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Josiah Winslow (c. 1623 in Plymouth Colony – 1680 in Marshfield, Plymouth Colony) was the 13th Governor of Plymouth Colony. In records of the time, historians also name him Josias Winslow, and modern writers have carried that name forward.
Apr 16, 2024 · Josiah Winslow (born c. 1629, Plymouth colony [now Plymouth, Mass., U.S.]—died December 18, 1680, Marshfield, Plymouth colony) was a British-American military leader and governor of the Plymouth colony who established the colony’s first public school.
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Josiah Winslow, c.1629–1680, American governor of Plymouth Colony, b. Plymouth, Mass.; son of Edward Winslow. Educated at Harvard, he was an assistant of the Plymouth Colony (1657–73) and then governor (1673–80), the first native-born governor of any American colony.
(1629?–1680) colonial military leader and governor. Born the son of the governor of Plymouth Colony, Josiah Winslow became its military commander in 1659. He became governor himself in 1673. When ...
Josiah Winslow 1628-1680. Edward's son Josiah was among the first Winslow generation to be born in New England. He grew up in Marshfield at the Careswell estate. In 1651 Josiah joined his father in London where he married Penelope Pelham in St. Bride's Church, where his father had first become acquainted with the Separatist movement.
Great Swamp Fight. Coordinates: 41°28′07″N 71°35′44″W. The Great Swamp Massacre or the Great Swamp Fight was a crucial battle fought during King Philip's War between the colonial militia of New England and the Narragansett people in December 1675.
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Josiah Winslow. Great Swamp Fight, critical battle of King Philip’s War, fought on December 19, 1675, in which the Native peoples of New England fought English settlers and their Mohegan and Pequot allies in what is believed to be the bloodiest conflict per capita in U.S. history.
