Pennsylvania. More commonly known as Free Quakers, the Society was founded by members of the Religious Society of Friends, or Quakers, who had been expelled for...
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founded by William Penn in 1682, as a safe place for Quakers to live and practice their faith. Quakers have been a significant part of the movements for...
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were an estimated 377,557 adult Quakers, 49% of them in Africa followed by 22% in North America. Some 89% of Quakers worldwide belong to evangelical and...
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as most Quakers remained true to their pacifist beliefs and refused to support any military actions. Nevertheless, a sizable number of Quakers still participated...
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Form: Free Quaker Meetinghouse" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16. Visiting information Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-1120, "Free Quakers Meetinghouse...
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Fatland (section Free Quaker - Wetherill Cemetery)
private cemetery contains the graves of some of Fatland's owners, and of Free Quakers who supported the Revolutionary War. The Perkiomen Creek empties in to...
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Timothy Matlack (category American Quakers)
1781, Matlack was among the founders of The Religious Society of Free Quakers, Quakers who were "disowned" because of their support of the American war...
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after discovering an encyclopedia article about Quakers. He stated that the qualities describing Quakers, such as integrity, honesty, and purity, were traits...
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the City of Blacktown. Quakers Hill is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. Quakers Hill is colloquially known as 'Quakers'. The first recorded cartographic...
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Dedication Stone of the Free Quaker Meeting House, ushistory.org. Meeting House Archived October 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Free Quakers. "Independence Mall"...
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known as the Quakers, played a major role in the abolition movement against slavery in both the United Kingdom and in the United States. Quakers were among...
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William Penn (category English Quakers)
English Quakers. Some Quakers had already moved to North America, but the New England Puritans, especially, were as hostile towards Quakers as Anglicans...
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Public Universal Friend (category Quaker abolitionists)
The Friend's theology was broadly similar to that of most Quakers. The Friend stressed free will, opposed slavery, and supported sexual abstinence. The...
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Wikipedia (redirect from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
Quakers.: 62 A difference from Quaker meetings is the absence of a facilitator in the presence of disagreement, a role played by the clerk in Quaker...
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in emancipation, especially Quakers, made active attempts to circumvent the law by emancipating their slaves. The Quakers of North Carolina committed...
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Society of Friends (Quakers), in the late 18th century. Quakers believed in pacifism and in the spiritual equality of all humankind. Quakers opposed slavery...
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Friends, also known as Quakers, who have a Wikipedia article. The first part consists of individuals known to be or to have been Quakers continually from some...
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far the largest national grouping of Quakers in Europe is in Britain. As of 2017, there were around 32,100 Quakers (Friends) in Europe. In 2017, there...
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World B. Free (born Lloyd Bernard Free; December 9, 1953) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association...
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White Matlack (category American Quakers)
been disowned by the people called Quakers, &c. White and his brother Timothy had been disowned by Orthodox Quakers for their support of the American Revolution...
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Friends meeting houses in Pennsylvania (category Quaker meeting houses in Pennsylvania)
Society of Friends is pacifism, adherence to the Peace Testimony. The "Free Quakers" were supporters of the American Revolutionary War, separated from the...
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III history. The Quakers' Colin Clark '07 won a playoff over teammate Dave Patterson to take medalist honors and become the Quakers' third national champion...
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schools of the Consortium. The name stems from the historic influence of Quakers in the Philadelphia region and in the founding and administration of the...
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Friends meeting house (redirect from Quaker Meeting House)
needed] Generally, Quakers believe that meeting for worship can occur in any place - not just in a designated meeting house. Quakers have quoted Matthew...
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delaying tactic. The name derives from the Religious Society of Friends or "Quakers", who have traditionally held a religious opposition to war and violence...
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Edward Wetherill (category Quakers from Pennsylvania)
Philadelphia, a staunch Quaker, son of John Wetherill and Susan Garrison and grandson of Samuel Wetherill founder of the Free Quakers. He, along with his...
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Betsy Ross (category 18th-century Quakers)
Andrew Griscom, a member of the Quakers and a carpenter, had emigrated in 1680 from England. After her schooling at a Quaker-run state school, Ross's father...
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Methodists and Quakers are, accordingly, free churches. In Scotland it might be used regarding any Protestant denomination, including the Free Church of Scotland...
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Monk parakeet (redirect from Quaker parakeet)
subject of a 2012 ornithological study. Two Quakers in a tree – Florida Monk parakeet nest in League City Quaker in San Juan The large nest in the Green-Wood...
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Confederation replaces Second Continental Congress The Religious Society of Free Quakers founded 1783 June 20: Pennsylvania Mutiny of 1783 June 22: Congress flees...
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