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Rev Cotton Mather

Cotton was born on February 12th, 1663 in Massachusetts (MA).

Birth Notes
- Cotton Mather
  Birthdate: February 12, 1663 (65)
  Birthplace: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Cotton's father was Rev Increase Mather and his mother was Maria Cotton. His paternal grandparents were Rev Richard Mather and Katherine Holt. He had a brother and two sisters, named Nathaniel, Maria and Elizabeth. He was the oldest of the four known children. He died at the age of 65 on February 13th, 1728 in Massachusetts (MA).

Death Notes
- Death: February 13, 1728 (65)
  Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
  Place of Burial: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Social & Emotional Relationships
- Cotton and Rev Edward Lushing Mather never met.
  - Relationship Notes
    - The Mass. Mather families are probably not entitled to use the Mather crest of Sir Christopher Mather

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- John Mather
  - b.~  1528 in Winwick d.24 Apr 1601 in Lancashire
  
  John Mather
  - b.~  1550 d.1633 in Lowton
  
  Margaret
  - b.~  1530 in Winwick
  
  Thomas Mather
  - b.1575 in Lowton d.1633
  
  Margaret
  - d.>  1633 in Lowton
  
  Rev Richard Mather
  - b.1596 in Lowton d.22 Apr 1669 in Massachusetts (MA)
  
  Margaret (Margerite) Abrams
  - b.29 Mar 1568 in Lowton d.06 Apr 1621
  
  Rev Increase Mather
  - b.21 Jun 1639 in Massachusetts (MA) d.23 Aug 1723 in Massachusetts (MA)
  
  Katherine Holt
  - b.18 Jan 1596 in Bury d.Mar 1655 in Massachusetts (MA)
  
  Rev Cotton Mather
  - b.12 Feb 1663 in Massachusetts (MA) d.13 Feb 1728 in Massachusetts (MA)
  
  Maria Cotton