Samuel Mather M.D. (abt. 1677 - 1745)

This profile describes Samuel Mather who became the husband of Abigail Grant, 13 Apr 1704, at Windsor, Connecticut. His birth date is not certain, but his birth year is published as 1677/78 ^[1].

Dr. Samuel Mather & Abigail (Grant) had 8 children; these died young:

• Eliakim Mather (10 Feb 1704/05 - 29 Apr 1779)
• Abigail Mather, b. 1 Sep 1714
• Joseph Mather (31 May 1718 - 27 Dec 1732)
• Charles Mather (16 Feb 1719/20 - 9 Jul 1736)

Dr. Samuel Mather died 6 Feb 1745/46 [the correct date expression per the Julian/Gregorian calendar shift which affected all dates within the first 3 months of every year from 1582 until 1752 when the British adopted the Gregorian calendar].

His grave is in Palisado Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut ^[2]. Note: There is a cenotaph in a different cemetery for this same person, which should not be construed to mean that he was buried there.

!Book-Lineage if Rev. Richard Mather by Horace E. Mather; The New England Historical and Genealogy Register, Vol 5, p. 460-61, Vol 6, p. 20;B2F13, p.5; Graduated from Harvard College in 1698 & was licensed to practice medicine by the General Assembly in 1702. At tbe time of his death no man stood so high in the public confidence or had so extensive a medical practice in the State as Dr. Mather. Noted in the Archives that he was also listed as being born in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusettes; Less Modified 26 August 2013 by cjohnson3770206

Dr. Samuel Mather, of Windsor. son of Rev. Samuel, was born 1677, died February 6, 1746. He was graduated from Harvard in 1698, and in 1702 was licensed to practice medicine by the general assembly. He was noted as a physician and a scholar and held many civil and military offices. His first wife was Abigail, daughter of Samuel Grant, granddaughter of Matthew Grant; he married (second) Hannah, daughter of Nicholas Ruckland.
Children:

1. Eliakim, born February 10, 1705.
2. Samuel. M. D., January 6. 1706.
3. Timothy.
4. Abigail. September 1, 1714
5. Nathaniel, August 8, 1716.
6. Joseph, May 31, 1718.
7. Charles, February 16, 1720.
8. Abigail, (2nd) March 6, 1721.
9. Hannah, August 12, 1727.
10. Lucy, February 18, 1729.
11. Elizabeth, January 22, 1731.
12. Eliakim, September 26, 1732. ^[3]

MEMORIAL HISTORY OF HARTFORD COUNTY CONNECTICUT 1633-1884

Sources

1. ↑ The Grant Family (1898), p. 5: https://archive.org/details/grantfamilygenea00gran/page/5/mode/1up
2. ↑ Find-A-Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33782518
3. ↑ Online Resource, Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts, Volume 4 William Richard Cutter Lewis historical Publishing Company, 1910 - Massachusetts. P-2182 Dr. Samuel Mather.
   https://books.google.com/books?id=FM8UAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA2182&dq=%22Dr.+Samuel+Mather%221677&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjjlPL26cvuAhVOneAKHWiqBukQ6AEwCHoECAEQAg#v=onepage&q=%22Dr.%20Samuel%20Mather%221677&f=false.
4. ↑ Online Resource, THE MEMORIAL HISTORY OF HARTFORD COUNTY CONNECTICUT 1633-1884 EDITED BY J. HAMMOND TRUMBULL LLD. President Of The Connecticut Historic Society IN TWO VOLUMES Vol. II TOWN HISTORIES PROJECTED BY CLARENCE P. JEWETT BOSTON EDWARD L OSGOOD PUBLISHER 1886 . pp-123,124 Dr Samuel Mather.
   https://books.google.com/books?id=rqoyAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA123&dq=%22Dr.+Samuel+Mather%221677&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjW9KSN2svuAhVuQt8KHdgtAWoQ6AEwA3oECAIQAg#v=onepage&q=%22Dr.%20Samuel%20Mather%221677&f=false.

• Mather, Esquire in entry for Abigail Mather, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934" mentioned in the record of Eliakim Mather

• Dexter, Franklin Bowditch. Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College (Yale University Press, New Haven, Conn., 1885) Vol. 1, 1701-1745 With Annals of the College History. Page 33