Finding Your Roots
Quakers in Early America
Kevin Bacon's Quaker ancestor immigrated to America to freely practice his religion.
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Finding Your Roots
Quakers in Early America
Clip: Season 1 Episode 3 | 1m 23sVideo has Closed Captions
Kevin Bacon's Quaker ancestor immigrated to America to freely practice his religion.
Kevin Bacon's Quaker ancestor immigrated from England to America for the chance to freely practice his religion. Arriving in the New World, the ancestor bought huge plots of land from the well-known Quaker leader William Penn.
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Quakers in Early America
Clip: Season 1 Episode 3 | 1m 23sVideo has Closed Captions
Kevin Bacon's Quaker ancestor immigrated from England to America for the chance to freely practice his religion. Arriving in the New World, the ancestor bought huge plots of land from the well-known Quaker leader William Penn.
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