John Wesley
1703 to 1791
13 documented presences
11 places
Quo Fuit places 13 dated presences for John Wesley across 11 places, from 1707 to 1775. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
John Wesley (2 March 1791) was an English cleric, theologian, and evangelist who was a principal leader of a revival movement within the Church of England known as Methodism.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where John Wesley was documented, and when
1707year
Christ Church (Savannah, Georgia)attested
“During Wesley's absence, his younger brother Charles (1707–88) matriculated at Christ Church; along with two fellow students, he formed a small club for the purpose of study and the pursuit of a devout Christian life.”
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1714 to 1715period
Charterhouse Schoolattested
“In 1714, at age 11, Wesley was sent to the Charterhouse School in London (under the mastership of John King from 1715), where he lived the studious, methodical and, for a while, religious life in which he had been trained at home.”
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1714 to 1715period
Londonattested
“In 1714, at age 11, Wesley was sent to the Charterhouse School in London (under the mastership of John King from 1715), where he lived the studious, methodical and, for a while, religious life in which he had been trained at home.”
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1724year
Christ Church (Savannah, Georgia)attested
“After graduating in 1724, Wesley stayed on at Christ Church to study for his master's degree.”
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14 October 1735exact date
Gravesendattested
“As he put it in a letter to his father, "Till he be thus contemned, no man is in a state of salvation." On 14 October 1735, Wesley and his brother Charles sailed on The Simmonds from Gravesend in Kent for Savannah in the Province of Geor…”
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14 October 1735exact date
Province of Georgiaattested
“As he put it in a letter to his father, "Till he be thus contemned, no man is in a state of salvation." On 14 October 1735, Wesley and his brother Charles sailed on The Simmonds from Gravesend in Kent for Savannah in the Province of Geor…”
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14 October 1735exact date
Kentattested
“As he put it in a letter to his father, "Till he be thus contemned, no man is in a state of salvation." On 14 October 1735, Wesley and his brother Charles sailed on The Simmonds from Gravesend in Kent for Savannah in the Province of Geor…”
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14 October 1735exact date
Americaattested
“As he put it in a letter to his father, "Till he be thus contemned, no man is in a state of salvation." On 14 October 1735, Wesley and his brother Charles sailed on The Simmonds from Gravesend in Kent for Savannah in the Province of Geor…”
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August 1738month
Electorate of Saxonyattested
“In August 1738 Wesley travelled to Germany, specifically to see Herrnhut in Saxony, as he wished to study at the Moravian headquarters there.”
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August 1738month
Germanyattested
“In August 1738 Wesley travelled to Germany, specifically to see Herrnhut in Saxony, as he wished to study at the Moravian headquarters there.”
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1749year
Irelandattested
“Taken with Grace, he invited her to travel with him to Ireland in 1749 where he believed them to be betrothed though they were never married.”
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June 1775month
Lisburnattested
“Wesley was gravely ill during a visit to Lisburn in Ireland in June 1775.”
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June 1775month
Irelandattested
“Wesley was gravely ill during a visit to Lisburn in Ireland in June 1775.”
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Places John Wesley is documented in
Ireland2 presences · 1749 to 1775
Christ Church (Savannah, Georgia)2 presences · 1707 to 1724
America1 presence · 1735Germany1 presence · 1738Kent1 presence · 1735London1 presence · 1714Charterhouse School1 presence · 1714
Electorate of Saxony1 presence · 1738
Gravesend1 presence · 1735
Lisburn1 presence · 1775
Province of Georgia1 presence · 1735
Other places tied to John Wesley in the record
In each of these, a source puts John Wesley and the place in the same dated sentence without stating that John Wesley was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason: a mention is not a presence, and Quo Fuit does not quietly promote one into the other.
June 1720month
Christ Church, Oxfordmentioned
“In June 1720, Wesley entered Christ Church, Oxford.”
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June 1720month
Christ Church (Savannah, Georgia)mentioned
“In June 1720, Wesley entered Christ Church, Oxford.”
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August 1727month
Epworth, Lincolnshirementioned
“In August 1727, after completing his master's degree, Wesley returned to Epworth.”
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November 1729month
Oxfordmentioned
“Wesley returned to Oxford in November 1729 at the request of the Rector of Lincoln College and to maintain his status as a junior fellow.”
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1733 to 1790period
Manchestermentioned
“John Wesley had strong links with the North West of England, visiting Manchester on at least fifteen occasions between 1733 and 1790.”
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22 December 1737exact date
Englandmentioned
“On 22 December 1737, Wesley fled the colony and returned to England.”
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1738year
Londonmentioned
“He met frequently with this and other religious societies in London but did not preach often in 1738, because most of the parish churches were closed to him.”
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24 May 1738exact date
Aldersgate Streetmentioned
“Wesley's noted "Aldersgate experience" of 24 May 1738, at a Moravian meeting in Aldersgate Street, London, in which he heard a reading of Martin Luther's preface to the Epistle to the Romans, revolutionised the character and method of hi…”
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1739year
Londonmentioned
“Late in 1739, Wesley broke with the Moravians in London.”
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2 April 1739exact date
St Philip's Marshmentioned
“Overcoming his scruples, he preached the first time at Whitefield's invitation a sermon in the open air, at a brickyard, near St Philip's Marsh, on 2 April 1739.”
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1744year
Londonmentioned
“As the number of preachers and preaching-houses increased, doctrinal and administrative matters needed to be discussed; so John and Charles Wesley, along with four other clergy and four lay preachers, met for consultation in London in 1744.”
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1747 to 1789period
Irelandmentioned
“Wesley travelled to Ireland for the first time in 1747 and continued through 1789.”
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1748year
Newcastle upon Tynementioned
“Following an illness in 1748 Wesley was nursed by a class leader and housekeeper, Grace Murray, at an orphan house in Newcastle.”
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1758year
Bristolmentioned
“After attending a performance in Bristol Cathedral in 1758, Wesley recorded in his journal: "I went to the cathedral to hear Mr.”
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1778year
23 February 1791exact date
23 February 1791exact date
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