Rev. Samuel MATHER

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He was a minister at the North Bennett Street Church.

Samuel married Hannah HUTCHINSON on 23 Aug 1733 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts. Hannah (daughter of Thomas HUTCHINSON, Esq. and Sarah FOSTER) was born on 1 Nov 1714 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts; died on 3 Sep 1781 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Rev. Cotton Mather was undoubtedly the ablest of the Mather dynasty, and the most learned and famous clergyman of his day in New England. His industry and capacity for work were phenomenal. He was an omnivorous reader and able almost at a glance to take in and retain the contents of a book. He was a most voluminous writer, his publications being not less than 383 in number. Abroad he had almost a greater reputation than at home. In 1713 he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society, being the first American who received this distinction. Professor Tyler, in his "History of American Literature", has a very comprehensive and condensed sketch of Mather's life and writings, to which we refer the reader.

Cotton married Elizabeth CLARKE on 18 Aug 1703. Elizabeth died on 18 Nov 1713. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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