Anne Hutchinson (1591-1643) was a religious reformer, Puritan dissident, midwife, and alleged prophetess whose beliefs and influence brought her into conflict with the magistrates of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, especially its governor, John Winthrop (1588-1649), in 1636-1638. She was the central voice of the so-called Antinomian Controversy, which divided the colony and, to the magistrates, threatened its mission and continued existence. Hutchinson claimed that the ministers of the colony were preaching a false doctrine of salvation based on works while ignoring the truth that salvation was granted by God's grace alone.
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1591 - 1643Life of Anne Hutchinson, religious reformer and advocate for religious freedom.
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1612Anne Marbury marries William Hutchinson in London; the couple move back to their hometown of Alford.
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1612William and Anne Hutchinson become devotees of the Puritan preacher John Cotton.
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1634William and Anne Hutchinson, with their children, follow John Cotton to Massachusetts Bay Colony in North America.
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1636 - 1638Anne Hutchinson is the primary voice of the Antinomian Controversy, defending her belief in the supremacy of God's Grace in salvation against Puritan authorities.
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1638Anne Hutchinson banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony; founds Portsmouth, Rhode Island.
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1642Anne Hutchinson and seven of her children migrate to New Netherlands and establish a homestead.
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1643Anne Hutchinson and six of her children murdered in Native American attack on their homestead.
