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John Wesley Biography and Timeline

Follow John Wesley through 8 dated historical records for Great Britain.

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John Wesley, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

8Distinct records

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1703–1891Years on this page

1703

17 June 1703

Birth of John Wesley

Epworth · Religion / Methodist Church

Birth of John Wesley

1738

Tour

London · Religion / Methodist Church

Begins the 1st of his preaching tours

1739

May 1739

New Room Founded

Preacher · Bristol · Religion / Methodism

Wesley opens the New Room as an early Methodist meeting house.

Role range: 1739-1791

1784

Ordination

London · Religion / Methodist Church

Begins to ordain his own ministers

1791

2 March 1791

Death of John Wesley

Preacher · Founder of Methodism · London · Religion / Methodist Church

Dies in London

Role range: 1791

1791

Death of John Wesley

London · Religion / Methodist Church

Death of John Wesley

1791

Reform of Methodism

Religion / Methodist Church

After Wesleys death Methodists become nonconformist

1891

2 March 1891

Statue

London · Religion / Methodist Church

A statue of John Wesley is unveiled in the City Rd

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.