Puritan settlers built a society centered on religious devotion, communal governance, and strict moral codes in 17th-century New England. Driven by the ideal of creating a exemplary "city upon a hill," they established town meetings, Congregational churches, and early institutions like Harvard College. Their covenant-based society deeply influenced American intellectual, educational, and political traditions.
People
Birth Death Origin Age (Death)
1591
1603
Roger Williams
1663
Cotton Mather
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PeopleMajor warsMajor events
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AgePeriodLocationOverview
Year
Puritan New England Construction
1591
Birth of Anne Hutchinson (Period: c. 1591, Location: Alford, Lincolnshire, England (present-day Lincolnshire, England))
1603
Birth of Roger Williams (Period: c. 1603 (debated), Location: London, England (present-day City of London))
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