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Priscilla Alden (née Mullins, c. 1602 – c. 1685) was a noted member of Massachusetts's Plymouth Colony of Pilgrims and the wife of fellow colonist John Alden (c. 1599 – 1687). They married in 1621 in Plymouth.
Priscilla Alden was one of the few women who survived the first winter on the Mayflower. She married John Alden, a cooper and signer of the Mayflower Compact, and had ten children who became prominent in Plymouth Colony.
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.
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Sep 10, 2020 · Learn about the legendary courtship of John Alden and Priscilla Mullin, two of the first passengers on the Mayflower. Find out the facts and fiction behind their story, their legacy, and their descendants.
Nov 4, 2021 · Learn about the life and legacy of Priscilla Alden, one of the young girls who crossed the Atlantic on the Mayflower and survived the first winter in Plymouth Colony. Discover how she lost her family, married John Alden, and became the ancestor of many prominent Americans.
Millions of people can trace their ancestry back to the love story of two passengers on the Mayflower - and theirs is a heartwarming story of love, courage and legacy. Priscilla Mullins and John Alden had never met before they sailed to America - nor had they met Myles Standish, for that matter.
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John Alden and Priscilla Alden (respectively, born 1599?, England—died Sept. 12, 1687, Duxbury, Mass. [U.S.]; born 1602?, Dorking, Surrey, Eng.) 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.
