| Years | Image | Event | Description | Keywords |
| 1656 | | First Quaker missionaries arrive in New England | Between 1656-1661, at least 40 Quakers preached in Massachusetts. Some came from England, others from Barbados or Rhode Island | Quaker, Whittier |
| 1657 | | Lawrance and Cassandra Southwick imprisoned for entertaining Quakers | They were eventually released, then imprisoned again the next year, and finally banished in 1659 on pain of death. The court threatened to sell their children to Barbados. | Quaker, Whittier |
| 1661 | | English Quaker William Leddra hanged in Boston. | In response English Quakers sought a mandamus from King Charles II. A Salem Quaker, Samuel Shattock, who was then in England, delivered it to Governor Endecott. | Quaker, Whittier |
| 1831 | | John Greenleaf Whitter, "Legends of New England" | Based on earlier stories written for newspapers, Whittier dealt with witch beliefs as a form of folklore. | |
| 1833 | | John Greenleaf Whittier joins the abolitionist cause. | Whittier was a close friend of William Lloyd Garrison even before joining the fight against slavery. | slavery, Whittier, abolition |
| 1834 | | Whittier publishes "The Slave Ship" | | slavery, abolition, maritime |
| 1847 | | John Greenleaf Whittier, "Supernaturalism of New England" | | witch, folklore |
| 1857 | | John Greenleaf Whittier, "Skipper Ireson's Ride," | | maritime |
| 1866 | | John Greenleaf Whittier, "Snowbound" | | poetry |
| 1880 | | John Greenleaf Whittier writes poems about Quaker persecution. | | Quaker |
| 1881 | | Controversy over John G. Whittier's "The King's Missive" | In letters to the Boston Daily Advertiser, Whittier and historian George Ellis argued over the imprisonment of Quakers in 17th century Boston. | Quaker, Whittier, poetry |
| 1888 | | Whittier supports women's suffrage. | | suffrage, Quaker |
