Mather, Cotton
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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MATHER, COTTON math r, 1663 1728, American...A., 1681); son of Increase Mather and grandson of Richard Mather and of John Cotton. He was ordained...severe Puritan, and his part in the Salem witch trials in 1692 is often recalled. Although...