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Rev Richard Mather

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Rev Richard Mather

Birth
Lowton Common, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England
Death
22 Apr 1669 (aged 72–73)
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Plot
Tomb 46
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Born in Lowton, Lancs., Eng. Attended Brasenose College, Oxford in 1618. Pastor of church at Toxteth, Liverpool, c. 1618 to 1633. Emigrated from Bristol, Eng. to Dorchester, Mass. on the James in 1635. Pastor at Dorchester from 23 Aug. 1636 until death in 1669. Co-author of The Bay Psalm Book in 1639, the first book published in English in the American colonies. A leader of New England Congregationalism and a chief proponent of the Half-Way Covenant of 1662, which broadened church membership and helped to maintain ecclesiastical power in the Colony. Father of the Rev. Increase Mather (1639 - 1723), and grandfather of the Rev. Cotton Mather (1663 - 1728).

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Born in Lowton, Lancs., Eng. Attended Brasenose College, Oxford in 1618. Pastor of church at Toxteth, Liverpool, c. 1618 to 1633. Emigrated from Bristol, Eng. to Dorchester, Mass. on the James in 1635. Pastor at Dorchester from 23 Aug. 1636 until death in 1669. Co-author of The Bay Psalm Book in 1639, the first book published in English in the American colonies. A leader of New England Congregationalism and a chief proponent of the Half-Way Covenant of 1662, which broadened church membership and helped to maintain ecclesiastical power in the Colony. Father of the Rev. Increase Mather (1639 - 1723), and grandfather of the Rev. Cotton Mather (1663 - 1728).

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  • Created by: Bill Mather
  • Added: Feb 26, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34224342/richard-mather: accessed ), memorial page for Rev Richard Mather (1596–22 Apr 1669), Find a Grave Memorial ID 34224342, citing Dorchester North Burying Ground, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Bill Mather (contributor 47102666).