The Religious Society of Friends, also referred to as the Quaker Movement, was founded in England in the 17th century by George Fox. He and other early Quakers, or Friends, were persecuted for their beliefs, which included the idea that the presence of God exists in every person
From what I remember the Quakers were a religious society and they believed that the presence of God exists in every person. I'm pretty sure they settled in Rhode Island due to it's policy of religious freedom.
