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Marriage
Anne marries William Hutchinson. They have 15 children together. William is a wealthy and prominent cloth merchant. -
Puritans
Anne was a member of the Puritans after she and her family went to the sermons of John Cotton. Hutchinson and her family decided to move to the puritan colonies of New England after John Cotton joined the colonies in 1634. They started speaking out against the way Puritans leaders were being trained. Thus sparking the Antinomian Controversy, a religious and political conflict that lasted until 1638. -
America
The family sailed to America with other colonists on the Griffin, hoping for religious freedom favorable to the new ideas of Puritans.After settling in Boston, Anne served as a mid-wife and herbalist. She conducted weekly meetings in her home to discuss the ministers’ sermons, sometimes gathering 60-80 people. Anne spoke of a spirit-centered theology which held that God’s grace could be directly bestowed through faith. -
Speaking Out
She started a Women's club and meetings were held in her home. The women discussed the Scriptures, prayed and reviewed sermons. Anne Hutchinson also expressed her own views. Her women's club meetings were seen as a threat to the authority of the men in power and against the fundamental ideals of the Puritan way of life. -
Jail
Anne Hutchinson was arrested and placed in custody at the house of the Marshal of Roxbury Massachusetts. She was 46 and pregnant.Tried by the General Court and interrogated by Governor John Winthrop, Hutchinson was found guilty of heresy and banished. -
New Governmet
Anne Hutchinson and her followers established a home in Portsmouth. They adopted a new government which provided for trial by jury and separation of church and state. They did this because she was banished from the colony and she wanted to continue her teachings. -
Challenging the Religion
Anne was one of the first people to challenge the religious authority in Colonial America. She held protests, and the puritan leaders thought she was dangerous. She interrupted religious beliefs. Anne also held meetings teaching women her beliefs. -
Leaving Boston
Anne Hutchinson and her followers left Boston for settlement that had been established by Roger Williams at Providence, Rhode Island .Hutchinson left Massachusetts for Roger Williams’ settlement in Rhode Island on April 1. Her husband, most of her children and many of her friends had already left the colony months before in order to prepare a place for the group to live. -
Moving
After Anne's husband died her and her children moved to Pelham Bay, New York. There her neighbors had killed members of the Algonquian Tribe. Unfortunately Anne's family paid the price for that because the Indians had mistaken them for their Dutch neighbors. -
Massacured
Anne Hutchinson and many of family were massacred by Native Indians. Anne Hutchinson is scalped along with six of her children in an attack by Siwanoy Indians. This was the end of Anne Hutchinson and her teachings/ beliefs. -
Anne Hutchinson Statue
The Anne Hutchinson Memorial Association and the State Federation of Women’s Clubs funded this statue, which highlights Hutchinson’s role as a spiritual guide to women. She looks up to the sky, Bible held to her chest, as a young girl seeks protection at her side.
