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William MATHER 1698–1747 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Mar 1698

Birth Location: Suffield, Hartford Co, CT

Death Date: 1747

Death Location: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Father: Atherton Mather

Mother: Rebecca (Mather)

Spouse(s): Silence Buttolph

Children(s): Timothy Mather, Increase Mather, Rebecca Mather, Apphia Mather, Eusebius Mather, William Mather, Benoni Mather

William MATHER was born in 1698 in Suffield, Hartford Co, CT, the child of Atherton Mather And Rebecca Stoughton Mather. William MATHER married Silence Buttolph, and had children including Apphia Mather, Benoni Mather, Eusebius Mather, Increase Mather, Rebecca J Mather, Timothy Mather, William Allen Mather. William MATHER passed away in 1747 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • William MATHER was born in 1698 in Suffield, Hartford Co, CT, the child of Atherton Mather And Rebecca Stoughton Mather.
  • William MATHER married Silence Buttolph, and had children including Apphia Mather, Benoni Mather, Eusebius Mather, Increase Mather, Rebecca J Mather, Timothy Mather, William Allen Mather.
  • William MATHER passed away in 1747 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Atherton Mather
1663–1734
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Rebecca (Mather)
1673–1704
Birth Location: S Windsor, Hartford, CT
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Spouses(s)

Silence Buttolph
1701–1765
Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
SB

Children(s)

Timothy Mather
1722–1802
Birth Location: Greenwich, Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States of America
TM
Increase Mather
1725–1799
Birth Location: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
IM
Rebecca Mather
1727–1794
Birth Location: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
RM
Apphia Mather
1730–1811
Birth Location: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
AM
Eusebius Mather
1732–1733
Birth Location: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
EM
William Mather
1735–1802
Birth Location: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Benoni Mather
1737–1810
Birth Location: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
BM

William MATHER's Ancestors

Self
William MATHER
1698–1747
Birth Place: Suffield, Hartford Co, CT
Parents
Atherton Mather
1663–1734
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Rebecca (Stoughton) (Mather)
1673–1704
S Windsor, Hartford, CT
Grandparents
Rev. (Nathaniel) Mather
1630–1697
Toxteth, Lancashire, England
Mary Benn
1634–1705
Dorchester, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Mather
1596–1669
Catherine Holt
1596–1655
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Mather
1564–1631
Margaret Abram
1568–1601
Sir Holte
1571–1622
Elizabeth Holte
1574–1603

William MATHER's Descendants

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William MATHER (2 Mar 1698–1747) m. Silence Buttolph (21 Feb 1701–11 Mar 1765)
  1. 1. Timothy Mather 1722–1802
  2. 2. Increase Mather 1725–1799
  3. 3. Rebecca (J) Mather 1727–1794
  4. 4. Apphia Mather 1730–1811
  5. 5. Eusebius Mather 1732–1733
  6. 6. William (Allen) Mather 1735–1802
  7. 7. Benoni Mather 1737–1810

William MATHER's Timeline

2 Records

1698
2 Mar 1698
Birth of William MATHER in Suffield, Hartford Co, CT
Suffield, Hartford Co, CT
1747
1747
Age 49
Death of William MATHER in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1698
    Event Place: Suffield, Hartford Co, CT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1747
    Event Place: Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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