Margaret Fell, English religious leader, founded the Religious Society of Friends (b. 1614)
Margaret Fell or Margaret Fox (1614 – 23 April 1702) was a founder of the Religious Society of Friends. Known popularly as the "mother of Quakerism," she is considered one of the Valiant Sixty early Quaker preachers and missionaries. Her daughters Isabel (Fell) Yeamans and Sarah Fell were also leading Quakers.
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Battle of Klissow
Great Northern War: A numerically superior Polish-Saxon army of Augustus II the Strong, operating from an advantageous defensive position, is defeated by a Swedish army half its size under the command of King Charles XII in the Battle of Klissow. - 10Nov
Siege of St. Augustine (1702)
English colonists under the command of James Moore besiege Spanish St. Augustine during Queen Anne's War. - 30Dec
Siege of St. Augustine (1702)
Queen Anne's War: James Moore, Governor of the Province of Carolina, abandons the Siege of St. Augustine.