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Dr. Cotton Mather 1663–1728 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 February 1663

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Death Date: 13 February 1728

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Father: Rev. Mather

Mother: Maria Cotton

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Dr. Cotton Mather was born in 1663 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, the child of Rev Increase Mather And Maria Mary Cotton. Dr. Cotton Mather passed away in 1728 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • Dr. Cotton Mather was born in 1663 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, the child of Rev Increase Mather And Maria Mary Cotton.
  • Dr. Cotton Mather passed away in 1728 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

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Dr. Mather's Ancestors

Self
Dr. Mather
1663–1728
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Parents
Rev. Increase Mather
1639–1723
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Maria (" Mary") Cotton
1641–1714
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Rev. (Richard) Mather
1596–1669
Lowton, Lancashire, England
Katherine Hoult
1596–1655
Bury St. Lawrence, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Mather
1575–1663
Marguerite Abraham
1568–1633
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dr. Mather's Timeline

2 Records

1663
12 February 1663
Birth of Dr. Cotton Mather in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1728
13 February 1728
Age 65
Death of Dr. Cotton Mather in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 February 1663
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 February 1728
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

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