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Robert Dunster

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Bury, Lancashire, England
Death: September 24, 1644 (39)
Bury, Lancashire, England
Immediate Family:

Son of Henry Dunster of Balehoult and 1st wife of Henry Dunster
Husband of Alice Dunster
Father of Faith Page
Brother of Isabel Dunster; John Dunster, (died young); Margaret Dunster; Rev. Henry Dunster, First President of Harvard; Thomas Dunster and 3 others

Managed by: William Louis Robbe
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About Robert Dunster

Origins

4. Henry* Dunster {Robert1), born about 1580, was father of President Dunster of Harvard College, and lived at Baleholt, where he died, and was buried Sept. 16, 1646. His will, dated Oct. 6, 1645, probated Dec. 14, 1646, by his daughters Elizabeth and Alice, is on file at the Probate Registry at Chester. His first wife was buried Feb. 7, 1643-4; and he married second, Dec. 4, 1644, Joane Orpe, who was buried Feb. 7, 1643-4.

Children by first wife:

6. ii. Robert, bapt. Aug. 18, 1605

References

  • Waters, H. F. (Henry Fitz-Gilbert)., New England Historic Genealogical Society. The New England historical and genealogical register. [Boston, etc.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, etc.]. Page 187. Hathitrust
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Robert Dunster's Timeline

1605
August 18, 1605
Bury, Lancashire, England
1640
March 7, 1640
St. Marys, Bury, Lancashire, England (United Kingdom)
1644
September 24, 1644
Age 39
Bury, Lancashire, England