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  1. 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.

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  2. Oct 27, 2009 · Learn about William Bradford, the longtime governor of Plymouth Colony who chronicled the Pilgrims' voyage and settlement in America. Find out about his early life, religious beliefs, family, and role in colonial history.

  3. May 9, 2024 · William Bradford (born March 1590, Austerfield, Yorkshire, England—died May 9, 1657, Plymouth, Massachusetts [U.S.]) was the governor of the Plymouth colony for 30 years, who helped shape and stabilize the political institutions of the first permanent colony in New England. Bradford also left an invaluable journal chronicling the Pilgrim ...

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  4. Oct 14, 2015 · Learn about William Bradford, a Separatist leader who sailed on the Mayflower and governed the Plymouth colony for 30 years. Find out his early life, role in the Mayflower Compact, and legacy in American history.

  5. Nov 2, 2020 · Amaury Laporte (CC BY-NC) William Bradford (l. 1590-1657 CE) was one of the leading members of the congregation of pilgrims who came to North America aboard the Mayflower, a signer of the Mayflower Compact, and the second governor of the Plymouth Colony after the death of the first, John Carver (l. 1584-1621 CE), in 1621 CE.

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  7. Nov 14, 2023 · Learn about William Bradford, one of the Pilgrim Fathers who sailed on the Mayflower and founded Plymouth Colony in 1620. Find out his biography, facts, significance, and role as a leader and writer in early American history.

  8. Learn about the life and legacy of William Bradford, the governor of Plymouth Colony who documented the Mayflower voyage and the first Thanksgiving. Find out his origins, his role in the Separatist church, his personal tragedies and his famous descendants.

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