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Mary Dyer (born Marie Barrett; c. 1611 – 1 June 1660) was an English and colonial American Puritan-turned-Quaker who was hanged in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, for repeatedly defying a Puritan law banning Quakers from the colony.
May 28, 2024 · Mary Dyer (born early 1600s, probably Somersetshire, England—died June 1, 1660, Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony [now in Massachusetts, U.S.]) was a British-born religious figure whose martyrdom to her Quaker faith helped relieve the persecution of that group in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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But Mary’s supporters believed she died a martyr to the cause of religious freedom, and they shared her story widely. In time, the executions of religious dissidents caused growing outrage, which eventually led to the repeal of the law against Quakers.
Mary Barrett Dyer (1611 – 1660) was an English Puritan turned Quaker who was hanged in Boston, Massachusetts for repeatedly defying a law banning Quakers from the colony. She is one of the four executed Quakers known as the Boston martyrs.
Mary Dyer was a Quaker martyr in colonial Massachusetts. Her execution, and the religious freedom initiatives taken in memory of that, make her a key figure in American religious freedom history. She was hanged on June 1, 1660.
Jun 11, 2018 · The execution of Mary Dyer. An eyewitness and fellow Quaker gave a detailed description of the execution of Mary Dyer on May 31, 1660. Following are excerpts from that account. So she [Dyer] was brought to the prison-house, where she was before, close shut up until the next day. . . .
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Mary Dyer returned to New England in 1657 and was instantly recognized as a Quaker and put in jail forcing her husband to get her released. However, she continued to travel the area, speaking about her faith, and in 1658 she was again arrested and then expelled from a community she visited.
