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Death and burial. John Smith died on 21 June 1631 in London. He was buried in 1633 in the south aisle of Saint Sepulchre-without-Newgate Church, Holborn Viaduct, London. The church is the largest parish church in the City of London, dating from 1137.
Nov 12, 2009 · John Smith helped establish Jamestown, the first permanent English colony in North America. Smith was allegedly saved from death by Native American woman Pocahontas.
May 15, 2024 · John Smith (baptized January 6, 1580, Willoughby, Lincolnshire, England—died June 21, 1631, London) was an English explorer and early leader of the Jamestown Colony, the first permanent English settlement in North America.
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Apr 11, 2024 · John Smith died on June 21, 1631, in London, England. Smith was 51 years old. In 1633, his body was buried in the south aisle of Saint Sepulchre-without-Newgate Church, Holborn Viaduct, London.
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Apr 2, 2014 · (1580-1631) Who Was John Smith? English soldier John Smith eventually made his way to America to help govern the British colony of Jamestown. After allegedly being saved from death by Pocahontas,...
Feb 22, 2021 · He was captured and sold into slavery in the Ottoman Empire, killed his master, dressed in his clothes, and fled to Russia, then France, and finally Morocco. He joined a band of pirates who preyed on Spanish ships off West Africa.
Nov 1, 2013 · John Smith was an English explorer, soldier and writer best known for his role in establishing the first permanent English colony in the New World at Jamestown, Virginia.
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