They were persecuted for practicing their religion, so when they found a chance to leave, they did. ... The Puritans that founded the colony in Massachusetts and the surrounding areas were not separatists. ... For the next two years he gathered people who found the church system of Massachusetts intolerable. ... In 1629 Deacon Samuel Fuller of Plymouth visited Salem, and John Endecott, found out that his and Fuller's view of the church closely resembled the others. A little while later the Salem church was founded. ...

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