John Bowne
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John Bowne was a 17th-century English-born American colonist and Quaker whose defense of religious freedom in Flushing, New Netherland, became a landmark case for liberty of conscience in America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Bowne canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: John Bowne Context triple: [Flushing Cemetery, notableBurial, John Bowne]
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Samuel Miller
Samuel Miller was a prominent early 19th-century American Presbyterian theologian, educator, and church historian who helped shape Reformed theological education in the United States.
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Samuel Mather
Samuel Mather was a 17th-century New England Puritan minister and writer, known as a member of the influential Mather family of colonial Boston.
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George Ripley
George Ripley was a 19th-century American transcendentalist, social reformer, and journalist best known for founding the utopian community Brook Farm and contributing to the Transcendentalist movement.
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Horace Bushnell
Horace Bushnell was a 19th-century American Congregational minister and theologian known for his influential and controversial views on Christian doctrine and religious language.
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Increase Mather
Increase Mather was a prominent 17th-century New England Puritan minister and political leader who played a major role in colonial religious life and governance, including efforts to curb the excesses of the Salem witch trials.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: John Bowne Target entity description: John Bowne was a 17th-century English-born American colonist and Quaker whose defense of religious freedom in Flushing, New Netherland, became a landmark case for liberty of conscience in America.
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A.
Samuel Miller
Samuel Miller was a prominent early 19th-century American Presbyterian theologian, educator, and church historian who helped shape Reformed theological education in the United States.
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B.
Samuel Mather
Samuel Mather was a 17th-century New England Puritan minister and writer, known as a member of the influential Mather family of colonial Boston.
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C.
George Ripley
George Ripley was a 19th-century American transcendentalist, social reformer, and journalist best known for founding the utopian community Brook Farm and contributing to the Transcendentalist movement.
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D.
Horace Bushnell
Horace Bushnell was a 19th-century American Congregational minister and theologian known for his influential and controversial views on Christian doctrine and religious language.
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E.
Increase Mather
Increase Mather was a prominent 17th-century New England Puritan minister and political leader who played a major role in colonial religious life and governance, including efforts to curb the excesses of the Salem witch trials.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American colonist
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Quaker ⓘ person ⓘ |
| arrestedBy | Peter Stuyvesant ⓘ |
| arrestReason | holding Quaker meetings in his home ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Flushing Remonstrance ⓘ |
| banishedTo |
Dutch Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
The Dutch Republic
|
| birthDate | 1627 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Matlock, Derbyshire, England ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Quaker burial ground in Flushing, Queens ⓘ |
| citizenship |
England
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New Netherland ⓘ |
| colony |
New Netherland
ⓘ
Province of New York ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Bowne House ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn |
Bowne House
ⓘ
surface form:
National Historic Landmark Bowne House
|
| deathDate | 1695 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, United States
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surface form:
Flushing, Queens, Province of New York
|
| ethnicOrigin | English ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| houseLocation |
Flushing
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surface form:
Flushing, Queens, New York
|
| houseUse | site of early Quaker meetings ⓘ |
| imprisonedIn | New Amsterdam ⓘ |
| influenced | development of religious liberty in colonial America ⓘ |
| legacy | early advocate of religious toleration in North America ⓘ |
| legalOutcome |
acquittal by Dutch West India Company directors
ⓘ
order allowing religious tolerance in New Netherland ⓘ |
| movement | Religious freedom in America ⓘ |
| name | John Bowne self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defense of religious freedom in Flushing
ⓘ
landmark case for liberty of conscience in America ⓘ |
| occupation |
farmer
ⓘ
merchant ⓘ |
| parent |
Mary Bowne
ⓘ
Thomas Bowne ⓘ |
| petitioned | Dutch West India Company ⓘ |
| relative |
Elizabeth Fones
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Robert Feake ⓘ |
| religion | Quakerism ⓘ |
| residence |
Flushing, New Netherland
ⓘ
Province of New York ⓘ |
| spouse |
Hannah Bickerstaff
ⓘ
Hannah Feake ⓘ |
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Subject: John Bowne Description of subject: John Bowne was a 17th-century English-born American colonist and Quaker whose defense of religious freedom in Flushing, New Netherland, became a landmark case for liberty of conscience in America.
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