- Josiah Winslow
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name =Josiah Winslow
order =13th Governor of Plymouth Colony
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term_start =1673
term_end =1680
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predecessor =Thomas Prence
successor =Thomas Hinckley
birth_date =1628
birth_place =Plymouth, Massachusetts
death_date =December 18, 1680
death_place =Marshfield, Massachusetts
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nationality =English
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spouse =Penelope Pelham
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children =4
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footnotes =Josiah Winslow (1628 –
December 18 ,1680 ) was an AmericanPilgrim leader. He served as governor ofPlymouth Colony from 1673 to 1680.Born in
Plymouth Colony (nowPlymouth, Massachusetts ), he was son ofEdward Winslow and Susanna White. In 1651 in London, with his father, he married Penelope Pelham, daughter of Herbert Pelham, the first treasurer ofHarvard College . She had previously lived in Plymouth Colony from 1638-1649. Edward, Josiah and Penelope had portraits painted in London that year. (Josiah's mother had remained in Plymouth on their estate, "Careswell", in the town of Marshfield.) Josiah returned to Plymouth with his wife in 1655, the same year his father died on an excursion to the Caribbean against the Dutch. Josiah was the first governor of the colony born in the New World and served at the time ofKing Philip's War .His half-brother was
Peregrine White , the first English child born inNew England .Josiah and Penelope had a daughter who died at two days, a daughter Elizabeth, a son Edward who died in his first year and a son, Isaac.
ources
* [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9077222/Josiah-Winslow Encyclopedia Britannica]
External links
* [http://www.pilgrimhall.org/jwinport.htm Short biography of Josiah Winslow] at Plymouth Hall Museum website
* [http://www.winslowhouse.org Winslow Family Homestead]
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