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     Frank Leavens Massey was born on 10 March 1872 in Cleveland, Ohio.² He married Elizabeth Phillips Goodale, daughter of Henry Deveraux Goodale and Fannie Wait, on 19 September 1901.¹ Frank Leavens Massey died on 28 April 1925 in Watertown, New York, at the age of 53.³

     Christopher Vaughan Mather married Jane Emilia Tindal, daughter of Charles Grant Tindal and Anne Amory Travers, on 23 November 1897 in St. Mark's, Darling Point, Sydney, New South Wales.¹

     Rev. Cotton Mather was born on 12 February 1663 in Boston, Massachusetts.³ He was the son of Rev. Increase Mather and Maria Cotton.¹ Rev. Cotton Mather married firstly Abigail Phillips, daughter of John Phillips, on 4 May 1686 at Charlestown before Major Richards (Mr. Russell and Capt. Hutchinson also present.)^4,2 Rev. Cotton Mather married secondly Elizabeth Clark, daughter of Dr. John Clark, on 18 August 1703.^3,5 Rev. Cotton Mather married thirdly Lydia Lee, daughter of Rev. Samuel Lee and Martha (Unknown), on 5 July 1715.^3,5 Rev. Cotton Mather died on 13 February 1728 in Boston at the age of 65 of his 15 children only two survived him.³ He was buried in Copps Hill burial-ground.³

     Rev. Eleazar Mather was born on 13 May 1637 in Dorchester.¹ He was the son of Rev. Richard Mather and Katharine Holt.² Rev. Eleazar Mather graduated in 1656 from Harvard.² After preaching in North Hampton, Massachusetts, for three years, became in 1661 pastor of the church there.² He married Esther Warham, daughter of Rev. John Warham, on 29 September 1659 in Windsor, Connecticut.³ Rev. Eleazar Mather died on 24 July 1669 in Northampton at the age of 32.¹

     Rev. Increase Mather was born on 21 June 1639 in Dorchester, Massachusetts.² He was the son of Rev. Richard Mather and Katharine Holt.¹ He pursued his studies under the Rev. John Norton of Boston, and graduated from Harvard in 1656. He at once began preaching and delivered sermons in Dorchester, at his father's church. In 1657 he joined his brother Nathaniel in England. He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, 1658, and preached until his return to Boston, 1661. On May 27, 1664, he became pastor of the North church, Boston, of which his brother Samuel (1626-71) had been the first pastor. During his pastorate the discussion arose as to the right of non-communicants to bring their children to baptism, and Mr. Mather united with President Chauncy and John Davenport in opposing the "half-way covenant" established by the general synod, but he subsequently consented to it in a modified form. He was the prime mover of the "Reforming Synod" called by the General Court Sept. 10, 1678, to consider "what are the evils that have provoked the Lord to bring his judgment on New England." The judgments were: King Philip's war; the small-pox; the fires of 1676 and 1679, and a general falling away from the strict notions and habits of the first settlers.
In 1681, upon the death of President Oakes of Harvard, he was offered and declined the presidency. He officiated, however, until the election of John Rogers in 1649, and upon Rogers's death, in 1685, he was requested by the overseers to act as president until further settlement could he made. In 1683, upon the threatened withdrawal of the charter of Massachusetts, he was foremost in advocating its retention. The agents of the general court consequently became Mather's bitter enemies. He was selected as agent to lay the grievances of the colony before the King upon the annulment of the charter, and remained abroad as colonial agent, 1688-92. His expenses meanwhile greatly exceeded his compensation and he was obliged to pledge his property. The result of his labors was a charter uniting Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, Maine, and the territory from Sagadahoc to the eastern extremity of Nova Scotia. Sir William Phips was nominated governor, and he with Mather returned to Boston, May 14, 1692. A vote of thanks was tendered him by the lower house for his faithful endeavors to serve his country. He was instrumental in promoting the union between the Presbyterians and Congregationalists; obtained a confirmation of the charter of Harvard college in 1685, and in 1692 he obtained from the general assembly an act incorporating the college. By this act, wherein Mather was made president, the college was enabled to confer degrees, particularly those of bachelor and doctor of theology, In 1701 he withdrew from the office and was succeeded by Samuel Willard. He devoted the remainder of his life to philanthropy and to literature. In April, 1715, he received a unanimous invitation from the ministers of the province to represent them at the coronation of King George I., but advancing years led him to decline. "He had great faith in signs and prodigies," and delivered discourses concerning earthquakes, inundations, wars and other calamitous events. He was also a firm believer in witchcraft, and assisted his son Cotton in publishing his books on the subject. The honorary degree of D.D. was conferred on him by Harvard in 1692, it being the first degree of the kind conferred in America.
He is the author of: Life and Death of Rev. Richard Mather (1670); Important Truths about Conversion (1674); A Discourse Concerning Baptism and the Consecration of Churches (1675); A History of the War with the Indians (1676, new ed., 1862); A Relation of Troubles of New England from the Indians (1677, new ed., 1864); Cometographia, or a Discourse Concerning Comets (1683); Remarkable Providences (1684, new ed., 1856); Several Papers Relating to the State of New England (1690); Dying Pastor's Legacy (1722.)³ Rev. Increase Mather married Maria Cotton, daughter of Rev. John Cotton and Sarah Hankredge, on 6 March 1661/62 in Dorchester ?⁴ Rev. Increase Mather married secondly Anne Lake, daughter of Capt. Thomas Lake and Mary Goodyear, in 1715.^1,5 Rev. Increase Mather died on 23 August 1723 in Boston, Massachusetts, at the age of 84.²

     Joseph Mather was the son of Rev. Richard Mather and Katharine Holt.² Joseph Mather died young.¹

     Nathaniel Mather was born on 20 March 1630 in England.² He was the son of Rev. Richard Mather and Katharine Holt.¹ Nathaniel Mather graduated in 1647 from Harvard.³ Was vicar of Barnstable, Devon, 1656-1662, pastor of the English Church in Rotterdam, his brother's successor in Dublin 1671-1688, and then until his death pastor of a church in London.³ He died on 26 July 1697 at the age of 67.²

     Rev. Richard Mather was born in 1596 in Lowton, in the parish of Winwick, Liverpool.^2,3 He was the son of Thomas Mather and Margaret (Unknown).³ Rev. Richard Mather married Katharine Holt, daughter of Edmund Holt, on 29 September 1624 in Bury, Lancashire.⁴ Rev. Richard Mather married Sarah Hankredge on 26 August 1656 in Boston, Massachusetts.^4,5 Rev. Richard Mather died on 22 April 1669 in Dorchester.²

     Samuel Mather was born on 30 October 1706 in Boston.² He was the son of Rev. Cotton Mather and Elizabeth Clark.¹ Samuel Mather graduated in 1723 from Harvard.¹ He died on 27 June 1785 in Boston at the age of 78.²

     Samuel Mather was born on 28 August 1674 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was the son of Rev. Increase Mather and Maria Cotton.¹ Samuel Mather died in March 1733 in Witney, Oxfordshire, at the age of 58 and was buried on 14 March.

     Rev. Samuel Mather was born on 13 May 1626 in Wooton, Lancashire.² He was the son of Rev. Richard Mather and Katharine Holt.³ The first fellow of Harvard College who was a graduate, chaplain of Magdalen College, Oxford, 1650-1662 and pastor (1656-1671, excepting suspension in 1660-1662) of St. Nicholas's in Dublin.³ Rev. Samuel Mather died on 29 October 1671 in Dublin, Ireland, at the age of 45.¹

     Thomas Mather was the son of John Mather.² Thomas Mather married Margaret (Unknown).¹

     Timothy Mather was born in 1628 in England.¹ He was the son of Rev. Richard Mather and Katharine Holt.² Timothy Mather married secondly Elizabeth Weeks on 20 March 1678 at Dorchester.^1,3 Timothy Mather died on 14 January 1684 in Dorchester from a fall.¹

     Flora C. Matheson was born circa 1871 in Prince Edward Island, Canada.¹ She was the daughter of Neil Matheson and Effie Monroe. Flora C. Matheson married George F. Sewall, son of George Frank Sewall and Martha J. Currier, on 24 April 1894 in Boston, Massachusetts.¹ Flora C. Matheson died on 13 July 1968 in Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The notice of her death states that she was in her 100th year.²

     Neil Matheson married Effie Monroe.

     Janet Mathew was the daughter of Thomas Mathew of Radir.² Janet Mathew married Thomas Stradling, son of Sir Henry Stradling and Elizabeth Herbert.¹ Janet Mathew died in 1485.³

     Currie Duke Mathews was born on 13 December 1900 in New York.² She was the daughter of Wilbur Knox Mathews and Currie Duke.^1,3 Currie Duke Mathews married firstly Francis Higginson Cabot Jr., son of Francis Higginson Cabot and Maud Bonner, on 18 April 1921 in St. Thomas's Church, New York City.¹ Currie Duke Mathews died on 6 July 1965 in Murray Bay, Quebec, at the age of 64.

     Rachel Mathews was born on 1 January 1872 in Marquette, Michigan.² She was the daughter of Henry Mathieu and Anastasie Labuety.² Rachel Mathews married Herbert Joseph Sewell, son of Frederick George Sewell and Jane Edwards, on 19 September 1898 in Newtonville, Michigan.¹ Rachel Mathews died on 12 October 1946 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, at the age of 74 buried in Forest Hills Cemetery.²

     Wilbur Knox Mathews married Currie Duke, daughter of General Basil Duke, on 7 June 1898 in Louisville, Kentuky.²

     Rev. Alexander Mathieson D.D. married Catherine Elizabeth McKenzie.²

     Amy G. Mathieson was born in December 1879 in Canada.³ She was the daughter of Robert Napier Mathieson and Mary Lillias Fraser.¹

     Elsie F. Mathieson was born in April 1882 in Canada.³ She was the daughter of Robert Napier Mathieson and Mary Lillias Fraser.¹

     Robert Napier Mathieson was born on 15 November 1853 in Montréal, Québec.² He was the son of Rev. Alexander Mathieson D.D. and Catherine Elizabeth McKenzie.^1,3 Robert Napier Mathieson married Mary Lillias Fraser, daughter of Alexander Fraser and Mary Mead Torrance, on 27 May 1876 in Cobourg, Ontario.¹ Robert Napier Mathieson and Mary Lillias Fraser appear on the census of 1910 at Pittsburgh where Robert is listed as a commercial writer on a newspaper.⁴

     Henry Mathieu was born in February 1845 in Canada.² He was the son of Angelina Mishahun.³ Henry Mathieu married Anastasie Labuety.⁴ Henry Mathieu died on 22 September 1916 in Baraga Township, Michigan, at the age of 71.³

     Susan Matlock married Jesse Boyington.

     Hattie Matteson was born in 1872.¹ She married George Barnum Alden, son of Charles Henry Alden and Emily F. Barnum.¹

     Alice Matthew was the daughter of Nicholas Matthew and Eleanor Archer.¹