| Birth: | Dec. 4, 1585, England | | Death: | Dec. 23, 1652 | 
Religious Figure. He was a Puritan minister at St. Botolph's Church in Lincolnshire, England, before leaving for America in 1633. His daughter Maria later wedded to Increase Mather and borne son, Cotton Mather. John Cotton became a minister at the First Church of Boston in Massachusetts, forming the basis for Congregationalism. He figured prominently in the Antinomian Controversy and the trial of Anne Hutchinson and the Cambridge Synod, which led to the adoption of the Half-way Covenant. (bio by: K)
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Spouses:
Elizabeth Horrocks Cotton (1588 - 1630)*
Sarah Story Cotton Mather (1601 - 1676)*
Children:
Seaborn Cotton (1633 - 1686)*
Elizabeth Cotton Eggington (1637 - 1656)*
John Cotton (1640 - 1699)*
Maria Cotton Mather (1642 - ____)*
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Search Amazon for John Cotton | | | Burial:
Kings Chapel Burying Ground
Boston
Suffolk County
Massachusetts, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: K
Record added: Jul 17, 2002
Find A Grave Memorial# 6613937 |
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