saucer
cup
Province of New Brunswick, Heritage Branch
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| Nom de l'objet : | saucer cup |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | tools and equipment for materials |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | food service tools and equipment |
| Matériaux : | ceramic, porcelain |
| Numéro d'accession : | GH 993.2.3 A-R |
| Nom de la collection : | Old Government House Collection |
| Province d'utilisation : | New Brunswick |
| Pays d'utilisation : | Canada |
| Culture : | unknown |
| Description : | Top decorated with gold edging. Background is white with pink border and then gold leaves in groups of three. Blue green dot between. Saucer is slightly dished. Cup is cylindrical with straight sides tapering to base. Same decoration. |
| Commentaires : | This cup and saucer set was originally owned by the Atherton family, whose roots in the Fredericton area date back to pre-Loyalist days. The first member of the then Massachusetts based Atherton family to settle in New Brunswick was Benjamin Atherton, who was born on December 9, 1731 in Lancaster, Massachusetts. Benjamin Atherton was a descendant of James Atherton, who settled in Massachusetts during the early 17th century and adopted the family name from a village named Atherton in Lancashire, England. Benjamin Atherton's connection with New Brunswick began in 1755 as a young infantryman in Captain Willard's company in Lieut. Colonel Scott's battalion of Massachusetts troops. In May of that year Atherton set sail from Boston for Nova Scotia (which included all of New Brunswick at that time) on the sloop Victory, and served for a year in Nova Scotia under Colonel John Winslow. While he was there he took part in the Acadian Expulsion and participated in the siege and capture of Fort Beausejour. Following his term of military service, Atherton settled at Sheffield, New Brunswick. Upon the establishment of Sunbury County in April 1765, Atherton was appointed as clerk of the peace for the county. During the late 1760s Atherton moved to St. Ann's point (now Fredericton) as part of a business arrangement in order to assume a managerial position at a trading post there. The trading post belonged to Jason Simonds of the firm Hazen Simonds & White, and was established to compete with John Anderson's enterprise at the mouth of the Nashwaak. There are conflicting accounts regarding the exact date in which Atherton moved to St. Ann's point and assumed the role of manager at the trading post. Lilian Maxwell's work states that Atherton arrived in St. Ann's point in 17679, while Rev. William Raymond sites 1769 as the year of Atherton's arrival. On March 30, 1773, Benjamin Atherton married Abigail Mooers of Maugerville, who was only seventeen years old at the time. (Benjamin, on the other hand, was 36 years old). Together they had twelve children, one of whom died at birth. They were as follows: Stephen: born May 18, 1774 - died May 16, 1845 Abigail: born June 5, 1776 - died September 1864 Mary: born January 12, 1778 - died December 26, 1849 Francis: born January 28, 1780 - died December 7, 1819 Benjamin: born April 26, 1782 - died April 3, 1823 Peter: born April 6, 1784 - died June 22, 1841 Joshua: born June 25, 1786 - died June 25, 1786 Elizabeth: born October 6, 1787 - died December 2, 1862 Sarah: born July 21, 1790 - died March 2, 1868 Israel: born May 14, 1792 - died August 25, 1881 Jane: born October 13, 1795 - died September 4, 1870 John: born August 20, 1800 - died January 30, 1881 On a rather trivial yet interesting note, Benjamin Atherton's son Israel was born on the same day of the year that the state of Israel was created (May 14, 1948). While in Fredericton, Benjamin Atherton lived on Lot #4 of the Reserved Lands above Smythe Street. On September 1, 1788, Atherton sold this lot, with the exception of the Native burial ground, to Governor Thomas Carleton. It was on this site that Government House was built. In addition to receiving 120 British pounds for the lot, Atherton was also granted a large farm in Prince William, 25 miles upriver, by the provincial government. Benjamin Atherton lived out the remainder of his days at his newly acquired farm in Prince William. He died in Prince William on July 17,1816 at the age of 79. His wife Abigail (b. November 23, 1755) died June 28, 1852 in Prince William at the age of 97. |
| Fonctions : | Used by the Atherton family of Fredericton, New Brunswick. |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
| Étiquette ou poinçon : | On base of saucers L-P marked in gold "898". |
| Établissement : | Province of New Brunswick, Heritage Branch |
| Ville de l'établissement : | Fredericton |
| Province de l'établissement : | New Brunswick |
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