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United First Parish Church
Quincy, Massachusetts
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History of United First Parish Church

1636-1639

Prior to its establishment as an independent Church in 1639, it was located in what was then Mount Wollaston. John Wheelwright was a minister who, together with his sister-in-law, Anne Hutchinson were banished 1637 because of his having been pronounced guilty of sedition and contempt for preaching a sermon supporting her and her followers. This dispute was known as the Antinomian Controversy. Here is a record of her banishment "as being a woman not fit for our society". Here is a discussion of why Anne Hutchinson was considered a threat.