Anne Hutchinson Biography
The reason I picked this topic is because I admire Anne Hutchinson and the history of her
life and I strongly believe in the rights of the individual to freedom of thought, freedom of
speech, and the freedom to worship. She is a real hero because she faced adversity but she
refused to betray her ideals or ethics no matter what the cost was.
Anne Hutchinson, was born Anne Marbury, in Alford, Lincolnshire, England, in July,
1591, the daughter of Bridget Dryden and Francis Marbury, a deacon at Christ Church,
Cambridge. She was the second of 13 children. For years everyone in England had been
Catholic. Then, almost 100 years before Anne was born, King Henry VIII of England, the leader
at the time, left the Catholic Church. He wanted to divorce his wife, but the Catholic Church
would not let its members get divorced. Because he was determined to end his marriage, he
started a new church called the Church of England. He made himself head of this church and
from that time until today, the king or queen of England has also been the ruler of the Church of
England. The English people wanted a more relaxed and simple form of worship that would be
less formal than the Catholic Church. These people were known as the Puritans, because they
wanted a pure religion without the rules and ceremonies of Catholicism.
Several members of Anne's mother's family were Puritans, and her father, Reverend Patruno 2
Marbury, was accused of being a Puritan. He did not approve of the way the church selected
ministers. Some men became preachers because their families knew political rulers or because
they were wealthy. Reverend Marbury, on the other hand, had spent years going to school and
earning his degree at Cambridge University. In fact, he spoke against untrained ministers so
much that he was even thrown in jail and not allowed to preach for several years.
Because her father had always expressed his
life and I strongly believe in the rights of the individual to freedom of thought, freedom of
speech, and the freedom to worship. She is a real hero because she faced adversity but she
refused to betray her ideals or ethics no matter what the cost was.
Anne Hutchinson, was born Anne Marbury, in Alford, Lincolnshire, England, in July,
1591, the daughter of Bridget Dryden and Francis Marbury, a deacon at Christ Church,
Cambridge. She was the second of 13 children. For years everyone in England had been
Catholic. Then, almost 100 years before Anne was born, King Henry VIII of England, the leader
at the time, left the Catholic Church. He wanted to divorce his wife, but the Catholic Church
would not let its members get divorced. Because he was determined to end his marriage, he
started a new church called the Church of England. He made himself head of this church and
from that time until today, the king or queen of England has also been the ruler of the Church of
England. The English people wanted a more relaxed and simple form of worship that would be
less formal than the Catholic Church. These people were known as the Puritans, because they
wanted a pure religion without the rules and ceremonies of Catholicism.
Several members of Anne's mother's family were Puritans, and her father, Reverend Patruno 2
Marbury, was accused of being a Puritan. He did not approve of the way the church selected
ministers. Some men became preachers because their families knew political rulers or because
they were wealthy. Reverend Marbury, on the other hand, had spent years going to school and
earning his degree at Cambridge University. In fact, he spoke against untrained ministers so
much that he was even thrown in jail and not allowed to preach for several years.
Because her father had always expressed his
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