Mather Byles

English reverend (1707-1788)
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Mather Byles

Summary

Mather Byles is a human[1]. He was born on March 26, 1706[2]. He died on July 5, 1788[3]. He worked as a poet[4] and Christian minister[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Mather Byles was born on March 26, 1706[2].
  • Mather Byles was born on January 1, 1706[7].
  • Mather Byles died on July 5, 1788[3].
  • Mather Byles died on January 1, 1788[8].
  • Mather Byles is buried at Granary Burying Ground[9].
  • Mather Byles's father was Josias Byles[10].
  • Mather Byles's mother was Elizabeth Mather[11].
  • Among Mather Byles's spouses was Anna Gale[12].
  • A child of Mather Byles was Katherine Byles[13].
  • A child of Mather Byles was Mary Byles[14].
  • A child of Mather Byles was Mather Byles[15].
  • A child of Mather Byles was Elizabeth Byles Brown[16].
  • Mather Byles's professions included poet[4].
  • Mather Byles's professions included Christian minister[5].
  • Mather Byles was educated at Harvard University[17].
  • Mather Byles's religion is recorded as Congregational churches[18].
  • Mather Byles's religion is recorded as Congregationalism in the United States[19].
  • Mather Byles is recorded as male[20].
  • Mather Byles's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Mather Byles's Commons category is recorded as Mather Byles I[22].
  • Mather Byles's family name is recorded as Byles[23].
  • Mather Byles's given name is recorded as Mather[24].
  • Mather Byles's relative is recorded as Cotton Mather[25].
  • Mather Byles's described by source is recorded as Annals of the American Pulpit[26].
  • Mather Byles's described by source is recorded as Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include March 26, 1706[2] and January 1, 1706[7]. Mather Byles's father was Josias Byles[10]. His mother was Elizabeth Mather[11].

Education

Mather Byles's education included a stint at Harvard University[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[4] and Christian minister[5].

Personal Life

Mather Byles was married to Anna Gale[12]. Children include Katherine Byles[13]; Mary Byles[14]; he[15], a cleric[28], 1734–1814[29], of Canada[30]; and Elizabeth Byles Brown[16], 1737–1763[31]. Religious affiliations include Congregational churches[18], a Christian denominational family[32] and Congregationalism in the United States[19], a Protestantism of an area[33], in United States[34].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include July 5, 1788[3] and January 1, 1788[8]. Mather Byles is buried at Granary Burying Ground[9].

Why It Matters

Mather Byles ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Who were Mather Byles's parents?

Mather Byles's father was Josias Byles[10]. Mather Byles's mother was Elizabeth Mather[11].

Who was Mather Byles married to?

Mather Byles's spouses include Anna Gale[12].

What did Mather Byles do for work?

Mather Byles worked as poet[4] and Christian minister[5].

Where did Mather Byles go to school?

Mather Byles was educated at Harvard University[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [20] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . masshist.org. masshist.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [21] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . Annals of the American Pulpit. wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Annals of the American Pulpit. wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
  17. [2] . wikidata.org.
  18. [7] . Annals of the American Pulpit. wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . wikidata.org.
  20. [8] . Annals of the American Pulpit. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp01280459
    Occupation poet, Christian minister
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  2. 23d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp01280459
    Yale lux id person/9e508464-dd05-4337-92d2-22823785abef
    Deutsche biographie (gnd) id 143388045
    Child Katherine Byles, Mary Byles, Mather Byles +1
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