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| Page 91,61 11,Page 848 Elizabeth was the daughter of Thomas Mather and the sister of Rev. Richard Mather who came over on the James in 1635. The son of Rev. Richard Mather (nephew of Elizabeth) was the famous Puritan minister, Increase Mather who was also the sixth President of Harvard University. Increase Mather was the first person awarded the Doctor of Divinity degree in America. He was a major political force negotiating a new charter for Massachusetts from King William. His son was the equally famous Cotton Mather, who was the first American made a fellow of the Royal Society in England. Cotton also obtained the Doctor of Divinity degree, and he had the largest private library in America. Increase and Cotton Mather are the two most famous Puritan ministers in American history. Read more at http://www.famousamericans.net/richardmather. And Additional info on Elizabeth Mather. | ||||||||||||
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