Birthdate: December 21, 1603
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London, England
Died: March 15, 1683
Roger Williams, an English-born New England Puritan minister, theologian, and author, is renowned for founding Providence Plantations, later Rhode Island. He promoted religious freedom, the separation of church and state, fair treatment of Native Americans, and emphasized “liberty of conscience.” Expelled from Massachusetts Bay Colony, Williams established Providence Plantations in 1636 and founded the First Baptist Church in America in 1638. He also conducted the first book-length study of the language of New England Native Americans.
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