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Anne Hutchinson ( née Marbury; July 1591 – August 1643) was a Puritan spiritual advisor, religious reformer, and an important participant in the Antinomian Controversy which shook the infant Massachusetts Bay Colony from 1636 to 1638.
Nov 9, 2009 · Anne Hutchinson was a Puritan spiritual leader in colonial New England who challenged the religious doctrines of her time. She was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony, faced persecution and death threats, and moved to New Amsterdam, where she was killed by Native Americans.
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Anne Hutchinson (baptized July 20, 1591, Alford, Lincolnshire, England—died August or September 1643, Pelham Bay, New York [U.S.]) was a religious liberal who became one of the founders of Rhode Island after her banishment from Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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Anne Hutchinson was a spiritual leader who questioned Puritan teachings on salvation and preached to both men and women in colonial Massachusetts. She was excommunicated, banished and killed in an Indian massacre for her defiance of gender roles and authority.
Apr 2, 2014 · Anne Hutchinson was a Puritan woman who spread her own interpretations of the Bible, leading to the Antinomian Controversy in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Jan 26, 2015 · Learn about Anne Hutchinson, a dissident Puritan who moved from England to Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1634. Discover her role in the Antinomian Controversy, her trial and banishment, and her legacy as a midwife and a mother of 15 children.
As long as Anne Hutchinson relegated herself to being an influential member of the Puritan Church and in subordination to her male leaders, she was welcome and celebrated.
