Mayflower passengers

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The Mayflower passengers were a group of English settlers, including the Pilgrims, who sailed to North America in 1620 and founded the Plymouth Colony.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English settlers
colonists
group of people
aidedBy Massasoit
Tisquantum (Squanto)
linked to: Squanto
arrivedAt Cape Cod
arrivedIn New England
arrivedYear 1620
changedDestinationDueTo navigational difficulties and weather
commemoratedOn Thanksgiving traditions in the United States
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of England
departedFrom Plymouth, England
departedYear 1620
experienced high mortality during first winter
faced harsh winter of 1620–1621
founded Plymouth Colony
governanceFormed self-governing colony
governedBy Mayflower Compact
historicalSignificance founders of one of the first permanent English settlements in North America
included children
men
women
interactedWith Wampanoag people
language English
legacy symbol of early European settlement in North America
legalStatusUponArrival outside bounds of Virginia Company patent
notableLeader Edward Winslow
John Carver
William Bradford
William Brewster
numberOfPassengers 102
originalDestination Virginia Colony
partlyComprised Pilgrims
Separatists
non-Separatist colonists
partOf early English colonization of North America
reasonForCompact need for self-government
regionSettled New England
religiousAffiliation English Protestants
sailedOn Mayflower
settledIn Plymouth, Massachusetts
signed Mayflower Compact
sought religious freedom
timePeriod early 17th century
traveledWith Mayflower crew
voyageEndDate November 1620
voyageStartDate September 1620
voyageType transatlantic voyage

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Ruth Howland relative Mayflower passengers
Peregrine White household White family on the Mayflower
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Tisquantum workedWith Plymouth colonists
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Humility Cooper partOf Plymouth Colony settlers
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Humility Cooper associatedWithEvent Mayflower voyage
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Cole’s Hill Burial Ground (probable) associatedWith Mayflower settlers
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Henry Samson associatedWith Mayflower Compact signers (community)
linked to: Mayflower passengers
Margaret Allerton isConnectedTo Mayflower
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Hester Mahieu associatedWith Mayflower passengers
Mary Chilton partOf Plymouth Colony settlers
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Anna Warren associatedWith Mayflower passengers
Abigail Warren partOf Plymouth Colony settlers
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Francis Cooke participantIn Mayflower voyage
subject linked to: Mary Cooke
linked to: Mayflower passengers
Elizabeth Walker associatedWith Mayflower passengers
Hester Dewsbury associatedWith Plymouth Colony settlers
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Pokanoket band of the Wampanoag hasHistoricalRelationshipWith Plymouth settlers
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Scrooby associatedWith Mayflower Pilgrims
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Plymouth Colony church foundedBy Mayflower settlers
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Alden House Historic Site associatedWith Mayflower passengers
Mayflower memorials commemorate Mayflower passengers
Samuel Fuller (brother) associatedWith Mayflower passengers
Samuel Fuller associatedWith Mayflower Compact signers
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Wessagusset associatedWith Plymouth colonists
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Ruth Snow hasFamilyConnectionTo Mayflower passengers
Elizabeth Snow hasAncestralConnectionTo Mayflower passengers
Plymouth Colony foundedBy Mayflower passengers