Person    | Male  Born /7/1624  Died 13/1/1691

George Fox

Categories: Religion

Founder of the Society of Friends (Quakers).
Born Leicestershire. Died in a house near the Gracechurch Street meeting house. The exact location of his grave in Bunhill Fields Burial Ground is unknown.

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George Fox

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Quakers - garden

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Quakers - Memorial Buildings

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Lesnes Abbey

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Baptist Union

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