flag female ancestor  Katherine  ATHEARN

  (b. 10 September 1739 Tisbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. 5 December 1810 Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada )  

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Katherine ATHEARN was born 10 September 1739 in Tisbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Katherine ATHEARN was the child of ?   and   ?

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Katherine  married  John RAND 12 December 1765 in Tisbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John RAND  was born 25 August 1736 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA.  John died abt. 1812 in Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada. 

Katherine ATHEARN died 5 December 1810 in Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Katherine ATHEARN married flag male ancestor John RAND-- Date: 12 December 1765 Place: Tisbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay


Children of John RAND and Katherine ATHEARN:

flag female ancestor Tabitha RAND (b.25 August 1775, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada  d. 26 October 1807, Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada)
m. John EATON 29 May 1794



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birth1739 Birth
10 September 1739
Tisbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay
marriage1765 Marriage / Partner
Katherine ATHEARN and John RAND 12 December 1765, Tisbury, Massachusetts, USA (Vineyard Haven)

She was 26 years old.
1775 Birth of Child
Tabitha RAND was born 25 August 1775, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

Katherine was 35 years old.
1807 Death of Child
Tabitha RAND died 26 October 1807, Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

Katherine was 68 years old.
death1810 Death
5 December 1810
Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada

She died at the age of 71.
Added: 12/17/2025 10:09:52 AM - Updated: 12/17/2025 10:10:08 AM
Did You Know?The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

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