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John Atwater
Birth: 1 Nov 1654 New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Death: 1748 (aged 93–94) Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Burial: Center Street Cemetery, Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Memorial #: 29908681
Bio: The son of David & Damaris (Sayre) Atwater, he married Abigail Mansfield on September 13, 1682 in New Haven. Among their descendants were Ward Atwater, a prominent sea captian in the West Indies trade, and Jeremiah Atwater, president of Middlebury College, Vermont & later of the Dickinson College of Pennsylvania (Ref. "Gen. & Family History of the State of Conn.: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation, Vol. IV).
He became a freeman of Wallingford in October of 1683.
A weaver by trade, he settled on a farm that belonged to his brother, Joshua.
Family Members
Parents
David Atwater 1615-1692
Damaris Sayre Atwater 1625-1691
Spouse
Abigail Mansfield Atwater 1664-1717
Siblings
Mercy "Mary" Atwater Austin 1647-1683
Damaris Atwater Punderson 1649-1711
David Atwater Jr 1651-1735
Joshua Atwater 1652-1681
Jonathan Atwater 1656-1726
Mary Atwater Robinson 1662-1746
Samuel Atwater 1664-1742
Ebenezer Atwater 1666-1702
Children
John Atwater 1683-1765
Abigail Atwater Hall 1685-Unknown
Capt Joshua Atwater 1693-1757
Ens Moses Atwater 1696-1786
Phineas Atwater 1699-1781
Ebenezer Atwater 1703-1758
Created by: V. Nareen Lake (46613568)
Added: 2008-09-18T20:28:54.000Z
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29908681/john-atwater
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29908681/john-atwater: accessed November 14, 2024), memorial page for John Atwater (1 Nov 1654–1748), Find a Grave Memorial ID 29908681, citing Center Street Cemetery, Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by V. Nareen Lake (contributor 46613568). |
