Providence, Rhode Island was only founded by an exile from a Canadian settlement.
Providence was founded by Roger Williams , a religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay Colony .	Providence	Providence County, Rhode Island	Massachusetts	Massachusetts	Roger Williams	Roger Williams (theologian)	Massachusetts Bay Colony	Massachusetts Bay Colony
The Massachusetts Bay Colony -LRB- 1628 -- 1691 -RRB- was an English settlement on the east coast of North America in the 17th century around the Massachusetts Bay , the northernmost of the several colonies later reorganized as the Province of Massachusetts Bay .	Province of Massachusetts Bay	Province of Massachusetts Bay	English settlement	English overseas possessions	Massachusetts Bay	Massachusetts Bay	Massachusetts	Massachusetts
