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Bookmark or Share- Cotton Mather - WikipediaCotton Mather FRS (/ ˈ m æ ð ər /; February 12, 1663 – February 13, 1728) was a Puritan clergyman and author in colonial New England, who wrote extensively on theological, historical, and scientific subjects.
- Cotton Mather summary | BritannicaCotton Mather, (born Feb. 12, 1663, Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony—died Feb. 13, 1728, Boston), American Puritan leader.
- Cotton Mather | Biography, Beliefs, & Facts | BritannicaCotton Mather (born February 12, 1663, Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony [U.S.]—died February 13, 1728, Boston) was an American Congregational minister and author, supporter of the old order of the ruling clergy, who became the most celebrated of all New England Puritans.
- Cotton Mather’s account of the Salem witch trials, 1693Cotton Mather, a prolific author and well-known preacher, wrote this account in 1693, a year after the trials ended. Mather and his fellow New Englanders believed that God directly intervened in the establishment of the colonies and that the New World was formerly the Devil’s territory.
- Cotton Mather: Witch Trial Advisor and Puritan PreacherCotton Mather was an influential Puritan preacher whose contributions to science and American Christianity sometimes get overlooked because he was involved in the Salem witch trials. Here's what you should know about this remarkable early American thinker.
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