Quakers in The States (Now USA)
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This page will contain a bit of history about Quakerism as it arrived upon the shores and links to spaces that will be more specific as they are created. State pages should contain Meetings, Burial Grounds, and perhaps later even sortable tables.
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The influence behind the immigration to the shores had several noteworthy people. George Fox[1], John Bowne[2], and William Penn[3], likely come to mind.
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| George Fox |
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| John Bowne appearing before Governor Stuyvesant |
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| William Penn |
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Categories for U.S. cemeteries can be found by going to Category:United States, Cemeteries drilling down through States, and Counties, to find specific cemeteries or burial grounds.
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~paxson/graphics-pax/mtghse.html links some great photos
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~paxson/graphics-pax/mtghse_notpa.html#NewEngland
NEYM Archives http://scua.library.umass.edu/new-england-yearly-meeting/
Sources
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Fox
- ↑ https://flushingfriends.org/history/history-of-flushing-meeting/
- ↑ https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Penn-English-Quaker-leader-and-colonist
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Book of Hanover and Campbell Counties Virginia Meeting Houses