John Endecott
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John Endecott was an early English colonial leader and Puritan magistrate who served multiple terms as a strict and influential governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 17th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Endecott canonical | 8 |
| John Endicott | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15686 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: John Endecott Context triple: [Massachusetts Bay Colony, governor, John Endecott]
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John Winthrop
John Winthrop was a 17th-century English Puritan leader and governor who played a central role in establishing and governing the Massachusetts Bay Colony as a model “city upon a hill.”
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William Bradford
William Bradford was a leader of the Pilgrims and longtime governor of Plymouth Colony who chronicled its early history in his famous work "Of Plymouth Plantation."
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Thomas Dudley
Thomas Dudley was a prominent early Puritan leader and multiple-term governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 17th-century New England.
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Peter Stuyvesant
Peter Stuyvesant was the last Dutch director-general of the colony of New Netherland, best known for his authoritarian rule and for overseeing its surrender to the English, after which it became New York.
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E.
Willem Kieft
Willem Kieft was a 17th-century Dutch colonial administrator best known for his controversial and often brutal governorship of New Netherland, which included initiating Kieft's War with local Native American tribes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: John Endecott Target entity description: John Endecott was an early English colonial leader and Puritan magistrate who served multiple terms as a strict and influential governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 17th century.
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A.
John Winthrop
John Winthrop was a 17th-century English Puritan leader and governor who played a central role in establishing and governing the Massachusetts Bay Colony as a model “city upon a hill.”
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B.
William Bradford
William Bradford was a leader of the Pilgrims and longtime governor of Plymouth Colony who chronicled its early history in his famous work "Of Plymouth Plantation."
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C.
Thomas Dudley
Thomas Dudley was a prominent early Puritan leader and multiple-term governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 17th-century New England.
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D.
Peter Stuyvesant
Peter Stuyvesant was the last Dutch director-general of the colony of New Netherland, best known for his authoritarian rule and for overseeing its surrender to the English, after which it became New York.
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E.
Willem Kieft
Willem Kieft was a 17th-century Dutch colonial administrator best known for his controversial and often brutal governorship of New Netherland, which included initiating Kieft's War with local Native American tribes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English emigrant to the Thirteen Colonies
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Puritan ⓘ colonial governor ⓘ person ⓘ |
| alternateName |
John Endecott
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surface form:
John Endicott
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| birthYear | c. 1588 ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 17th century ⓘ |
| citizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| colony | Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1665-03-15 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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| governorTermEnd |
1630
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1645 ⓘ 1650 ⓘ 1654 ⓘ 1655 ⓘ 1656 ⓘ 1659 ⓘ 1660 ⓘ 1664 ⓘ |
| governorTermStart |
1629
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1644 ⓘ 1649 ⓘ 1651 ⓘ 1654 ⓘ 1655 ⓘ 1657 ⓘ 1659 ⓘ 1662 ⓘ |
| ideology | Puritan orthodoxy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early leader of Massachusetts Bay Colony
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intolerance toward religious dissenters ⓘ removal of the cross from the English flag in Salem ⓘ role in persecution of Quakers in Massachusetts ⓘ strict enforcement of Puritan religious discipline ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| name | John Endecott self-link ⓘ |
| notableAction |
ordered destruction of symbols considered idolatrous
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ordered enforcement of laws against Quakers ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Puritan leadership of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Deputy Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ colonial magistrate ⓘ |
| religion | Puritanism ⓘ |
| residence |
Salem, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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| roleIn |
early governance of New England
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founding period of Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ |
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Subject: John Endecott Description of subject: John Endecott was an early English colonial leader and Puritan magistrate who served multiple terms as a strict and influential governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 17th century.
Referenced by (10)
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