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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Cotton , John 1585 -1652 (search)
Cotton, John 1585-1652
Clergyman; born in Derby, England, Dec. 4, 1585; became minister of St. Botolph's Church, Boston, Lincolnshire, about 1612, and remained there, a noted preacher and controversialist, for twenty years, constantly leaning towards Puritanism.
For his non-conformity he was cited to appear before Archbishop Laud, when he fled to America, arriving in Boston in September, 1633.
He was soon afterwards ordained a colleague with Mr. Wilson in the Boston Church.
His ministry there for nineteen years was so influential that he has been called The patriarch of New England.
He was a firm opponent of Roger Williams, and defended the authority of ministers and magistrates.
He and Davenport were invited to assist in the assembly of divines at Westminster, but were dissuaded from going by Hooker.
He died in Boston, Dec. 23, 1652.
God's promise to his plantations.— The following sermon, to which a large historical importance has been given, was preached in England, a
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Gladwin , Henry 1755 -1791 (search)
Gladwin, Henry 1755-1791
Military officer; born in England; participated in Braddock's
Battle of Glendale, or Frazier's farm. expedition in 1755; commanded the fort at Detroit when Pontiac besieged it in 1763-64; was deputy adjutant-general during the Revolutionary War; promoted major-general, Sept. 26, 1782.
He died in Derby, England, June 22, 1791.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Lafayette , Marie Jean Paul Roch Yves Gilbert Motier , Marquis de 1757 - (search)
Quakers.
The sect of Friends, who were called Quakers in derision, was founded at about the middle of the seventeenth century.
At first they were called Professors (or children) of the light, because of their fundamental principle that the light of Christ within was God's gift of salvation—that Light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
It is said that George Fox (q. v.), the founder of the sect, when brought before magistrates at Derby, England, in 1650, told them to quake before the Lord, when one of them (Gervase Bennet) caught up the word quake, and was the first who called the sect Quakers.
They were generally known by that name afterwards.
They spread rapidly in England, and were severely persecuted by the Church and State.
At one time there were 4,000 of them in loathsome prisons in England.
The most prominent of Fox's disciples was William Penn, who did much to alleviate their sufferings.
Many died in prison or from the effects of imprisonment.