Family Home of John Humphrey Noyes - Putney VT
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nomadwillie
N 42° 58.625 W 072° 31.583
18T E 701699 N 4761238
Located at the intersection of Kimball Highway and Frost Rd in Putney VT
Waymark Code: WMDZD4
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 03/13/2012
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Family Home of John Humphrey Noyes
Eldest son of a Putney family, John Noyes (1811-1886) became deeply religious after a revival meeting in 1831. Convinced that Christ's Second Coming had occurred in 70 A.D. and that all people could now be free of sin, he became a "Perfectionist".
Under Noyes' leadership a small group of followers came together as the Putney Perfectionists. They lived communally, practiced "Bible Communisim", ran a press, and published a paper call the "The Witness".
Wehn they extended the sharing of their financial resources and labor to the sharing of themselves in "Complex Marriage", villagers pressured them to leave. Fearing legal action they left Putney for Oneida, NY in 1848. There in the Oneida Community they practiced their beliefs for the next 32 years.
Vermont Division For Historic Preservation - 2002
Marker Name: Family Home of John Humphrey Noyes
Location: Putney
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