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William Dyer was a person of consequence in Rhode Island. In 1638 he was elected Clerk, and in 1640 Secretary of Portsmouth and Newport, holding the office until May, 1647, and thereafter for a year he was the General Recorder under the Parliamentary Patent. Two years later he was the Attorney-General of the Colony.
Oct 12, 2011 · Mary Dyer : biography of a rebel Quaker by Plimpton, Ruth Talbot, 1916-Publication date 1994 Topics Dyer, Mary, d. 1660, Quakers, Christian martyrs, Freedom of religion
Mary Barrett Dyer. (died 1660). British-born religious figure Mary Barrett Dyer was publicly hanged in the Massachusetts Bay Colony for following her Quaker beliefs. After her death, the persecution of Quakers in Massachusetts was lessened. Mary Barrett was born in the early 1600s, probably in Somersetshire, England.
Dec 8, 2023 · Mary Barrett Dyer (c. 1611 [1] to June 1, 1660) was an English Puritan turned Quaker who was hanged in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony (now in present-day Massachusetts), for repeatedly defying a Puritan law banning Quakers from the colony. [2] She is one of the four executed Quakers known as the Boston martyrs.
Nov 30, 2015 · If Quakers were predisposed to naming saints, they probably would have included Mary Dyer. She gave her life for religious freedom. On June 1, 1660, Mary Dyer was executed on Boston Commons because she was a Quaker at a time when Puritans had no tolerance for people who did not conform to their religious beliefs.
On June 1, 1660, Mary Dyer was once again led to the Boston Neck. She was hung in the same fashion as other Quakers before her and was buried in an unmarked grave. She would not be the last. A statement from the SAD. In March of 1661, Quaker William Leddra was hanged in the same manner.
Jun 1, 2018 · Mary Dyer’s story as the Quaker executed by the Puritans is one that captures the imagination. Winsser’s biography presents an account richer than the traditional Quaker hagiography or fictional retellings. Adding William’s story illuminates the greater complexities of Mary Dyer’s life as a wife, mother, and community member.
