Cotton Mather
1663 - 1728
- Born
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12 February 1663
- Died
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13 February 1728
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
- 27/07/1713
- Age at the time of election for Royal Society fellowship
- 50
- Occupation
- Clergyman, congregational; Slave owner
- Relationships
- Son of Increase Mather, President of Harvard, and his wife, Maria Cotton. Married: 1) Abigail, daughter of John Phillips of Charlestown; 2) Elizabeth Hubbard; 3) Lydia George fathered 15 children , only two of whom outlived him
- Catalogue
- View catalogue entry
Author of
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Letter, from Cotton Mather to John Woodward, dated at Boston
Creator: Cotton Mather Reference number: EL/M2/21 -
Letter, from Cotton Mather to John Woodward, dated at Boston
Creator: Cotton Mather Reference number: EL/M2/22 -
Letter, from Cotton Mather to John Woodward, dated at Boston
Creator: Cotton Mather Reference number: EL/M2/23 -
Letter, from Cotton Mather to John Woodward, dated at Boston
Creator: Cotton Mather Reference number: EL/M2/24 -
Letter, from Cotton Mather to John Woodward, dated at Boston
Creator: Cotton Mather Reference number: EL/M2/25
Recipient of
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Letter, from Richard Waller to Cotton Mather , dated at London
Creator: Richard Waller Reference number: EL/W3/75 -
Most frequently corresponded with
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James Jurin
17 letters -
John Woodward
13 letters -
Richard Waller
9 letters