Rachel Atherton^[1]

1823 - 1901  (77 years)

• Name	Rachel Atherton  [2]
  Birth	9 Oct 1823	Franklin, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1855	Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA   [3]
  Census	1860	Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA   [1]
  Census	1865	Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA   [4]
  Census	1880	Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA   [5]
  Census	1900	Revere, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA   [7]
  Research Notes	According to her death record, Rachael’s father was Otis Atherton and her mother was Mary Burroughs. It’s not clear whether this is the same Otis Atherton that was Hannah Atherton’s father.  [2]
  Death	11 Feb 1901	Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA   [2, 6]
  Person ID	I5705	Mohr-Whalen | Branches: Blood relatives of K. Whalen
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2015

  
  

  Father	Otis Atherton           b. Franklin, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
  Mother	Mary Burroughs           b. Foxborough, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
  Family ID	F6390	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Richard Foster Gurley           b. 27 Feb 1823, Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA           d. 1890 (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	11 Jun 1844	Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA   [8]
  Children	+ 1. Rachel Helen Gurley           b. 28 Nov 1847, Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA           d. Bef Jan 1920 (Age < 72 years) + 2. Edward Choate Gurley           b. Jul 1854, Massachusetts, USA   3. Justin A. Gurley           b. 6 Sep 1861, Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
  Family ID	F3830	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2015

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 9 Oct 1823 - Franklin, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Marriage - 11 Jun 1844 - Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Census - 1855 - Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Census - 1860 - Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Census - 1865 - Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Census - 1880 - Boxford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Census - 1900 - Revere, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA Death - 11 Feb 1901 - Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Rachel was widowed and living with her son Edward in 1900. One of her three children had died by that time. [7]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1358] 1860 US Census - Household of Richard F. Gurley. [S1362] Death Record of Rachel Atherton Gurley. [S1371] 1855 Massachusetts State Census - Household of Richard F. Gurley. [S1377] 1865 Massachusetts State Census - Household of Richard F. Gurley. [S2538] 1880 US Census - Household of Richard F. Gurley. [S3133] John Glassford, Find A Grave memorial for Rachel Atherton Gurley, #63927518. [S1495] 1900 US Census - Household of Edward C. Gurley. [S3132] John Glassford, Find A Grave memorial for Richard Franklin Gurley, #63926600.