 25 July 1883
bur. Atherton and Mikhalapov Graves Mount Desert, Maine
d. 4 July 1876
bur. Atherton and Mikhalapov Graves Mount Desert, Maine
children:
Louisa Atherton b. age 26 y. as of 1850 census Maine
Catharine Atherton b. age 24 y. as of 1850 census Maine
William R Atherton b. age 22 y. as of 1850 census Maine
John T. Atherton b. age 20 y. as of 1850 census Maine
Lafayette Atherton b. age 18 y. as of 1850 census Maine
Mary Ann Atherton b. age 16 y. as of 1850 census Maine
Lorenzo Atherton b. age 2 w. at death - d. 23 April 1836 - bur. Richardson Burying Ground Mount Desert, Maine
Julia Ann Atherton b. age 13 y. as of 1850 census Maine
Tileston Atherton b. age 10 y. as of 1850 census Maine - m. Clara [...]
Onslow A. Atherton b. age 4 y. as of 1850 census Maine - m. Alice [...]
George Delorin Atherton b. 1848 Maine - m. Mary J. Gray (1856–1941) - d. 1935 - bur. Mount Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine
documentation and notes
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