Cotton Mather |
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Cotton Mather, circa 1700 |
Born | (1663-02-12)February 12, 1663 |
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Died | February 13, 1728(1728-02-13) (aged 65) |
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Occupation | Minister |
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Cotton Mather (February 12, 1663 – February 13, 1728) was a politically important Puritan minister and writer.[1] He was the son of minister Increase Mather and lived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony of colonial America, in the area that is now Boston, Massachusetts.[1][2]
He is best known for his connection to the Salem witch trials.[2]
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