answersLogoWhite

0

Mary Barrett (Dyer) was born in 1611 in or near London, England. She married William Dyer in 1633, and they emigrated to America in early 1635. They had six children who survived childhood. Mary Dyer died for civil disobedience to the Puritan authorities of Boston, Massachusetts, being hanged on June 1, 1660. Having been given a reprieve and an offer to go free if she would leave Massachusetts without further contact with its residents, she died willingly for the right to worship and believe according to God-given conscience, which conflicted with the church-state government headed at the time by Gov. John Endicott.

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago

What else can I help you with?