The lives of Increase Mather and Sir William Phipps
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Boston, Massachusetts : Massachusetts Sabbath School Society, 1847.
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Increase Mather (1639-1723) was born at Dorchester, Massachusetts, the youngest son of Rev. Richard Mather (1596-1669). He attended Harvard and a year at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. He married Maria Cotton, daughter of John Cotton of Boston, Massachusetts, in 1858. They had ten children. He was pastor of the Old North Church at Boston for almost sixty years.
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Includes biographical brief sketches of Increase Mather's father, Rev. Richard Mather (1596-1669), and his brothers, Rev. Samuel Mather (ca. 1626-1671), Rev. Nathaniel Mather (ca. 1630-1697), and Rev. Eleazer Mather (1637-1669).
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Sir William Phipp was born at Nequasset (now Woowich, Maine, in 1651, the son of James Phipps, a gunsmith from Bristol, England. His father died while he was young. He became an apprentice to a ship carpenter and after serving him for four years, he moved to Boston. There he married the widow Hull, daughter of Capt. Roger Spencer of Saco, and went into business for himself. He was appointed governor of Massachusetts in 1692. He died in 1695, leaving no children. His estate was chiefly inhertited by Spencer Phipps, a nephew whom he had adopted into his family.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Pond, E. (1847). The lives of Increase Mather and Sir William Phipps . Massachusetts Sabbath School Society.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Pond, Enoch, 1791-1882. 1847. The Lives of Increase Mather and Sir William Phipps. Boston, Massachusetts: Massachusetts Sabbath School Society.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Pond, Enoch, 1791-1882. The Lives of Increase Mather and Sir William Phipps Boston, Massachusetts: Massachusetts Sabbath School Society, 1847.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Pond, E. (1847). The lives of increase mather and sir william phipps. Boston, Massachusetts: Massachusetts Sabbath School Society.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Pond, Enoch. The Lives of Increase Mather and Sir William Phipps Massachusetts Sabbath School Society, 1847.
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