Often viewed as an aggressive, vain genius by his contemporaries, he had a stutter from childhood to early adulthood and suffered from various nervous conditions in his life. Ordained in 1685, he became the pastor of Second Church of Boston where he remained until his death. Encouraged in his early education and dedication to Puritanism by his father, he entered Harvard at age 12 and graduated with a BA and MA in 1678 at the age of 15.
This legacy of famous Puritan ministers and community leaders shaped Mather’s life and was the driving force behind many of his achievements. Born in Boston in 1663, Cotton Mather was the son of Increase Mather and the grandson of Richard Mather and John Cotton.
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