Mather family
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The Mather family was a prominent New England Puritan dynasty influential in colonial religious, political, and educational life.
Aliases (4)
- Mather ×2
- Cotton–Mather family ×1
- Mather clerical family ×1
- Mather family of colonial Boston ×1
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New England family
→
Puritan dynasty → family → |
| associatedWith |
Boston
→
Congregational churches → Harvard College → Massachusetts Bay Colony → |
| country |
Colonial America
→
|
| educationalRole |
supporters of Harvard College
→
|
| ethnicOrigin |
English
→
|
| hasNotableMember |
Cotton Mather
→
Increase Mather → Nathaniel Mather → Richard Mather → Samuel Mather → Samuel Mather (son of Cotton Mather) → |
| historicalPeriod |
17th century
→
18th century → |
| influenced |
New England Puritanism
→
colonial politics in New England → colonial religious policy in Massachusetts → early American education → |
| knownFor |
extensive religious writings
→
leadership in New England churches → producing multiple generations of clergymen → |
| legacy |
influence on Puritan historiography
→
shaping early American religious culture → |
| migration |
from England to New England
→
|
| notableFor |
educational influence in colonial New England
→
political influence in colonial New England → religious influence in colonial New England → |
| politicalRole |
advisers to colonial authorities
→
|
| primaryActivity |
education
→
ministry → political advocacy → theology → |
| region |
New England
→
|
| religiousRole |
clergy
→
theologians → |
| religiousTradition |
Puritanism
→
|
Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Increase Mather
→
Maria Cotton ("Cotton–Mather family") → Nathaniel Mather → Samuel Mather → |
memberOf |
|
Maria Cotton Mather
("Mather")
→
Richard Mather ("Mather") → |
familyName |
|
Nathaniel Mather
("Mather clerical family")
→
Samuel Mather ("Mather family of colonial Boston") → |
notableFamily |