death_place death_date religion children parents birth_date spouse image article_title name occupation
london , england 23 july 1742 church of england samuel , charles wesley emilia , susanna , mary , mehetabel wesley , anne , martha , kezia -lrb- the younger -rrb- , john wesley samuel annesley , mary white 20 january 1669 samuel wesley susanna wesley.jpg susanna wesley
 susanna wesley -lrb- née annesley -rrb- `` mother of methodism ''
susanna wesley

susanna wesley -lrb- 20 january 1669 -- 23 july 1742 -rrb- , born susanna annesley , was the daughter of dr. samuel annesley and mary white , and the mother of john and charles wesley .
`` ... although she never preached a sermon or published a book or founded a church , -lrb- she -rrb- is known as the mother of methodism .
why ?
because two of her sons , john wesley and charles wesley , as children consciously or unconsciously will , applied the example and teachings and circumstances of their home life . ''
