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Rev Increase Mather 1639–1723 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jun 1639

Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 23 Aug 1723

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Richard Mather

Mother:

Spouse(s): Maria Cotton

Children(s): Elizabeth Mather, Maria Mather, Jerusha Mather, Rev Mather, Sarah Mather, Elizabeth Mather, Rev Mather, Abigail Mather, Abigail Mather, Katharine Mather, Hannah Mather, Dr. Mather

In 1639, Rev Increase Mather entered the world in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, born to Richard Mather And Catherine Holt. Rev Increase Mather married Maria Cotton, and had children including Abigail Mather, Dr Cotton Mather, Elizabeth Lucy Stirrup Mather, Elizabeth Mather, Esther Mather, Hannah Mather, Jerusha Mather, Katharine Mather, Maria Mather, Rev Nathaniel Mather, Rev Samuel Mather, Sarah Mather. Rev Increase Mather passed away in 1723 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1639, Rev Increase Mather entered the world in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, born to Richard Mather And Catherine Holt.
  • Rev Increase Mather married Maria Cotton, and had children including Abigail Mather, Dr Cotton Mather, Elizabeth Lucy Stirrup Mather, Elizabeth Mather, Esther Mather, Hannah Mather, Jerusha Mather, Katharine Mather, Maria Mather, Rev Nathaniel Mather, Rev Samuel Mather, Sarah Mather.
  • Rev Increase Mather passed away in 1723 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Rev Mather's Ancestors

Self
Rev Mather
1639–1723
Birth Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Richard Mather
1596–1669
Mather Lane, Lowton, Winwick, Lancashire
Grandparents
Thomas Mather
1575–1633
Winwick, Lancashire, England
Margerite Abram
1576–1601
Winwick, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rev Mather's Descendants

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Rev (Increase) Mather (21 Jun 1639–23 Aug 1723) m. Maria Cotton (16 Feb 1641–4 Apr 1714)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Lucy Stirrup) Mather 1654–1745 m. Richard Mather 1651–1733
    1. 1. Thomas Mather 1685–1745 m. Hannah Rawlinson 1704–1795 m. Hannah Rawlinson 1704–1761
      1. 1. Thomas (Mather) IV 1736–1802 m. Hannah Cross 1737–1771 m. Hannah Cross 1737–1797
        1. 1. Jeffery Mather 1755–1794 m. Anne Coope 1750–1784
      2. 2. Richard Mather 1743–1821
      3. 3. Elizabeth Mather 1727–1791
      4. 4. Margaret Mather 1731–
      5. 5. Alice Mather 1729–1744
      6. 6. John Mather 1731–1802
    2. 2. Margaret Mather 1682–
    3. 3. Ann Mather 1688–1718
    4. 4. John Mather 1710–
    5. 5. John Mather 1688–1745
  2. 2. Maria Mather 1665–1746
  3. 3. Jerusha Mather 1684–1710
  4. 4. Rev (Nathaniel) Mather 1669–1688
  5. 5. Sarah Mather 1671–1746
  6. 6. Elizabeth Mather 1667–1745 m. William Greenough 1670–
  7. 7. Rev (Samuel) Mather 1674–1729
  8. 8. Abigail Mather 1677–1748
  9. 9. Abigail Mather 1748–
  10. 10. Katharine Mather 1682–1683
  11. 11. Hannah Mather 1680–1706
  12. 12. Dr. (Cotton) Mather 1663–1728

Rev Mather's Timeline

2 Records

1639
21 Jun 1639
Birth of Rev Increase Mather in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1723
23 Aug 1723
Age 84
Death of Rev Increase Mather in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1639
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [2] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Rising Genealogy : descendants of Jonathan Rising of Suffield, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1723
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Rising Genealogy : descendants of Jonathan Rising of Suffield, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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