Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

male, deceased (1790)
inventor, Founding Father of the United States, Signers of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, lightning rod, electricity, great scientist…American, American expatriates in the United Kingdom, American inventor, English American, Americancolonial
Benjamin Franklin (April 17 1790) was one of the most critical Founding Fathers of the United States. He was a leading author, political theorist,...
William Penn

William Penn

male, deceased (1718)
quaker, Fellow of the Royal Society, from Pennsylvania, Dutch American, Pacifist, united states constitution…American, Americancolonial
William Penn (October 14, 1644 - July 30, 1718) founded the Province of Pennsylvania, the English North American colony that became the U.S. state...
Roger Williams

Roger Williams

male, deceased (1684)
Calvinist ministers and theologian, Massachusetts colonial, Rhode Island colonial, minister, Reformed theologian, from Rhode Island…Native American, Americancolonial, American
Roger Williams (December 21, 1603-April 1, 1684) was an English theologian, a notable proponent of the separation of Church and State, an advocate...
John Winthrop

John Winthrop

male, deceased (1649)
Massachusetts colonial, Governor of Massachusetts, Americancolonial, governorship, Massachusetts Bay Company, The Cambridge Agreement
John Winthrop (12 January 1587/8-26 March 1649) led a group of English Puritans to the New World, joined the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1629 and...
Maj. John Marshall

Maj. John Marshall

male
from Maryland, revolutionary, american revolution, American, Fendall family, William Marshall III…Americancolonial
Maj. John Marshall (1726-1800), a veteran of the American Revolution. John was born in 1726 in Charles Co., Maryland. He was the son of William...
Cotton Mather

Cotton Mather

male, deceased (1728)
Massachusetts colonial-era clergy, Calvinist ministers and theologian, Massachusetts colonial, Salem witch trials, American clergy, University of Glasgow…English American, American, American sermon writer, Americancolonial
Cotton Mather (February 12, 1663 - February 13, 1728). A.B. 1678 (Harvard College), A.M. 1681; honorary doctorate 1710 (University of Glasgow), was...
Jonathan Edwards

Jonathan Edwards

male, deceased (1758)
fire-and-brimstone, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, Christian Revivalist, Calvinist ministers and theologian, From Northampton, Massachusetts, minister…Native American, American clergy, American, American sermon writer, Americancolonial
Jonathan Edwards (October 5, 1703 - March 22, 1758) was a colonial American Congregational preacher, theologian, and missionary to Native...
Anne Hutchinson

Anne Hutchinson

female, deceased (1643)
New York colonial, Midwives, Americancolonial, New Netherlands, Puritanism, From lincolnshire
Anne Hutchinson (July, 1591 - July, 1643) was the unauthorized Puritan preacher of a dissident church discussion group and a pioneer settler in...
John Cotton

John Cotton

male, deceased (1652)
Old Derbeian, Calvinist ministers and theologian, derby school, Massachusetts Bay Colony, new england, American clergy…Americancolonial, Massachusetts colonial
The Reverend John Cotton (December 4, 1585 - December 23, 1652) was a highly regarded principal among the New England Puritan ministers, who also...
Increase Mather

Increase Mather

male, deceased (1723)
Calvinist ministers and theologian, Massachusetts colonial, President of Harvard University, Harvard College, puritan, Religious history of the United States…American, English American, American sermon writer, Americancolonial
The Reverend Increase Mather was a major figure in the early history of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and Province of Massachusetts Bay (now the...