Thankful (Atherton) Bird (abt. 1644 - 1719)

Born about 29 Apr 1644 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Bird — married 2 Feb 1666 (to 30 Jan 1710) in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 11 Apr 1719 at about age 74 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

This profile is part of the Atherton Name Study.

Thankful Atherton was baptised on 29 April 1644 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony.^[1]

She married Thomas Bird on 02 April 1665 in Dorchester.^[2] Thomas Bird Sr. died 30 January 1709/10 in Dorchester.^[3]

Thankful died 11 April 1719 and was buried in the Old Burial Ground, in Dorchester.^[4][5]

Here lies buried Ye Body of Thankful Bird Ye widow of Thomas Bird Aged about 77 years Died April ye 11 1719.

Children born Dorchester:

1. Joseph, b. 01 Oct 1666, d. 09 Mar 1712 Dorchester; m. (1) Miriam ___, (2) Johanna Leeds bef 1690.
2. Thankful, b. 06 Feb 1668, d. 27 Apr 1729 Newton; m. Jeremiah Fuller by 1701.
3. Sarah, b. 24 Oct 1669, d. 30 Jun 1731 Dorchester; m. Jonathan Jones 1709 Dorchester.
4. Anne, b. 08 Nov 1671, d. 18 Jan 1747 Newton; m. John Clark 1697 Dorchester.
5. Thomas, b. 11 Aug 1673, d. 1690 Canada, on the 'famed expedition.'
6. Mary, b. 26 Jan 1675, d. ?; m. Jonathan Kelton 1718 Dorchester.
7. Submit, b. 13 May 1678, d. ?; m. Isaac How 1701 Dorchester.
8. Mercy, b. 06 Feb 1679, d. ?; unmarried in 1716.
9. Patience, b. 19 Nov 1681, d. 25 Dec 1681.
10. Patience, b. 27 Nov 1683, d. 11 Dec 1757 Dorchester; m. Edward White.
11. Benjamin, b. 13 Apr 1686, d. 29 Mar 1757 Dorchester; m. (int.) Johannah Harrise 30 Jan 1710 Dorchester.

Sources

1. ↑ First Church (Dorchester), [ Records of the First Church at Dorchester in New England 1636-1734] (Boston, MA: Geo. M. Ellis, 1891) page 156.

   "Thankeffull Atherton: 29 2 mo: 44:" (i.e. 29 April 1644).

2. ↑ Boston (Mass.). Record Commissioners. A Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston : Containing Dorchester Births, Marriages, and Deaths to the End of 1825. Boston, Mass. : Rockwell and Churchill, 1891. Page 21.

   "Thomas Bird married unto Thankfull Atherton 2d. (12 mo:) 1665." This converts to February 2, 1666.

3. ↑ Boston, Dorchester VRs to 1825 Page 127.

   "Thomas Bird Senr Dyed January 30, 1709/10."

4. ↑ Trask, W. B., "Inscriptions from the Old Burial Ground in Dorchester, Mass., 1700-1750", NEHGR Vol 5(1851), Page 91.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18294891/thankful-bird : accessed 23 February 2022), memorial page for Thankful Atherton Bird (28 Apr 1644–11 Apr 1719), Find A Grave: Memorial #18294891, citing Dorchester North Burying Ground, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Star Rhodes (contributor 46878998). (Includes gravestone photo and transcribed inscription.)