| 1624 |
Born at Fenny Drayton, in the English Midlands |
| 1643 |
Leaves home to engage in a religious search |
| 1647 |
Spiritual awakening and beginning of itinerant ministry by himself and others |
| 1652 |
Pendle Hill vision of the gathered church |
| 1655-57 |
Meetings with Protector Oliver Cromwell to urge religious liberty |
| 1660 |
The first official Quaker peace statement; monarchy restored to England |
| 1664-66 |
Imprisonment, Scarborough Castle (longest of eight) |
| 1667-68 |
Reorganization of the churches shattered by persecution |
| 1668 |
Marriage to Margaret Fell, a major Quaker leader. |
| 1671-73 |
American visits to Quaker families and meetings |
| 1674 |
Imprisonment and serious illness; Worcester, London |
| 1677-78 |
Travels in Europe for evangelistic outreach |
| 1691 |
Death in London, England |
| 1694-1706 |
Publication of Fox's Journal and other doctrinal and pastoral writings |
