Reverend Increase Mather

1639 - 1723  (84 years)

• Name	Increase Mather
  Title	Reverend
  Born	21 Jun 1639	Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Education	1656	Harvard College   [2]
  Ordained	27 May 1664  [2]
  Died	23 Aug 1723	Boston, Suffolk County, MA   [1]
  Buried	29 Aug 1723	Boston, Suffolk County, MA   [1]
  Person ID	I138231	Day Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2015

  
  

  Father	Richard Mather,   b. 1596, Lowton, Winwick, Lancashire, England ,   d. 22 Apr 1669, Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Catharine Holt,   b. 1598, Bury, Lancashire, England ,   d. 1655, Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA  (Age 57 years)
  Married	29 Sep 1624	Bury, Suffolk, England   [1]
  Family ID	F48493	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary (Maria) Cotton,   d. 4 Apr 1714, Boston, Suffolk County, MA
  Married	6 Mar 1662  [1]
  Children	1. Reverend Cotton Mather,   b. 12 Feb 1663, Boston, Suffolk County, MA ,   d. 13 Feb 1728, Boston, Suffolk County, MA  (Age 65 years)   2. Maria Mather,   b. 7 Mar 1665, Boston, Suffolk County, MA ,   d. 24 Nov 1746  (Age 81 years)   3. Elizabeth Mather,   b. 6 Jan 1667, Boston, Suffolk County, MA ,   d. 20 Aug 1745  (Age 78 years)   4. Nathaniel Mather,   b. 6 Jul 1669, Boston, Suffolk County, MA   5. Sarah Mather,   b. 9 Nov 1671, Boston, Suffolk County, MA ,   d. 1758, Roxbury, Suffolk County, MA  (Age 86 years)   6. Samuel Mather,   b. 28 Aug 1674, Boston, Suffolk County, MA   7. Abigail Mather,   b. 13 Apr 1677, Boston, Suffolk County, MA   8. Hannah Mather,   b. 30 May 1680, Boston, Suffolk County, MA ,   d. 2 Dec 1706  (Age 26 years)   9. Catharine Mather,   b. 14 Sep 1682, Boston, Suffolk County, MA ,   d. Bef Jun 1683, Boston, Suffolk County, MA  (Age 0 years)   10. Jerusha Mather,   b. 16 Apr 1684, Boston, Suffolk County, MA ,   d. 30 Dec 1710  (Age 26 years)
  Family ID	F48479	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Anne Lake,   b. 12 Oct 1663, Boston, Suffolk County, MA ,   d. 29 Mar 1737, Brookline, Norfolk County, MA  (Age 73 years)
  Married	1715  [1]
  Family ID	F46278	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Jun 1639 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, MA Education - 1656 - Harvard College Died - 23 Aug 1723 - Boston, Suffolk County, MA Buried - 29 Aug 1723 - Boston, Suffolk County, MA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Increase was chosen President of Harvard College 1685 and filled that office until 1701. [2]

  
  

• Sources

  [S19] Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, VOL. III, 175. [S30] Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England.