I am related to Cotton Mather. One of my great grandmothers was Amelia Lucinda Cotton (she sometimes spelled it Cotten) and her grandfather was Solomon Cotton. Another ancestor was Lucy DEVOTION, born about 1750, in Bennington, Vermont. One name in my family tree I'd never seen before was "Chileab". It belongs to Chileab Smith, b 1636, Hartford, Connecticut. Does anyone know what Chileab refers to?

An interesting article online about the Seven Deadly Sins as opposite to Virtues: Click here


Basic list as given by Catholic church:

The Theological Virtues: Faith, Hope and Charity
from 1 Corinthians 13:13

The Cardinal Virtues: Prudence, Justice, Temperance and Fortitude
from Wisdom 8:7

The Evangelical Counsels: Poverty, Chastity and Obedience
From the Beatitudes and Philippians 2:8.

The Gifts of the Holy Spirit: Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel, Fortitude, Knowledge, Piety, and Fear of the Lord.
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The Fruits of the Holy Spirit: Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, and Faithfulness
from Galatians 5:22. The Church has a tradition of twelve also, which adds: Generosity, Gentleness, Modesty, Self-control, and Chastity (Catechism #1832)


It seems that Prudence and Temperance were also used alot for naming girls.


Alice