Cotton Mather

Cotton Mather (February 12, 1663 – February 13, 1728). A.B. 1678 (Harvard College), A.M. 1681; honorary doctorate 1710 (University of Glasgow), was a socially and politically influential New England Puritan minister, prolific author, and pamphleteer. Cotton Mather is often remembered for his connection to the Salem witch trials. He was the son of influential minister Increase Mather. Mather was named after his grandfathers, both paternal (Richard... more

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  • Feb 12, 1663

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  • Feb 13, 1728 (age 65 years)

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