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Anna Lake Mather 1663–1736 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Oct 1663

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Colony

Death Date: 29 Mar 1736

Death Location: Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Capt. Lake

Mother: Mary Goodyear

Spouse(s): Rev. Cotton

Children(s): Simon Cotton, John Cotton, Thomas Cotton, Daughter Cotton, Lydia Cotton, Samuel Cotton, Anna Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, Mary Cotton, Simon Cotton

In 1663, Anna Lake Mather entered the world in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Colony, born to Capt Thomas Lake And Mary Elizabeth Goodyear. Anna Lake Mather married Rev John Cotton, and had children including Anna Cotton, Daughter Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, John Cotton, Lydia Cotton, Mary Cotton, Samuel Cotton, Simon Cotton, Thomas Cotton. Anna Lake Mather passed away in 1736 in Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1663, Anna Lake Mather entered the world in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Colony, born to Capt Thomas Lake And Mary Elizabeth Goodyear.
  • Anna Lake Mather married Rev John Cotton, and had children including Anna Cotton, Daughter Cotton, Dorothy Cotton, John Cotton, Lydia Cotton, Mary Cotton, Samuel Cotton, Simon Cotton, Thomas Cotton.
  • Anna Lake Mather passed away in 1736 in Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt. Lake
1615–1676
Birth Location: Erby, Tetney, Lincolnshire, England
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Mary Goodyear
1629–1705
Birth Location: Woolnoth, Parish, London, Middlesex, England
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Spouses(s)

Rev. Cotton
1658–1710
Birth Location: Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
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Children(s)

Simon Cotton
1701–1712
Birth Location: Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
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John Cotton
1687–1689
Birth Location: Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
JC
Thomas Cotton
1695–1770
Birth Location: Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
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Daughter Cotton
1706–
Birth Location: –
DC
Lydia Cotton
1704–1704
Birth Location: Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
LC
Samuel Cotton
1703–1703
Birth Location: Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
SC
Anna Cotton
1697–1745
Birth Location: Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
AC
Dorothy Cotton
1693–1748
Birth Location: Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
DC
Mary Cotton
1689–1731
Birth Location: Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
MC
Simon Cotton
1701–1710
Birth Location: Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
SC

Anna Mather's Ancestors

Self
Anna Mather
1663–1736
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Colony
Parents
Capt. Thomas Lake
1615–1676
Erby, Tetney, Lincolnshire, England
Mary (Elizabeth) Goodyear
1629–1705
Woolnoth, Parish, London, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Anna Mather's Descendants

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Anna (Lake) Mather (12 Oct 1663–29 Mar 1736) m. Rev. (John) Cotton (8 May 1658–27 March 1710)
  1. 1. Simon Cotton 1701–1712
  2. 2. John Cotton 1687–1689
  3. 3. Thomas Cotton 1695–1770 m. Martha Williams 1701–1743
    1. 1. Elizabeth Cotton 1737–1737
    2. 2. Sarah Cotton 1732–
    3. 3. Martha Cotton 1742–1825
    4. 4. Simon Cotton 1739–1819
    5. 5. Samuel Cotton 1730–1770
    6. 6. Lake Cotton 1726–1751
    7. 7. Anna Cotton 1736–1746
    8. 8. John Cotton 1727–1776
    9. 9. Thomas (Cotton) Jr 1730–1808
  4. 4. Daughter Cotton 1706–
  5. 5. Lydia Cotton 1704–1704
  6. 6. Samuel Cotton 1703–1703
  7. 7. Anna Cotton 1697–1745
  8. 8. Dorothy Cotton 1693–1748
  9. 9. Mary Cotton 1689–1731
  10. 10. Simon Cotton 1701–1710

Anna Mather's Timeline

2 Records

1663
12 Oct 1663
Birth of Anna Lake Mather in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Colony
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Colony
1736
29 Mar 1736
Age 73
Death of Anna Lake Mather in Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1663
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1736
    Event Place: Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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