Rev Henry DUNSTER, Jr 1
- Born: 29 Nov 1620, Bury, Lancashire, England
- Christened: 29 Nov 1620, Bury, Lancashire, England
- Died: 27 Feb 1658/59, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
- Buried: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
 Ancestral File Number: 26XB-G5.
General Notes:
First President of Harvard College 27 Aug 1640- 24 Oct 1654, Reverend.
BOOKS
A Genealogical Register of the First Settlers of New England, John Farmer, Genealogical Publishing Co, Lancaster MA 1829, p90:
DUNSTER, Henry, the first president of harvard College, came to NE in 1640, was admitted freeman in 1641, was inducted into the office of president 27 Aug 1640, resigned 24 Oct 1654, d at Scituate 27 Feb 1659, and was buried at Cambridge. His wife was Elizabeth, widow of Rev Jesse Glover...
p318:
WILLARD Simon, He m (1) Mary Sharp, (2) Elizabeth Dunster, sister of President Dunster, (3) Mary Dunster and had 9 sons...
ANCESTRY.COM 13 Aug 2000
Database: THE PIONEERS OF MASSACHUSETTS,
Willard Simon, Cambridge, propr. 1634. Rem. to Concord. Sergeant; appointed to exercise the military company ]3 (S) 1636. [W.] "A Kentish soldier;" [J.] Was either deputy or Assistant for about 40 years. Major. Had a patent, with associates, in 1641, for trading with the Indians and collecting tribute from them. [L.] Rem. to Lancaster. Signature in inv. of Thomas Atkinson in 1646. A man of unusual energy, sagacity and character. He m. Mary, sister of Rev. Henry Dunster, q.v.
FAMILY SEARCH ANCESTRAL FILE
Ancestral File v4.19 26XB-G5.
Events:
1. Immigration; 1640, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
2. Inducted President; 27 Aug 1640, Harvard College, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
3. Freeman; 1647, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
Marriage Information:
Henry married Elizabeth.
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