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John Alden ( c. 1598 - September 12, 1687) [1] was a crew member on the historic 1620 voyage of the Mayflower which brought the English settlers commonly known as Pilgrims to Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts. He was hired in Southampton, England as the ship's cooper, responsible for maintaining the ship's barrels.
Passenger Profile. J ohn Alden was one of the single men who traveled on the Mayflower. He was recruited at Southampton to be a cooper on the voyage. John’s parentage and origins are unknown; he was born by 1599 to be old enough to sign the Mayflower Compact. John married at Plymouth, circa 1623, Priscilla Mullins who came on the Mayflower ...
Nov 19, 2020 · published on 19 November 2020. John and Priscilla Alden. Boston Public Library (CC BY) John Alden (l. c. 1598-1687 CE) was a member of the crew of the Mayflower, serving as the ship's cooper (barrel maker), on the historic voyage of 1620 CE which established the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, North America.
John Alden and Priscilla Alden were Pilgrims who in 1620 immigrated to America on the Mayflower and took part in the founding of the Plymouth Colony, the first permanent English colony in New England. John Alden was hired as a cooper by the London merchants who financed the expedition to the New.
Sep 10, 2020 · September 10, 2020. You may be familiar with the Mayflower ’s turbulent journey across the Atlantic, its landing off course, and the harrowing winter that followed—but did you know about the famous love story of Mayflower passengers John Alden and Priscilla Mullin?
