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Lydia (Lee) George Mather (ca. 1670–January 23, 1734) was the English-American wife of wealthy businessman John George and Reverend Cotton Mather. She was the mother of Katherine Howell and stepmother to five of Mather's children.
Apr 28, 2022 · Genealogy for Lydia Mather (Lee) (1694 - 1734) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
- Rev. Cotton Mather, Salem Witch Trials
- 1734 (39-40)
- 1694
- April 28, 2022
married to Lydia Lee George only a year and a half, and her slightest indisposition distressed him. He adored her. In fact, the middle-aged Mather, who was fifty-two at the time of the. wedding, may have been more smitten by this attractive widow than he had been by either of his previous wives. When he was courting Lydia, he rhapsodized over her.
Jun 26, 2024 · Genealogy for Lydia George Mather (Lee) (c.1670 - 1734) family tree on Geni, with over 260 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
- circa 1670
- January 23, 1734 (59-68)
- England
- Wife of Cotton Mather
In 1715 Mather married his third wife Lydia Lee George. She would cause Cotton many problems. "She left him for a short period of time, and word of their unhappiness soon spread throughout Boston." (Carnes, 682). Because of his marriage to Lydia he had assumed many financial debts, which creditors " threaten to reduce him to poverty." (Carnes ...
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After Elizabeth's death in 1713, Mather married Lydia Lee George in 1715. She was the wealthy widow of a prominent businessman, and she insisted on retaining control of the financial assets with which she had entered the marriage to Mather. By the time of his marriage to Lydia, only six of his children by previous marriages had survived.
