flag male ancestor  Richard  MATHER

  (b. 22 December 1653 Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony   d. 17 August 1688 Lyme, Connecticut, Dominion of New England )  

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Richard MATHER was born 22 December 1653 in Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Richard MATHER was the child of Timothy MATHER   and   Catherine Elizabeth ATHERTON and the grandchild of: (maternal)  Humphrey ATHERTON and Mary WALES

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Richard  married  Catherine WISE 1 July 1680 in Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine WISE  was born 8 December 1658 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*.  Catherine died 12 September 1686 in Lyme, Connecticut, USA (East Saybrook).  Catherine was the child of Joseph WISE and Mary THOMPSON.

Richard MATHER died 17 August 1688 in Lyme, Connecticut, Dominion of New England .
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Richard MATHER married flag female ancestor Catherine WISE-- Date: 1 July 1680 Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Catherine WISE was the child of Joseph WISE and Mary THOMPSON




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birth1653 Birth
22 December 1653
Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony
marriage1680 Marriage / Partner
Richard MATHER and Catherine WISE 1 July 1680, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset)

He was 26 years old.
1681 Birth of Child
Timothy MATHER was born 20 March 1681, Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA (Neponset)

Richard was 27 years old.
1686 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine WISE died 12 September 1686, Lyme, Connecticut, USA (East Saybrook)
death1688 Death
17 August 1688
Lyme, Connecticut, Dominion of New England

He died at the age of 34.
Added: 8/28/2016 9:03:22 AM - Updated: 8/28/2016 9:10:28 AM
Did You Know?The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state

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