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Elizabeth Mather (unknown)

Also Known As: "widow of William Weeks"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Probably, England (United Kingdom)
Death: February 20, 1710 (74-83)
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Province of Massachusetts
Place of Burial: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Wife of William Weeks, of Dorchester and Timothy Mather
Mother of John Weeks; Elizabeth Williams; William Weeks; Mary White; George Weeks and 6 others

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About Elizabeth Mather

Biography

Elizabeth's ancestry is not known at this time. Her first husband was William Weeks. She was the mother of all of his children.

As her second husband, she was the second wife of Timothy Mather, married at Dorchester,MA on Mar 28,1678/9. NOTE: This Elizabeth should not be confused with Timothy's first wife, Elizabeth (Atherton) Mather, who died in May 1678.

Children: John Weeks, Elizabeth Weeks Henley, Mary Weeks White, William Weeks Jr, George Weeks, Renew Weeks Carpenter, Jane Weeks Blackman, George Weeks, Sarah Weeks Macomb, Hannah Weeks, Samuel Weeks, and Submit Weeks Cook.

Tombstone Inscription

  • HERE LYES Ye BODY
  • OF Mrs. ELIZABETH
  • MATHER WIFE TO
  • Mr. TIMOTHY MATHER
  • AGED 79 YEARS
  • DIED FEBry Ye 20th
  • 1709/10

Family

William Weeks was born circa 1628/9 and died circa 1677.[1] He was the son of George Weeks and Jane Clapp.

He married Elizabeth (Unknown) abt. 1650 in Dorchester, Mass.[1]

Children of William Weeks and Elizabeth (Unknown) are:

  1. John Weeks, born 25 Feb 1650/51 in Dorchester, Mass.; b. 23:12:1651 (23 Feb 1651);[2] died 04 Nov 1674 in Dorchester, Mass.
  2. Elizabeth Weeks, born 16 Sep 1653 in Dorchester, Mass.;[2]
  3. Mary Weeks, born 10 Nov 1656 in Dorchester, Mass.[2]
  4. George Weekes,[2] born 26 Nov 1658 in Dorchester, Mass.;[3] died 27 :8:1659 (27 Oct 1659)[2][3]
  5. Renew Weeks, born 12 Aug 1660 in Dorchester, Mass.; died 29 Jul 1703 in Rehoboth, Mass.; married Benjamin Carpenter 01 Jul 1683 in Dorchester, Mass.
  6. Jane Weeks, born 30 Sep 1662 in Dorchester, Mass.;[2] died 08 Aug 1735 in Dorchester, Mass.
  7. Sarah Weeks, born 19 Aug 1666 in Dorchester, Mass.
  8. Hannah Weeks, born Sep 1667 in Dorchester, Mass.; died 08 May 1700.
  9. Samuel Weeks, born 25 Jan 1669/70 in Dorchester, Mass.; died 11 May 1683 in Dorchester, Mass.
  10. Submit Weeks, born 03 Feb 1670/71 in Dorchester, Mass.;[2] died 18 Jun 1748 in Needham, Mass.

Williams Weeks signed his will on December 10, 1677, and his will was probated on February 1678.

His widow Elizabeth then married Timothy Mather as his 2nd wife.

Citations

  • https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Weeks-222
  • Roberts, Gary Boyd; Ancestors of American Presidents. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009.
  • Weeks, Robert Dodd. Genealogy of the Family of George Weekes, by R.d. Weekes. Newark, NJ: Hardham, 1885.
  • Savage, James, and Francis Jackson. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came before May, 1692, on the Basis of the Farmer's Register. Bountiful, UT: American Genealogical Lending Library, 1995.
  • Roberts, Gary Boyd; Ancestors of American Presidents
  • Vital Records from The NEHGS Register. NEHGR 16:157 “Births Marriages and Deaths in Dorchester” Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (Compiled from articles originally published in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB522/i/21080/157/426689312 (1862)
  • Dorchester. Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). *https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/i/7693/6/142205453 birth p. 6; death p. 25
  • Great Migration, Vol 5, M-P Page 88 in the Richard Mather sketch. AncestryImage Timothy Mather married 1) Elizabeth Atherton 2) second wife Elizabeth Weeks, married 20 March 1679
  • Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Dec 24 2018, 21:15:42 UTC
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Elizabeth Mather's Timeline

1631
1631
Probably, England (United Kingdom)
1651
February 23, 1651
Dorchester (now part of Boston), Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1653
September 16, 1653
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1654
1654
Massachusetts Bay Colony
1656
November 10, 1656
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1658
November 26, 1658
Dorchester, Suffolk Massachusetts Bay Colony
1660
August 12, 1660
Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States
1662
September 30, 1662
Dorchester, Suffolk Massachusetts Bay Colony
1666
August 19, 1666
Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States