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Anne Hutchinson

Anne Hutchinson was a prominent religious leader in colonial Massachusetts who challenged Puritan clergy and promoted salvation by grace. Banished following a trial for heresy, she settled in Rhode Island and New York, becoming an enduring symbol of religious freedom and women's voice.

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Year Anne Hutchinson
1591
Birth of Anne Hutchinson (Period: July 20, 1591 (Baptism date), Location: Alford, Lincolnshire, England)
1612
Marriage (Anne Hutchinson, William Hutchinson, Age: 20 years old, Period: 1612, Location: London, England)
1636
Antinomian Controversy (Age: 44 years old, Period: 1636–1638, Location: Massachusetts Bay Colony (Around present-day Boston, Massachusetts, United States))
1637
Trial of Anne Hutchinson (Age: 45 years old, Period: 1637, Location: Boston)
1638
Migration to Rhode Island (Age: 46 years old, Period: 1638, Location: Around present-day Aquidneck Island, Rhode Island)
1643
Kieft’s War (Age: 51 years old, Period: 1643–1645, Location: Around New Netherland Colony (Present-day New York and New Jersey areas))
Pelham Raid (Age: 51 years old, Period: 1643, Location: Around present-day The Bronx, New York City)
Death of Anne Hutchinson (Age: 52 years old, Period: August 1643)

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