INCREASE MATHER

Son Le

Ms DelGrego

CP Junior English

November 7th 2011

Birth

June 1639 State Born: Massachusetts

Childhood

Youngest out of the 5 kids Entered Harvard at the age of 12 Delivered first sermon at age 18

Family Life

Married his step sister Maria Cotton Had 10 Kids 7 Daughters 3 Sons

Education

Graduated from Harvard college President of Harvard college

Career

Received a transcript titled “The Day of Trouble is Near”- influential speech

Became a minister

Religious practices

Puritan

Death

August 1723 Age: 84

Works CitedMadden, Mathew. “Increase Mather.” Famous American Trials: Salem

Witch Trials 1692. 03 Nov. 2011. http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/ASA_INC.HTM.

Stevens, Patsy. “THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS: Increase Mathers.” Garden of Praise: Free Education Materials 2007. 03 Nov. 2011

http://gardenofpraise.com/ibdmath.htm

Tuckerman, Joseph. “Increase Mather.” Increase Mather: NNBD Tracking The Entire World. 1995. 03 Nov. 2011.

http://www.nndb.com/people/376/000048232/