828–829. Joseph Atherton was born in 1675, and died in 1753. His wife was Mary Taylor They were married in Lancaster, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, on Thursday, June 9, 1720. She took the name Mary Atherton. He is the son of Hope, (Rev.) and Sarah (Hollister) Atherton.
His second marriage was to Hannah Rogers. She died on February 13, 1743. An unknown number of children were born, but included:
| i. | Joseph Atherton [#414]: He was born in Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, on October 26, 1729, and died in Harvard on December 5, 1787. |
Joseph and Hannah lived in Harvard, Massachusetts. Their placement in this genealogy comes from work of Valda L. Galbreath without citations. The IGI (International Genealogical Index) gives three surnames for Hannah: Rogen, Roger, and Rogers; three marriage dates: January 9, 1720, or January 9, 1719, or June 9, 1719; and three marriage places: Howarths, Worcester, Mass.; or Milton, Middlesex, Mass.; or Lancaster, Middlesex, Mass.