Anne Hutchinson was originally from Alford, England, but she and her family moved to Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1634. She wished to be allowed freedom of thought, but instead she was governed by the strict beliefs of the Puritans. She later started a women’s club at her home, expressing her own views on the Puritan church. These meetings were seen as a threat, and it caused her to be banished to Rhode Island Colony in 1638.
(1591, United Kingdom- 1643, New Netherland)