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Increase (Rev.) Mather 1639–1723 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 JUN 1639

Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 23 AUG 1723

Death Location: Boston, MA

Father: Richard Mather

Mother: Catharine Holt

Spouse(s): Anne Lake, Maria Cotton

Children(s): Cotton Mather, Maria Mather, Elizabeth Mather, Abigail Mather, Nathaniel Mather, Sarah Mather, Samuel Mather, Hannah Mather, Katherine Mather, Jerusha Mather

The story of Increase (Rev.) Mather began in 1639 in Dorchester, Suffolk, England. Increase (Rev.) Mather married Anne Lake, Maria Cotton, and had children including Abigail Mather, Cotton Mather, Elizabeth Mather, Hannah Mather, Jerusha Mather, Katherine Mather, Maria Mather, Nathaniel Mather, Samuel Mather, Sarah Mather. Increase (Rev.) Mather passed away in 1723 in Boston, MA.

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Biography

  • The story of Increase (Rev.) Mather began in 1639 in Dorchester, Suffolk, England.
  • Increase (Rev.) Mather married Anne Lake, Maria Cotton, and had children including Abigail Mather, Cotton Mather, Elizabeth Mather, Hannah Mather, Jerusha Mather, Katherine Mather, Maria Mather, Nathaniel Mather, Samuel Mather, Sarah Mather.
  • Increase (Rev.) Mather passed away in 1723 in Boston, MA.

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Increase Mather's Ancestors

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Increase Mather
1639–1723
Birth Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, England
Parents
Richard Mather
1596–1669
Winwick, Lancashire, England
Catharine Holt
1595–1655
Bury, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Mather
1575–1633
Lowton, Lancashire, England
Margaret Abrams
1577–
Winwick, Lancashire, England
Edmund Holt
1571–1669
Bury, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Shepley
–1655
Great-Grandparents
John Mather
1550–1633
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Increase Mather's Descendants

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Increase ((Rev.)) Mather (21 JUN 1639–23 AUG 1723) m. Anne Lake (12 OCT 1663–29 MAR 1737) m. Maria Cotton (16 FEB 1641/42–1714)
  1. 1. Cotton Mather 1662–1727 m. Elizabeth Clark 1673–1713 m. Lydia Lee 1694–1784 m. Abigail Phillips 1670–1702
    1. 1. Samuel ((Rev.)) Mather 1706–1785 m. Hannah Hutchinson 1715–
      1. 1. Thomas ((Dr.)) Mather –1762
      2. 2. Samuel Mather 1742–1818 m. Margaret Gerrish 1748–1842
      3. 3. Inermae Mather
      4. 4. Hannah Mather m. Joseph Crocker
        1. 1. Hannah (M.) Crocker
    2. 2. Eleazer Mather 1713–1713
    3. 3. Martha Mather 1713–1713
    4. 4. Jerusha Mather 1711–1713
    5. 5. Nathaniel Mather 1707–1709
    6. 6. Elizabeth Mather 1704–1726 m. Edward Cooper
    7. 7. Maria Mather 1691–1693
    8. 8. Mehitabel Mather 1695–
    9. 9. Hannah Mather 1697–1728
    10. 10. Joseph Mather 1693–1693
    11. 11. Abigail Mather 1694–1721 m. Daniel Willard –1728
    12. 12. Increase Mather 1699–1728
    13. 13. Abigail Mather 1687–1693
    14. 14. Katharine Mather 1690–1716
    15. 15. Samuel Mather 1700–1728
  2. 2. Maria Mather 1663–1746 m. Bartholomew Green m. Richard Fifield
  3. 3. Elizabeth Mather 1664–1745 m. William Greenough m. Josiah Byles –1708
  4. 4. Abigail Mather 1677– m. Newcomb Blake m. John ((Rev.)) White
  5. 5. Nathaniel Mather 1669–1688
  6. 6. Sarah Mather 1671–1758 m. Nehemiah ((Rev.)) Walter –1750
  7. 7. Samuel Mather 1674–
  8. 8. Hannah Mather 1680–1706 m. John Oliver
  9. 9. Katherine Mather 1682–1688
  10. 10. Jerusha Mather 1684–1710 m. Peter Oliver

Increase Mather's Timeline

2 Records

1639
21 JUN 1639
Birth of Increase (Rev.) Mather in Dorchester, Suffolk, England
Dorchester, Suffolk, England
1723
23 AUG 1723
Age 84
Death of Increase (Rev.) Mather in Boston, MA
Boston, MA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 JUN 1639
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 AUG 1723
    Event Place: Boston, MA

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