Rev Dr. Increase MATHER

Male 1639 - 1723  (84 years)


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  • Name Increase MATHER  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    • Rev. Increase Mather, so named from "the never-to-be-forgotton increase of every sort wherewith God favored the country about the time of his nativity," the youngest and by far the most distinguished brother of timothy, was born in Dorchester, June 21, 1639, and died in Boston, August 23, 1723, in the eighty-fifth year of his age, having been a preacher for sixty-six years, sixty-two of which were spent in the ministry in Boston. He graduated at Harvard in 1656, and being invited by his brother to Dublin, remained abroad four years studying and preaching. In 1664 he was ordained pastor of the North Church in Boston, and continued such until his death. He was President of Harvard College from 1685 to 1701, and enjoyed the distinction of having received from the college the first degree of Doctor of Divinity ever conferred in British America. In April 1688, he was sent to England as agent of the Provinces, to lay their grievances before King James himself. he had five interviews with the King in about six months, and at his request prepared and presented a memorial and petition, but all ended in good words and fair speeches. After the accession of William and Mary in November of that year, his efforts were rewarded with better success, for although he was unable to obtain a restoration of the Old Charter, he procured a grant of the New Charter of Massachusetts, and to him was entrusted the nomination of Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, and the Board of Council, who were to be appointed by the King. In the spring of 1692, after an absence of four years, he returned to Boston, accompanied by the new Governor, Sir William Phipps, and the new government, under the new charter, was quickly put in operation. [1]
    Prefix Rev Dr. 
    Birth 12 Jun 1639  Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 6
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Minister of the North Church of Boston, Mass., and President of Harvard University Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Death 23 Aug 1723  Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 6
    Person ID I38139  Main Tree
    Last Modified 13 Jan 2021 

    Father Rev. Richard MATHER,   b. Abt 1596, Lowton, Winwick Parish, of Toxteth, Park, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Apr 1669, Dorchester, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Katherine HOLT   d. 1655 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 29 Sep 1624  Bury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7
    Family ID F00648  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Maria COTTON,   b. 16 Feb 1640/1, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 04 Apr 1714, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 16 Mar 1661/2  [4, 5
    Children 
    +1. Rev. Cotton MATHER,   b. 12 Feb 1662/3, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Feb 1727/8, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)  [Birth]
     2. Rev Samuel MATHER,   b. 1674, Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Witney, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    Family ID F22453  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Dec 2020 

    Family 2 Anne LAKE,   b. 12 Oct 1663, Hampton, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Mar 1736/7, Brookline, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 30 May 1715  Brookline, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F10991  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2018 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 12 Jun 1639 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - - Minister of the North Church of Boston, Mass., and President of Harvard University Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 30 May 1715 - Brookline, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 23 Aug 1723 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
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    2. [S03310] Royal Families Americans of Royal and Noble Ancestry: Vol. I Governor Thomas Dudley and Desc. through 5 Generations by Marston Watson.

    3. [S02352] James Savage, Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England, (Name: Name: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc;;).

    4. [S03453] Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, (Name: Name: NEHGS: 1995;;).

    5. [S9777] Nathaniel Goodwin, Genealogical Notes or Contributions to the Family History of Some of the First Settlers of Connecticut and Massachusetts, (New England Historic Genealogical Society).

    6. [S12200] Horace E. Mather, Lineage of Rev. Richard Mather.

    7. [S12201] Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration - Immigrants to New England 1634-1635, Vol V M-P.