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John Wesley (/ ˈ w ɛ s l i / WESS-lee; [1] 28 June [O.S. 17 June] 1703 – 2 March 1791) was an English cleric, theologian, and evangelist who was a principal leader of a revival movement within the Church of England known as Methodism. The societies he founded became the dominant form of the independent Methodist movement that continues to ...
Susanna Wesley (née Annesley; 20 January 1669 – 23 July 1742) was the daughter of Samuel Annesley and Mary White, and the mother of John and Charles “…although she never preached a sermon or published a book or founded a church, (she) is known as the Mother of Methodism .
The rectory was home to the rector of Epworth from 1697 to 1735, the Reverend Samuel Wesley, his wife Susanna and their 19 children, [1] one of whom, John Wesley, grew up to become a founder of Methodism. [2] On 9 February 1709, while the Wesleys were resident, a fire burnt down the wooden rectory and it was rebuilt in brick. [3]
The couple welcomed three sons: John Wesley Braugher, Michael Braugher and Isaiah Braugher, with Michael Braugher following in his parents' footsteps as an actor. Read on to learn about Andre ...
Sarah Wesley, née Gwynne, also known as Sally Wesley (1726 – 28 December 1822) was the wife of itinerant Methodist Charles Wesley, brother of John Wesley, the main founder of Methodism. The daughter of a wealthy family, Wesley once performed musically for George III and passed this talent onto two of her sons, both of whom were musical ...
Janette Howard with her husband John Howard in the Australian Team uniform during the 2000 Summer Paralympics. The Howards attended several days of competition during the Games. [citation needed] Alison Janette Parker [1] was born in the suburb of Kingsford, Sydney, in 1944. Her father was an engineer with the New South Wales Government Railways.
John Lithgow and wife Mary Yeager have learned to turn the actor’s work trips into vacations. Now that Yeager is retired from her job at UCLA, where she was a professor of business and economic ...
Wright was one of 19 children born to Samuel and Susanna Wesley, of whom at least nine died in infancy. [3] Her siblings included younger brothers John Wesley and Charles Wesley, leaders of the Methodist movement, as well as an elder brother Samuel Wesley the Younger, who was a poet and a Church of England cleric. [2]