William Bradford (Plymouth governor)

(1590-1657)

English Separatist leader

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William Bradford (c. 19 March 1590 – 9 May 1657) was an English Puritan Separatist originally from the West Riding of Yorkshire in Northern England. He moved to Leiden in Holland in order to escape persecution from King James I of England, and then emigrated to the Plymouth Colony on the Mayflower in 1620. He was a signatory to the Mayflower Compact and went on to serve as Governor of the Plymouth Colony intermittently for about 30 years between 1621 and 1657. He served as a commissioner of the United Colonies of New England on multiple occasions and served twice as president. His journal Of Plymouth Plantation covered the years from 1620 to 1646 in Plymouth.

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Born	William Bradford 19 March 1590 Austerfield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died	9 May 1657 (aged 67) Plymouth Colony
Zodiac	Pisces
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Dorothy May-Bradford 1597-1620 · · m. 1613 info edit

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Alice Carpenter 1591-1670 · · m. 1623 info edit

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John info 1st child with Dorothy May-Bradford Male · - · Celebrity Baby

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William info 2nd child with Alice Carpenter Male b. 1624 · Age: 401 · 1624- · Celebrity Baby

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Mercy info 3rd child with Alice Carpenter Female b. 1627 · Age: 398 · 1627- · Celebrity Baby

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Joseph info 4th child with Alice Carpenter Male b. 1630 · Age: 395 · 1630- · Celebrity Baby

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