Anne Hutchinson She was born as Anne Marbury in 1591 in Alford, England. Her father, Francis Marbury, was an official in a church in Cambridge. He was not content with the Church. He declared publicly that many of the church ministers were not fit to guide people's souls, and for that he was jailed for a year. Even so, he continued verbally attacking the Church, claiming that high church officials freely appointed whoever they wanted, and …showed first 75 words of 945 total…

…showed last 75 words of 945 total…In this tragic way, Anne Hutchinson, a religious Puritan from New England had died for her religious beliefs. After being informed of Anne's fate, John Winthrop felt no remorse. He later wrote in his diary -- "God's hand is apparently seen herein, to pick out this woeful woman, to make her an unheard-of heavy example. Appropriate that the massacre took place at this 'Hell Gate'. Proud Jezebel has at last been cast Bibliography britanica online