Church Oppression and Onerous Taxes Prompted Hingham Migration in 1630s
Title
Church Oppression and Onerous Taxes Prompted Hingham Migration in 1630s
Description
This item is a page taken from a pamphlet commemorating the erection of a Memorial Bell Tower in Hingham, Massachusetts for the settlers of the town in 1636. This page discusses the fact that many residents of Hingham, England left for New England because of high taxes and what they believed to by church oppression. It then includes a list of early male settlers to Hingham, Mass. between 1633 and 1639.
Subject
Taxes
Dissenters
Christianity
Emigration & immigration
Creator
Danzberger, G. Harris, 1899-1985
Source
Danzberger, G. Harris. Memorial Bell Tower, Hingham, Massachusetts. Hingham: The Parish House Press, 1968.
Publisher
Hingham Public Library
Rights
Under copyright.
Access Rights
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Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Pamphlets
Spatial Coverage
Hingham (Mass.)
Hingham (England)
Temporal Coverage
1633-1639
Citation
Danzberger, G. Harris, 1899-1985, “Church Oppression and Onerous Taxes Prompted Hingham Migration in 1630s,” Hingham Public Library Digital Exhibitions, accessed April 18, 2024, https://hinghampubliclibrary.omeka.net/items/show/311.