Myles Standish
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Myles Standish was an English military officer who served as the chief military leader and advisor for the Pilgrims in the early years of the Plymouth Colony in New England.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Myles Standish canonical | 17 |
| Miles Standish | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7636 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Myles Standish Context triple: [Mayflower landing at Plymouth, associatedWith, Myles Standish]
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A.
William Bradford
William Bradford was a leader of the Pilgrims and longtime governor of Plymouth Colony who chronicled its early history in his famous work "Of Plymouth Plantation."
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B.
Massasoit
Massasoit was the 17th-century Wampanoag leader who forged a crucial peace alliance with the Pilgrims at Plymouth Colony.
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C.
Increase Mather
Increase Mather was a prominent 17th-century New England Puritan minister and political leader who played a major role in colonial religious life and governance, including efforts to curb the excesses of the Salem witch trials.
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D.
John Parker
John Parker was an American colonial militia captain best known for leading the Lexington militia at the opening skirmishes of the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
Thomas Gage
Thomas Gage was a British Army general and colonial governor of Massachusetts whose policies and military actions helped spark the American Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Myles Standish Target entity description: Myles Standish was an English military officer who served as the chief military leader and advisor for the Pilgrims in the early years of the Plymouth Colony in New England.
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A.
William Bradford
William Bradford was a leader of the Pilgrims and longtime governor of Plymouth Colony who chronicled its early history in his famous work "Of Plymouth Plantation."
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B.
Massasoit
Massasoit was the 17th-century Wampanoag leader who forged a crucial peace alliance with the Pilgrims at Plymouth Colony.
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C.
Increase Mather
Increase Mather was a prominent 17th-century New England Puritan minister and political leader who played a major role in colonial religious life and governance, including efforts to curb the excesses of the Salem witch trials.
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D.
John Parker
John Parker was an American colonial militia captain best known for leading the Lexington militia at the opening skirmishes of the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
Thomas Gage
Thomas Gage was a British Army general and colonial governor of Massachusetts whose policies and military actions helped spark the American Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English person
ⓘ
colonial American figure ⓘ military officer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pilgrims
ⓘ
Separatists ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Lancashire
ⓘ
surface form:
Lancashire, England
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| burialPlace | Myles Standish Burial Ground, Duxbury ⓘ |
| citizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Myles Standish State Forest, Massachusetts
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statue of Myles Standish in Duxbury ⓘ town of Standish, Maine ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity |
England
ⓘ
Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| culture | English colonial New England ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Of Plymouth Plantation
ⓘ
surface form:
Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford
|
| employer | Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| familyName | Standish ⓘ |
| founded | Duxbury, Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| genreOfActivity | colonial military leadership ⓘ |
| givenName | Myles ⓘ |
| influenced | military organization of New England colonies ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leading early expeditions and negotiations for Plymouth Colony
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organizing military defenses against potential Native and European threats ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Plymouth Colony
ⓘ
surface form:
Plymouth Colony leadership
|
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advising the Pilgrims in New England
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serving as military leader of Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| notableWork | defense organization of Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
ⓘ
military leader ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Mayflower
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surface form:
voyage of the Mayflower
|
| positionHeld |
captain of Plymouth Colony militia
ⓘ
member of Plymouth Colony council of war ⓘ |
| religion | Protestantism ⓘ |
| residence |
Duxbury, Plymouth Colony
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Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| role |
advisor to Plymouth Colony leadership
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military leader of the Pilgrims ⓘ |
| shipTraveledOn | Mayflower ⓘ |
| spouse |
Barbara Standish
ⓘ
Rose Standish ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 17th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Myles Standish Description of subject: Myles Standish was an English military officer who served as the chief military leader and advisor for the Pilgrims in the early years of the Plymouth Colony in New England.
Referenced by (19)
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