William Penn (founder of Pennsylvania) born&baptism - London, UK
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The founder of the state of Pennsylvania, William Penn, was born at Tower Hill and baptised at this location: the All Hallows-by-the-Tower Church in London in 1644
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Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/28/2023
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William Penn, quaker, born on Tower Hill, baptised in + All Hallows Church, 23rd Oct: 1644, founder of Pennsylvania.
About William Penn:
"Penn was born in 1644 at Tower Hill, London, the son of English naval officer Sir William Penn, and Dutchwoman Margaret Jasper, who was widow of a Dutch sea captain and the daughter of a rich merchant from Rotterdam. Admiral Penn served in the Commonwealth Navy during the War of the Three Kingdoms and was rewarded by Oliver Cromwell with estates in Ireland. The lands given to Penn were confiscated from Irish Confederates who participated in the Irish Rebellion of 1641. Admiral Penn took part in the restoration of King Charles II and was eventually knighted and served in the Royal Navy. At the time of his son's birth, then-Captain Penn was twenty-three and an ambitious naval officer in charge of blockading ports held by Confederate forces."
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