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

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English person
colonial American figure
military officer
person
associatedWith Pilgrims
Separatists
birthPlace Lancashire
surface form: Lancashire, England
burialPlace Myles Standish Burial Ground, Duxbury
citizenship Kingdom of England
commemoratedBy Myles Standish State Forest, Massachusetts
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
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
serving as military leader of Plymouth Colony
notableWork defense organization of Plymouth Colony
occupation colonial administrator
military leader
soldier
participantIn Mayflower
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
Plymouth Colony
role advisor to Plymouth Colony leadership
military leader of the Pilgrims
shipTraveledOn Mayflower
spouse Barbara Standish
Rose Standish
timePeriod early 17th century

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Mayflower Compact signedBy Myles Standish
Pilgrims militaryLeader Myles Standish
The Courtship of Miles Standish mainCharacter Myles Standish
this entity surface form: Miles Standish
The Courtship of Miles Standish hasCharacter Myles Standish
this entity surface form: Miles Standish
Rose Standish spouse Myles Standish
Barbara Standish spouse Myles Standish
Barbara Standish associatedWith Myles Standish
Myles Standish State Forest, Massachusetts namedAfter Myles Standish
subject surface form: Myles Standish State Forest
Myles Standish Burial Ground, Duxbury namedAfter Myles Standish
subject surface form: Myles Standish Burial Ground
Myles Standish Burial Ground, Duxbury containsGraveOf Myles Standish
subject surface form: Myles Standish Burial Ground
Myles Standish Burial Ground, Duxbury associatedWith Myles Standish
subject surface form: Myles Standish Burial Ground
Myles associatedWith Myles Standish
Myles historicallyAssociatedWith Myles Standish
Duxbury, Plymouth Colony foundedBy Myles Standish
Plymouth Colony militia commander Myles Standish