Welcome (ship)

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Welcome (ship) was the vessel that carried William Penn and other early Quaker settlers to Pennsylvania in 1682, playing a key role in the colony’s founding.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 17th-century sailing ship
passenger ship
ship
arrivalColony Province of Pennsylvania
arrivalRegion Delaware Valley
arrivalYear 1682
associatedWith Quaker colonization of Pennsylvania
colonial Pennsylvania
founding of Pennsylvania
associatedWithMovement Quaker movement
associatedWithPerson William Penn
associatedWithReligion Religious Society of Friends
carried Quaker settlers
William Penn
early settlers of Pennsylvania
carriedLeader William Penn
carriedReligionGroup Quakers
category History of Pennsylvania
Passenger ships to North America
Quaker history
Ships of England
linked to: English navy
centuryOfVoyage 17th century
countryOfOrigin England
destination Pennsylvania
event voyage carrying William Penn to Pennsylvania in 1682
flaggedAs English ship
historicalSignificance transported the colony’s proprietor to Pennsylvania
notablePassenger William Penn
notablePassengerGroup Quaker settlers
operatedIn Atlantic Ocean
partOf early Quaker migration to North America
purpose migration to Pennsylvania
transport of settlers
roleInHistory played a key role in the founding of Pennsylvania
sailedTo Province of Pennsylvania
voyageFrom England
voyageTo Pennsylvania
voyageType transatlantic voyage
voyageYear 1682

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Welcome Park namedAfter Welcome (ship)