Mayflower (Ship)

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The Mayflower was an English ship that transported the first English Puritans, known today as the Pilgrims, from Plymouth, England to the New World in 1620. There were 102 passengers on board and approximately 30 crew. The Pilgrims signed the Mayflower Compact prior to leaving the ship and establishing Plymouth Colony, a document which established a rudimentary form of democracy with each member contributing to the welfare of the community. The ship began sailing before 1609; its master was Christopher Jones It set sail Sept. 6, 1620 for new world, sighted Cape Cod Nov. 9, and anchored Nov. 11.
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referencedIn Folger, Herbert. A record of the names of the passengers on the good ship "Mayflower" in December, 1620 : from whom descent has been proved; together with the names of some of the husbands of their married daughters, grand-daughters and great-granddaughters / compiled by the late Herbert Folger of Berkeley, Cal. Rhode Island Historical Society
referencedIn Brown family. Brown family papers. New York State Historical Documents (Albany, N.Y.)
referencedIn Alden family. Alden family papers, ca. 1892-1939. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Allen, John Grant, 1863-. Our Mayflower lines. Peoria Public Library
referencedIn Lupton, J. May Flower. Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee County Federated Library System
creatorOf Mayflower (Ship). Journal [manuscript]. Libraries Australia
referencedIn Mayflower. Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee County Federated Library System
referencedIn Calef, Frank T., 1875-1941. Mayflower descendants. Rhode Island Historical Society
referencedIn Brown family. Brown family genealogy, undated. Maine Historical Society Library
referencedIn Calef, Frank T., 1875-1941. Mayflower descendants [microform] / by Frank T. Calef. Rhode Island Historical Society
referencedIn Albert Gleaves Papers, 1803-1946, (bulk 1877-1937) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Ohio. Records, 1898-1984. University of Oslo Medical Library
referencedIn Alden family charts, 19--? New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Newbern, Kenneth. Of Pilgrims and Indians : a musical play, 1968. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Ohio. Records, 1898-1984. Rutherford B Hayes Presidential Center, Hayes Presidential Center
referencedIn Mitchell, Josiah S. Manuscripts, [18--]. New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Brown, Percy W. (Percy Whiting). Some thoughts on the Mayflower : typescript, 1937 Dec. 11. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn Mayflower families; passenger lists. Rhode Island Historical Society
referencedIn Howland, Henry R. (Henry Raymond), 1844-1930. List of passengers who came in the Mayflower, December 1620 : typescript, 1896. Buffalo History Museum, Research Library
referencedIn Harding, Dorothy Huggins. Alden family ancestry, 1965. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Smith, Lucretia W. Lucretia W. Smith collection of genealogical information on Connecticut families, 1889-1909. New London County Historical Society
referencedIn J. and H. Coggeshall. J. and H. Coggeshall account books, 1809-1847 (inclusive). Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
referencedIn Totten, John Reynolds. Descendants of John Alden to the 3rd generation, 19--? New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of North Carolina. Records, 1924-1970. North Carolina Division of Archives & Hist
referencedIn Quimby family. Quimby family papers, 1910-1915. Maine Historical Society Library
referencedIn Creighton, M. (Mandell), 1843-1901. Letter to Thomas F. Bayard, 1 July 1897. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Pilgrim Record Society (New York, N.Y.). Record book, [ca. 1875-1880] Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
referencedIn Higginson, Francis, 1587-1630. Francis Higginson journal, 1629. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Pilgrim Record Society record book, ca. 1875-ca. 1880. New York Public Library System, NYPL
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associatedWith Alden family. family
associatedWith Allen, John Grant, 1863- person
associatedWith Brown family. family
associatedWith Brown family. family
associatedWith Brown, Percy W. (Percy Whiting) person
associatedWith Calef, Frank T., 1875-1941. person
associatedWith Creighton, M. (Mandell), 1843-1901. person
associatedWith Folger, Herbert. person
associatedWith Gleaves, Albert, 1858-1937. person
associatedWith Harding, Dorothy Huggins. person
associatedWith Higginson, Francis, 1587-1630. person
associatedWith Howland, Henry R. (Henry Raymond), 1844-1930. person
associatedWith J. and H. Coggeshall. corporateBody
associatedWith Mitchell, Josiah S. person
associatedWith Newbern, Kenneth. person
associatedWith Norton, James A. person
associatedWith Pilgrim Record Society (New York, N.Y.). corporateBody
associatedWith Quimby family. family
associatedWith Smith, Lucretia W. person
associatedWith Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of North Carolina. corporateBody
associatedWith Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Ohio. corporateBody
associatedWith Totten, John Reynolds. person
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Plymouth MA US
Plymouth ENG GB
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