ble became Rhode Island; he was its president from 1654 to 1657.
Hutchinson (1591-1643) emigrated to Massachusetts with her husband, expecting to find greater freedom for her religious teachings. However, the colony's leaders found her threatening and railroaded her through a trial that led to her excommunication and banishment. Covey describes her as "a headstrong, high-strung, domineering, dissatisfied woman" (173). She found refuge in Williams' "Providence Plantations of Narragansett Bay." She later moved to New York, where she and all but one member of her family were killed by Native Americans.
Around 1647, a group began meeting in England to hear the preachings of a man named George Fox. Originally conceived as a lay organization, the group called itself C
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