Eleazer Mather (1716 - 1798)

Born 17 Nov 1716 in Lyme, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Anne Watrous — married 15 Nov 1741 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 21 Nov 1798 at age 82 in Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Dr. Eleazer Mather Sr. was born 17 Nov 1716 in Lyme, Connecticut. His parents were Joseph Mather and Phebe DeWolf. He married Anne Watrous on 15 Nov 1741. She was born 31 Dec 1723 in Lyme. Her parents were Isaac Watrous and Elizabeth Lord.

Dr. Eleazer Mather graduated at Yale College in class of 1737. He was an eminent physician and a man of university knowledge. He was a very extensive land owner on the east side of the Connecticut River.

In the French War, he lost a large amount of property in ships, and the government agreed to remunerate him for his loss but never did.

Eleazer and Anne had six sons and one daughter.

Eleazer died 21 Nov 1798 in Lyme, Connecticut and was buried in the Lord Graveyard. Ann died 15 Nov 1804 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut. She is buried in the Millington Cemetery in East Haddam, which is also where her son Dr. Augustus Mather is buried. She was probably living with him and his family before her death.

From Dexter, F. Bowditch. (18851912). Biographical sketches of the graduates of Yale College: with annals of the college history. New York: Holt. Volume 1. Page 607.

Eleazer Mather, the second son and child of Joseph and Phebe Mather, of Lyme, Connecticut, and grandson of Richard and Catharine (Wise) Mather, of Dorchester, Massachusetts, and Lyme, was born in Lyme, November 17, 1716. His grandfather was a brother of the Rev. Samuel Mather, one of the original Trustees of Yale College, and a first cousin of Cotton Mather.

He settled in Lyme (Hamburg Society), where he was a useful physician, selectman, magistrate, etc. He represented the town in the General Assembly at the sessions in May, 1751, and October, 1759.

He married, November 15, 1741, Anna Waterhouse (or Watrous), of Lyme, by whom he had six sons and one daughter. He died in Lyme, November 2, 1798, at the age of 82. His tombstone calls him "an eminent physicial and a man of universal knowledge."

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Sources

Birth. White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.

Name: Elleazer Mather; Gender: Male

Birth Date: 17 Nov 1716; Birth Place: Lyme

Parent: Joseph; Parent: Phebe

Godfrey Memorial Library. American Genealogical-Biographical Index. Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library.

Name: Eleazer Mather

Birth Date: 1716; Birthplace: Connecticut

Volume: 111; Page Number: 525

Reference: Genealogy of the Mathers fam. By John Mather. Hartford, Ct, 1848. (76p.): 12 Gen. Column of the " Boston Transcript". 1906-1941.( The greatest single source of material for gen. Data for the N.E. area and for the period 1600-1800. Completely indexed in the Index.): 14 May 1913, 3165

Marriage. White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.

Name: Eleazer Mather

Marriage Date: 5 Nov 1741

Marriage Place: Lyme, Connecticut, USA

Residence Place: Lyme

Spouse: Anna Waterouse

Spouse Residence Place: Lyme

Bailey, Frederic W. Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997.

Name: Eleazar Mather; Gender: Male

Spouse's Name: Ann Watrous; Spouse Gender: Female

Marriage Date: 5 Nov 1741

Marriage Place: Lyme, New London

Year: 1790; Census Place: New London, Connecticut; Series: M637; Roll: 1; Page: 102; Image: 66; Family History Library Film: 0568141

Name: Eleazer Mather

Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 1

Free White Persons - Females: 1

Number of Household Members: 2

Death. Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut.

Name: Eleazer Mather Esq

Death Date: 16 Nov 1798

Death Place: Lyme, Connecticut, USA

Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.

Name: Eleazar Mather

Spouse: Annie Watrons

Parents: Joseph Mather Phebe

Birth Place: New London, Lyme, CT

Birth Date: 17 Nov 1716

Marriage Date: 15 Nov 1741

Death Place: Lyme

Death Date: 21 Nov 1798

Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, Volume 239.

Name: Eleazar Mather M D

Birth Date: 17 Nov 1716; Birth Place: Lynn, Connecticut

Death Date: 21 Nov 1798; Death Place: Lynn, Connecticut

SAR Membership: 47685

Role: Ancestor

Application Date: 19 Sep 1928

Spouse: Annie Watrous

Children: Eleazar Mather

U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.

Name: Dr Eleazar Mather

Birth Date: 17 Nov 1716

Birth Place: Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 2 Nov 1789

Death Place: Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Cemetery: Lord Graveyard

Burial or Cremation Place: Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Has Bio?: Y

Father: Joseph Mather; Mother: Phoebe Mather

Spouse: Anna Mather

Children: Eleazer Mather, Augustus Mather, Elisha Mather, Samuel Mather, Frederick Mather, Abigail Ransom, Lorraine Ottley

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102777179/eleazar-mather

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Carol Gibson for creating WikiTree profile Mather-177 through the import of Gibson_Peck Family Trees.ged on Jan 26, 2013.

Thank you to Robert Stafford for creating WikiTree profile Mather-241 through the import of Full.ged on Mar 3, 2013.

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