Tag Archives: The Great Migration

Fighting for Religious Freedom: Quakerism in Sandwich – Part II

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Rachelle

Have you ever had to defend your beliefs and risk financial fines, time in jail, community criticism or physical harm? I am willing to bet that few of us have had to face those things in any substantial way.  Standing … Continue reading →

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George Soule: Having a Mayflower Ancestor and the Legacy

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Rachelle

Genealogists have a little checklist of ancestors they would like to have, however not everyone wants the same things.  I could care a less if I am related to royalty, but think it would be great if I was related … Continue reading →

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Rev. Hull Part 3 – Integrity Comes with a Price (1643 -1665)

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Rachelle

So, poor Rev. Hull continues to be in the nexus of the political and religious events of his time.    In Massachusetts, when Gov. John Winthrop isn’t running the theocratic government of the “city upon the hill”, he is consolidating … Continue reading →

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Reverend Hull Part II – Stranger in a Strange Land (1639 – 1643)

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Rachelle

As I mentioned in the previous posting, during Rev. Hull’s long odyssey to find a home, he was a founder of the town of Barnstable, Massachusetts in 1639.  During my visit to Cape Cod, we stopped there and visited the … Continue reading →

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Rev. Joseph Hull Part I – Neither Fish Nor Fowl (1596 -1641)

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Rachelle

I have just returned from a research trip to Boston and Cape Cod with my friends Laura and Val. Our goal was to flesh out the lives of our Mayflower and Great Migration ancestors beyond their birth, death and migration … Continue reading →

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