CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE
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1624. Birth of George Fox.
1647. Fox’s public ministry begins.
1650. Friends nicknamed Quakers by a Derby magistrate.
1652. Acquisition of headquarters at Swarthmoor Hall.
1654. Missions to the South and East.
1656. First Quakers in America.
1657. Fox appeals to Friends on behalf of their slaves.
1678. Barclay’s apology published in English.
1681. Pennsylvania founded.
1689. Toleration Act passed.
1691. Death of George Fox.
1760. Reform of Society of Friends.
1835. Modern Evangelical Revival.