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Mary Dyer (born Marie Barrett; c. 1611 – 1 June 1660) was an English and colonial American Puritan -turned- Quaker who was hanged in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, for repeatedly defying a Puritan law banning Quakers from the colony. She is one of the four executed Quakers known as the Boston martyrs .
- Mary Dyer, c. 1611, England
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Apr 24, 2024 · Mary Dyer (born early 1600s, probably Somersetshire, England—died June 1, 1660, Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony [now in Massachusetts, U.S.]) was a British-born religious figure whose martyrdom to her Quaker faith helped relieve the persecution of that group in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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Mary Dyer was a Quaker who supported Anne Hutchinson and Rev. John Wheelwright in the Antinomian controversy, and was hanged for her beliefs in 1660. Her execution inspired Rhode Island's Charter of 1663 and the Bill of Rights, and she is now honored with a statue in Boston.
Learn about the life and death of Mary Dyer, a Quaker activist who was hanged for her religious beliefs in 1660. Explore her journey from England to Rhode Island, her conversion to Quakerism, and her defiance of the Puritan laws.
Mary Barrett Dyer (1611 – 1660) was an English Puritan turned Quaker who was hanged in Boston, Massachusetts for repeatedly defying a law banning Quakers from the colony. She is one of the four executed Quakers known as the Boston martyrs.
Jun 11, 2018 · Mary Dyer was a Puritan who became a Quaker and was executed for heresy in Massachusetts in 1660. She defied the Puritan laws that banned Quakers and advocated for religious tolerance, becoming a symbol of freedom for many.
Mary Dyer was a Puritan woman who became a Quaker missionary and a target of persecution in colonial America. Learn about her life, her quest, her trial, and her execution in this account by Douglas O. Linder, a professor of history and author.
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