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Quakers

Christian denominational family (1652–)

26 dated entries naming Quakers, drawn from 23 separate years between 1624 CE and 1847 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

Also written as Quaker, Religious Society of Friends, Society of Friends in the source articles; Wikipedia redirects those to the same subject, so their entries are on this page.

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17th century

  • 1624July – George Fox, English founder of the Quakers (died 1691)source
  • 1648George Fox founds the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in England.source
  • 1648Approximate date – a Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) begins to form around George Fox.source
  • 165030 October – the Religious Society of Friends acquires the nickname "Quakers" when the judge at George Fox's blasphemy trial says that they "tremble at the word of the Lord".source
  • 1652June 13 – George Fox preaches to a large crowd on Firbank Fell in England, leading to the establishment of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).source
  • 165213 June – George Fox preaches to a large crowd on Firbank Fell in Westmorland, leading to the establishment of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).source
  • 1654William Edmondson establishes what is probably the first Quaker Meeting in Ireland at his house in Lurgan.source
  • 1656Cromwellian soldier William Morris becomes a Quaker, founding a meeting at Belturbet, County Cavan, before returning to his home at Castle Salem, Cork.source
  • 165624 October – Quaker James Nayler re-enacts the arrival of Jesus in Jerusalem at Bristol, for which he is arrested for blasphemy.source
  • 1657June 1 – The first eleven Quaker settlers arrive in New Amsterdam (later New York City), and are allowed to practice their faith.source
  • 1667William Penn attends meetings of the Quakers in Cork, marking his conversion.source
  • 1669May–August – George Fox, founder of the Quakers, visits Ireland. William Penn also returns to Ireland this year.source
  • 1670February–April – William Penn visits the Quaker William Morris at Castle Salem, Cork.source
  • 1681September 19 – the Quaker William Bates and a small group of emigrants depart from Dublin aboard Ye Owners Adventure to settle in British America.source
  • 1688April 18 (Julian calendar) – The Germantown Quaker Protest Against Slavery is drafted by four Germantown Quakers.source
  • 169113 January – George Fox, founder of the Quakers (born 1624)source
  • 1695Quakers Act ("An Act that the Solemne Affirmation & Declaration of the People called Quakers shall be accepted instead of an Oath in the usual Forme") permits Quakers (who conscientiously object to taking an oath) to substitute an affirmation in certain legal proceedings.source

18th century

  • 1711January – Cary's Rebellion: The Lords Proprietor appoint Edward Hyde to replace Thomas Cary, as the governor of the North Carolina portion of the Province of Carolina. Hyde's policies are deemed hostile to Quaker interests, leading former governor Cary and his Quaker allies to take up arms against the province.source
  • 172021 August - Elisha Beadles sends an account of the progress of the Quaker movement in South Wales to London for consideration by the "Meeting for Sufferings".source
  • 1747December 7 – Benjamin Franklin forms the Pennsylvania Associators, the first militia in the colony of Pennsylvania, which had no standing militia because of its foundation by pacifistic Quakers.source
  • 1780Quakers begin the Underground Railroad to smuggle slaves to freedom in Canada.source
  • 1790February 11 – Two Quaker delegates petition the United States Congress for the abolition of slavery.source

19th century

  • 1825Portlaw in County Waterford is established as a model village by the Malcomson family, Quaker cotton mill owners.source
  • 1843The Quaker magazine The Friend is first published in London.source
  • 1845Bessbrook in County Armagh is established as a model village by Quaker linen manufacturer John Grubb Richardson.source
  • 1847Ongoing – Great Famine. This summer's potato crop is free from blight, but inadequate due to small area sown. The British Relief Association is founded and raises money throughout England, the United States and Australia, with the help of the "Queen's Letters", two letters from Queen Victoria appealing for money to relieve the distress in Ireland. A group of Native American Choctaw is among those contributing to the relief effort. The Central Relief Committee of the Society of Friends (Quakers) also assists, but there are claims of "Souperism" (the provision of food in combination with proselytization) by other Protestant sectarian groups.source

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