Thank you for the information in regards to Roger Williams and descendants. ...another little fact. At the time of the American Revolution, Catholics comprised about 1.6% of the population in the thirteen colonies.
It’s no surprise that 1.6% were Catholics. Actually it’s amazing there were that many.
I went to the link posted by sparky1776 and had a real education:
http://www.americanheritage.com/articles/magazine/ah/1964/1/1964_1_26.shtml
I had no idea that England was tracking down people here in the colonies. I now have a new appreciation for the concept of religious freedom after going to that link.
Every once in a while I learn something here that is exceptional. Thanks Sparky.
Oops. From the first federal census of 1790, Catholics comprised only about 6/10ths of a percent (0.6%) of the population of the thirteen original colonies (about 25,000 out of 3,939,000).
Maryland, if I recall correctly, was founded by Lord Baltimore as a colony for Roman Catholics.