1603 - 1683 (79 years)| Name | Roger Williams [1, 2] | |
| Birth | 21 Dec 1603 | London, England  [1, 2] |
| Gender | Male | |
| Education | Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England [2] |
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| Immigration | 1631 | Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA [1, 2] |
| Colonial Massachusetts (aboard the ship Lyon) | ||
| Religion | Although he took holy orders in the Church of England, he had become a Puritan at Cambridge, then a Separatist, and Reformed Baptist, founding the First Baptist Church of Providence [2] | |
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Church -First Baptist in America (Providence) The First Baptist Church in America is the First Baptist Church of Providence, Rhode Island, also known as First Baptist Meetinghouse. The oldest Baptist church congregation in the United States, it was founded by Roger Williams in Providence, Rhode Island in 1638. The present church building was erected in 1774-1775 and held its first meetings in… |
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| Residence | Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA [1] |
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| Founder of Providence Plantation/Colonial Rhode Island | ||
| Elected | Chief Officer of Providence and Warwick | |
| Death | 1 Apr 1683 | Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA [1, 2] |
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| Burial | Prospect Terrace Park, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA [2] |
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Burial-WILLIAMS Roger "Here reposes dust from the grave of Roger Williams," + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1110/ |
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| Person ID | I9562 | A Tree Called Smith |
| Last Modified | 21 Jul 2025 | |
| Father | James Williams, b. 1562, Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, England d. 7 Sep 1620, London, England (Age 58 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Mother | Alice Pemberton, b. 18 Feb 1564, Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, England d. 1 Aug 1634, London, England (Age 70 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Marriage | 2 Jan 1597 | Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, England [3, 4] |
| Family ID | F8935 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Mary Barnard, b. 24 Sep 1607, Essex, England d. 1 Apr 1683, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA (Age 75 years) | |||||||||||||||
| Marriage | 15 Dec 1629 | High Laver, Essex, England [5, 6] |
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| Family ID | F3317 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||||||||||
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| Burials | | Burial-WILLIAMS Roger "Here reposes dust from the grave of Roger Williams," + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1110/ |
| Places | | Church -First Baptist in America (Providence) The First Baptist Church in America is the First Baptist Church of Providence, Rhode Island, also known as First Baptist Meetinghouse. The oldest Baptist church congregation in the United States, it was founded by Roger Williams in Providence, Rhode Island in 1638. The present church building was erected in 1774-1775 and held its first meetings in… |
| Statue of Roger Williams ROGER WILLIAMS - 9th President of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations + http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Roger_Williams_statue_by_Franklin_Simmons.jpg |
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