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Ancestor of U.S. Politicians Mitt Romney, Jon Huntsman, Jr. Anne Hutchinson(née Marbury; July 1591 – August 1643) was a Puritanspiritual advisor, religious reformer, and an important participant in the Antinomian Controversywhich shook the infant Massachusetts Bay Colonyfrom 1636 to 1638. Her strong religious formal declaration were at odds ...
William Hutchinson and Anne (Marbury) Hutchinson. Susanna Cole (née Hutchinson; 1636 – before 14 December 1713) was the lone survivor of a Native American attack in which many of her siblings were killed, as well as her famed mother Anne Hutchinson. She was taken captive following the attack and held for several years before her release.
The Life of Sir Henry Vane by Charles W. Upham was published in 1835 and later published in Jared Sparks' Library of American Biography, vol. IV. [108] George E. Ellis published The Life of Anne Hutchinson in 1845 [109] which is likely the first biography of Hutchinson. Many biographies of both of these individuals appeared in the 20th century.
Samuel Cole (settler) Samuel Cole (c. 1597–1666/67) was an early settler of Boston in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, arriving with the Winthrop Fleet in 1630. He was an innkeeper and confectioner, and in 1634 established the first house of entertainment in the colony, called Cole's Inn and referenced by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in his play ...
Peter Bulkley (31 January 1583 – 9 March 1659, last name also spelled Bulkeley) was an influential early Puritan minister who left England for greater religious freedom in the American colony of Massachusetts. He was a founder of Concord, [1] and was named by descendant Ralph Waldo Emerson in his poem about Concord, "Hamatreya".
t. e. The history of women in the United States encompasses the lived experiences and contributions of women throughout American history. The earliest women living in what is now the United States were Native Americans. European women arrived in the 17th century and brought with them European culture and values.
The primary role of women was seen as childbearing and raising children. Large families were common, and women often bore many children. The average number of children per marriage was around eight, but some women gave birth to as many as fifteen or twenty children. Child mortality rates were high, and women faced the constant risk of death in ...
Lawyer, governor. Signature. John Winthrop (January 12, 1588 [a] – March 26, 1649) was an English Puritan lawyer and a leading figure in the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the second major settlement in New England following Plymouth Colony. Winthrop led the first large wave of colonists from England in 1630 and served as governor ...