Quakers: Religious Society of Friends

This project is focused around the genealogy of members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). If you have sourced information, please don't hesitate to contribute.

Influential and Well-Known Quakers

• Richard M. Nixon, 37th President of the United States
• William Penn, Founder of Pennsylvania
• Robert Barclay, The Quaker Apologist
• Susan B. Anthony, Civil Rights Leader
• Joan Baez, Singer and Political Activist

Influential and Well-Known People of Quaker Ancestry

• Daniel Boone, American Pioneer
• Walt Whitman, American Poet

Finding Aids

• Google Seach Google site seach on geni.com for "Society of Friends"
• Google Seach Google site seach on geni.com for "Quaker"
• Search for Quaker Monthly Meeting Historical Locations
• Familysearch Article on Quaker Genealogy
• RootsWeb Quaker Homepage
• Encyclopedia of American Quaker Quaker Genealogy" by William Wade Hinshaw (Ancestry.com requires subscription)
• Cindi's List Quaker Page
• Famous Quakers: http://www.adherents.com/largecom/fam_quaker.html

Manuscript Collections

• Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
• Rotch-Wales Collection of the Massillon (Ohio) Public Library