John Winthrop

John Winthrop

male, deceased (1649)
Massachusetts colonial, Governor of Massachusetts, American colonial, governorship, Massachusetts Bay Company, The Cambridge Agreement…MassachusettsBayColony
John Winthrop (12 January 1587/8-26 March 1649) led a group of English Puritans to the New World, joined the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1629 and...
John Cotton

John Cotton

male, deceased (1652)
Old Derbeian, Calvinist ministers and theologian, derby school, MassachusettsBayColony, new england, American clergy…Massachusetts colonial
The Reverend John Cotton (December 4, 1585 - December 23, 1652) was a highly regarded principal among the New England Puritan ministers, who also...
Increase Mather

Increase Mather

male, deceased (1723)
Calvinist ministers and theologian, Massachusetts colonial, President of Harvard University, Harvard College, puritan, Religious history of the United States…MassachusettsBayColony, Province of Massachusetts Bay, from Massachusetts
The Reverend Increase Mather was a major figure in the early history of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and Province of Massachusetts Bay (now the...

John Mason

male, deceased (1672)
Massachusetts colonial, Connecticut colonial, pequot, Deputy Governor, MassachusettsBayColony, American colonial…Connecticut Colony
John Mason was born in England where he became an army officer. He migrated to New England in 1630. Within five years he had joined those moving...
Edward Winslow

Edward Winslow

male, deceased (1655)
mayflower passenger, Marshfield, Pilgrims, pilgrim, new england, mayflower…Plymouth Colony, MassachusettsBayColony
Edward Winslow (1595 - 1655) was an American Pilgrim leader on the "Mayflower". He served as the governor of Plymouth Colony in 1633, 1636, and...
Thomas Dudley

Thomas Dudley

male, deceased (1653)
Governor of Massachusetts, Massachusetts colonial, Harvard College, The Americas, Arbella, Winthrop Fleet…MassachusettsBayColony
Thomas Dudley (October 12, 1576-July 31, 1653) was a colonial magistrate who served several terms as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He...
Mary Dyer

Mary Dyer

female, deceased (1660)
Christian martyr of the Early Modern era, puritan, English, quaker, martyr, roger williams…MassachusettsBayColony
Mary Barrett Dyer was an English Puritan turned Quaker who was hanged in Boston, Massachusetts for repeatedly defying a law banning Quakers from...
John Endecott

John Endecott

male, deceased (1665)
Salem, Governor of Massachusetts, puritan, roger williams, pequot, endicott…Plymouth Colony, MassachusettsBayColony
John Endecott (c. 1588-March 15, 1665), sometimes Endicott, was a colonial magistrate, soldier and governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. John...
Simon Bradstreet

Simon Bradstreet

male, deceased (1697)
Governor of New Hampshire, Governor of Massachusetts, charles ii, puritan, father, lincolnshire…MassachusettsBayColony
Simon Bradstreet (March 18, 1603-March 27, 1697) was a colonial magistrate, businessman and governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Simon...
Ferdinando Gorges

Ferdinando Gorges

male, deceased (1647)
from Maine, sir, merrimack, English, kennebec river, From Somerset…MassachusettsBayColony, Popham Colony
Sir Ferdinando Gorges was an early English colonial entrepreneur in North America and founder of the Province of Maine in 1622 although Gorges...