James
Atherton
Born in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of James Atherton
and Abigail (Hudson) Atherton
Husband of
Sarah (Smith) Atherton
— married
1706 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Father of
Simon Atherton, Amos Atherton, John Atherton, Abigail (Atherton) Loomis, Sarah (Atherton) Smith, James Atherton, Moses Atherton, Submit Atherton, David Atherton, Prudence Atherton and Submit (Atherton) Cutter
Died
at about age 65
in Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay
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| Created 2 Dec 2010
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Biography
In 1736, James received the rights of property in Dorchester Canada that his uncle, Joseph Atherton received for his service in the Expedition of Canada in 1690. [1]
Source
- ↑ Watkins, Walter Kendall, Soldiers in the expedition to Canada in 1690 [microform] : and grantees of the Canada townships, Boston, 1898. Page 45, Archive.org (https://archive.org/details/cihm_25428/page/n5/mode/2up)
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~0.39%
Tracy Koon
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~0.39%
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