Biography cotton mather
Biography cotton mather
Cotton mather genealogy.
Cotton Mather
Puritan clergyman (–)
The Reverend Cotton Mather FRS | |
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Mather, c.&#; | |
| Born | February 12, Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony |
| Died | February 13, (aged 65) Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay |
| Resting place | Copp's Hill Burying Ground, Boston |
| Education | Harvard College (AB, ; MA, ) |
| Occupation(s) | Minister, writer |
| Parent(s) | Increase Mather and Maria Cotton |
| Relatives | John Cotton (maternal grandfather) Richard Mather (paternal grandfather) Albert D. Mather (descendant)[1] |
Cotton MatherFRS (; February 12, – February 13, ) was a Puritan clergyman and author in colonial New England, who wrote extensively on theological, historical, and scientific subjects.
After being educated at Harvard College, he joined his father Increase as minister of the CongregationalistOld North Meeting House in Boston, Massachusetts, where he preached for the rest of his life. He has been referred to as the "first American Evangelical".[