Anne Hutchinson (l. 1591-1643 CE) was a religious reformer, Puritan preacher, 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 (l. c. 1588-1649 CE) in 1636-1638 CE. 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.
