Born in Prince George's County, Province of Maryland
Ancestors 
Son of Owen Athy
and Lucy (Casteel) Athy
Husband of
Ann (Smith) Athon
— married
18 Sep 1791 in Prince George's, Maryland
Husband of
Mary M (Wolverton) Athon
— married
22 May 1798 in Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland
Descendants 
Father of
Wilson Athon, Harriett Ann (Athon) Gooldy, Elexius Athon, Alfred Josephus Athons, Mahala (Athon) Barnes and Josiah Fletcher Athon
Died
at age 83
in Lawrence, Indiana, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 May 2014
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Biography
Sources
- Captain George Athy (of Galway and Maryland) and His Descendants, by Lawrence F. Athy Jr.
- Birth & death dates: Cemetery Records: IN, Lawrence Co., Methodist Cem., Springville.
- THE WOOLVERTON FAMILY: 1693 – 1850 and Beyond, Volume I, Volume 1, pg 190, https://books.google.co.jp/books?id=XDU5CwAAQBAJ&pg=PA190&lpg=PA190&dq=Joseph+Athon+Anne+Smith&source=bl&ots=5NpKk74gsL&sig=omvaqX1BoWTEvO3HcCHhc0LA6yA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwien6W6tOLfAhWaFIgKHd_MBtAQ6AEwBXoECGQQAQ#v=onepage&q=Joseph%20Athon%20Anne%20Smith&f=false
- Joseph Atley, "Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VQ-84M : 11 February 2018), Joseph Atley and Ann Smith, 10 Sep 1791; citing Saint Johns Parish,Prince Georges,Maryland, reference ; FHL microfilm 14,303.
- Joseph Athen in entry for Herriett Athen, "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2WR-LHV : 11 February 2018), Joseph Athen in entry for Herriett Athen, 14 Dec 1795; citing ; FHL microfilm 824,392.
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56811972/joseph-athon Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 January 2019), memorial page for Joseph Athon (9 Nov 1764–29 May 1848), Find A Grave Memorial no. 56811972, citing Springville Cemetery West, Springville, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Ettamae Phillips Elliott (contributor 47185624) .
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