Mather
Americannoun
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Cotton, 1663–1728, American clergyman and author.
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his father Increase 1639–1723, American clergyman and author.
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In 1982, a B-52 also crashed outside of Sacramento Mather Air Force Base, killing nine people onboard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
Craig Mather was teaching his musical theatre class when he received a call on Thursday from a director to say that their lead had fallen ill.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
Hundreds of Boston residents were inoculated in a 1721 campaign by Mather and Dr. Zabdiel Boylston.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
SolGold’s co-founder, Nicholas Mather, is also backing the revised proposal, Friday’s statement showed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025
The Lost Tribes theory was endorsed by authorities from Bartolome de Las Casas to William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania, and the famed minister Cotton Mather.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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