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The Southwick family of Salem were persecuted for being Quakers. Religious Society of Friends (Quaker) missionaries arrived in Salem in 1636. | *The Southwick family of Salem were persecuted for being Quakers. | ||
Their message of simplicity, harmony, truth and equality appealed to many of the colonists, especially women. | *Religious Society of Friends (Quaker) missionaries arrived in Salem in 1636. Their message of simplicity, harmony, truth and equality appealed to many of the colonists, especially women. | ||
Quakers heretics. When the Quakers refused to attend Puritans church services, they were arrested and fined, as church attendance was mandatory in those days. | But the Puritan establishment considered Quakers heretics. When the Quakers refused to attend Puritans church services, they were arrested and fined, as church attendance was mandatory in those days. | ||
*On June 26, 1658, a gathering of Quakers in Salem was raided. Those arrested included the Southwick family; parents Lawrence and Cassandra, sons Josiah and Daniel and Provided. The family was sent to prison. | |||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[http://innopac.noblenet.org/record=b3017553~S24 Hidden History of Salem] by S. Saville, p. 56-63 | |||
Revision as of 12:38, 28 January 2011
- The Southwick family of Salem were persecuted for being Quakers.
- Religious Society of Friends (Quaker) missionaries arrived in Salem in 1636. Their message of simplicity, harmony, truth and equality appealed to many of the colonists, especially women.
But the Puritan establishment considered Quakers heretics. When the Quakers refused to attend Puritans church services, they were arrested and fined, as church attendance was mandatory in those days.
- On June 26, 1658, a gathering of Quakers in Salem was raided. Those arrested included the Southwick family; parents Lawrence and Cassandra, sons Josiah and Daniel and Provided. The family was sent to prison.
See Also
- Hidden History of Salem by S. Saville, p. 56-63
