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My Celebrity Relations
MATHER Family
MATHER Family Outline Descent Tree(s) (ODT)
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Madder, Mader, Madour, Madowr, Madur, Mather, Mathr, Matther
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MATHER, Cotton, Rev.
[1663-1728] – American colonial clergyman
MATH97
12C9
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MATHER, Increase, Rev.
[1639-1723] – English colonial preacher
MATH1
11C10
Was the son of the famous Puritan preacher, Richard Mather, and the father
(by his first wife, Maria COTTON) of the even more renowned Cotton Mather.
Preached in England (1658-61);
Pastor of Boston (MA) Second Church (1664-1723);
President of Harvard (1685-1701);
Returned to England (1688-92) to represent MBC interests and secured a new charter and governor.
His Cases of Conscience Concerning Evil Spirits (1693) is creditied with ending the witchcraft persecutions and executions.
He was active in the church throughout his adult life and was a spokesman for Congregationalism.
Besides the above, he was the author of many religious treatises,
political pamphlets,
sermons,
and A Brief History of the Warr with the Indians (1676), which is a primary source book on King Philip's War.
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This is my working list of candidates to include --
I'm not yet sure if they are related to me!
As candidates are eliminated (proven not related) they are marked appropriately (THUS) and
an explanation included.
They are kept in the list in case future research proves they can be included.
(And to keep them from popping up on the list again!)
Never discard good research!
Proven candidates' names are marked with an asterisk (*) until they can be
added to the database.
- MATHER, Alonzo Clark [1848-?]
- American merchant, banker, manufacturer, inventor
- MATHER, Frank Jewett, Jr [1868-?]
- American educator, museum director, art critic
- MATHER, Frederick [1833-1900]
- American pisciculturist
- MATHER, Kirtley Fletcher [1888-?]
- American geologist, educator, author
- MATHER, Margaret (née Finlayson) [1859-99]
- Canadian actress
- MATHER, Nathaniel [1631-1697]
- English clergyman
MATHER, Richard [1596-1669]
- American clergyman
Father of Increase, but, so far, not related to me.
- MATHER, Richard Henry [1885-90]
- American educator
- MATHER, Robert [1859-1911]
- American railroad executive and lawyer
- MATHER, Roland [1809-97]
- American philanthropist
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- MATHER, Rufus Graves [1874-?]
- American philanthropist
- MATHER, Samuel [1706-85]
- American clergyman
- MATHER, Samuel [1851-1931]
- American iron and coal merchant, philanthropist
- MATHER, Samuel Livingston [1817-90]
- American mining industrialist
- MATHER, Stephen Tyng [1867-1930]
- American conservationist
- MATHER, William Williams [1804-59]
- American geologist
- MATHERS, Jerry [*1948]
- American actor (The Beaver)
- MATHERS, Petra [*1945]
- American artist and author
- REEVES, Helen Buckingham (MATHERS) a/k/a David LYALL, Helen MATHERS [1853-1920]
- English novelist
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mather (surname)
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