About Susanna Wesley

Born in London in 1669, Susanna Wesley was the youngest child of Dr. Annesley, a prominent dissenting minister who gave every attention to her education.  At age 19, she met and married Samuel Wesley, a curate in London, who was earning a meager income of £30 a year. During the first 20 years of this marriage which extended over a period of 46 years, Susanna Wesley had 19 children of the 19, only 10 survived infancy. Often times, Susanna was solely responsible for watching all of her children on her own. Because of the family’s constant struggle with poverty, the task of educating the ten children had been left to Susanna, and for six hours a day for 20 years, she continued this work. She believed in forming children’s minds by “conquering their will and bringing them to an obedient temper,” Each night of the week was set aside for one child.

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