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Entry No. 638ReligionUnited States

Cotton MatherPuritan minister

Cotton names the fiber crop though he was a Boston divine who promoted smallpox inoculation.

Trade
Puritan minister
Field
Religion
Country
United States
Attached to
Old North Church
Dates
1663–1728
Name origin
English: cotton (fiber)

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Given name Cotton from maternal grandfather John Cotton.

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