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Rev. Dr. Increase Mather 1639–1723 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jun 1639

Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Death Date: 23 Aug 1723

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Father: Richard Mather

Mother: Catherine Holt

Spouse(s): Maria MATHER

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

The story of Rev. Dr. Increase Mather began in 1639 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Rev. Dr. Increase Mather married Ann Lake Mather, Maria Cotton Mather, and had children including Abigail Mather, Cotton Mather Rev, Elizabeth Mather, Hannah Mather, Jerusha Mather, Katharine Mather, Maria Mather, Nathaniel Mather, Rev Samuel Mather, Samuel Mather, Sarah Mather. Rev. Dr. Increase Mather passed away in 1723 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.

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  • The story of Rev. Dr. Increase Mather began in 1639 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
  • Rev. Dr. Increase Mather married Ann Lake Mather, Maria Cotton Mather, and had children including Abigail Mather, Cotton Mather Rev, Elizabeth Mather, Hannah Mather, Jerusha Mather, Katharine Mather, Maria Mather, Nathaniel Mather, Rev Samuel Mather, Samuel Mather, Sarah Mather.
  • Rev. Dr. Increase Mather passed away in 1723 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.

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Rev. Mather's Ancestors

Self
Rev. Mather
1639–1723
Birth Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Parents
Richard Mather
1596–1669
Lowton, Lancashire, England
Catherine Holt
1596–1655
Bury, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Mather
1564–1631
Lowton, Winwick Parish, Lancashire, England
Margaret Abram
1568–1601
Lowton, Winwick, Lancashire, England
Sir (Edmund) Holte
1571–1622
Bury, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Shipley) Holte
1574–1603
Great Britain England, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Mather
1549–1633
Margaret Nairn
1532–1642
William Abraham
1543–1577
Elizabeth Crowborn
1541–1575
Sir Elder
1555–1628
Agnes Holte
1555–1594
Thomas 11GGU
1543–1596
*Jane GGM
1552–1600
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Mather
1515–1601
Elizabeth Chester
1529–1575
??? Nairn
1505–
Richard Abrahame
1517–1543
Judith Woodward
1521–1614
John Cowbrone
1517–1543
Elyzabeth Cowbrone
1520–1584
Sir Holte
1508–1564
Alice Standish
1523–1564
Roger '
1527–1582
Lady Stanley
1525–1590
Robert H
1520–1602
Annie (GROSVENOR)
1535–1599
William HEPWORTH
1533–1590
Elizabeth Wood
1532–1597

Rev. Mather's Descendants

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Rev. (Dr. Increase) Mather (21 Jun 1639–23 Aug 1723) m. Maria (Cotton) MATHER (15 Feb 1641–4 Apr 1714)
  1. 1. Cotton (MATHER) Rev 1663–1728 m. Elizabeth Clarke –1713 m. Abigail Phillips 1670–1702
    1. 1. Samuel Mather 1706–
    2. 2. Abigail Mather 1694–
  2. 2. Maria Mather 1665–1746
  3. 3. Nathaniel Mather 1669–1688
  4. 4. Sarah Mather 1671–1746
  5. 5. Elizabeth Mather 1666–1745
  6. 6. Abigail Mather 1677–1748
  7. 7. Hannah Mather 1680–1706
  8. 8. Katharine Mather 1682–1683
  9. 9. Jerusha Mather 1684–1710
  10. 10. Samuel Mather 1674–1729 m. Deborah (Jonson \) Champion 1697–1778
    1. 1. Richard (Mather) Capt. 1712–1790
    2. 2. Mehetabel Mather 1723–1741
    3. 3. Lucy (Mather \) Sill 1720–1804
    4. 4. Mary Mather 1715–1782
    5. 5. Deborah Mather 1717–1775
  11. 11. Rev. (Samuel) Mather 1674–1729

Rev. Mather's Timeline

3 Records

1639
21 Jun 1639
Birth of Rev. Dr. Increase Mather in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts
1662
1662
Age 23
Rev. Dr. Increase Mather was married in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1723
23 Aug 1723
Age 84
Death of Rev. Dr. Increase Mather in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1639
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1662
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1723
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

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