William Brewster
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William Brewster was a senior leader of the Pilgrim Separatists and a religious elder of Plymouth Colony who played a key role in guiding the Mayflower passengers and establishing their early governance.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elder William Brewster | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pilgrim leader
ⓘ
Plymouth Colony settler ⓘ person ⓘ religious elder ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Mayflower landing at Plymouth
ⓘ
surface form:
Mayflower voyage of 1620
founding of Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| birthYear | c. 1566 ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Plymouth, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
|
| colony | Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1644 ⓘ |
| familyName | Brewster ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| guided |
Mayflower passengers in spiritual affairs
ⓘ
Pilgrim community in religious matters ⓘ |
| helpedEstablish |
religious practices of Plymouth Colony
ⓘ
self-governance in Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| influenced | early New England religious life ⓘ |
| knownAs | Elder Brewster ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Separatist congregation at Leiden
ⓘ
surface form:
Leiden congregation
Pilgrim Separatists ⓘ |
| migratedTo | Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
guiding the Mayflower passengers
ⓘ
helping establish early governance in Plymouth Colony ⓘ leadership among the Pilgrim Separatists ⓘ serving as ruling elder of Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| playedKeyRoleIn |
early governance of Plymouth Colony
ⓘ
organization of the Pilgrim church ⓘ |
| politicalSystemSupported | self-governing colony ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
lay religious leader of the Pilgrims
ⓘ
ruling elder of Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| religion | Protestant ⓘ |
| religiousMovement |
Puritanism
ⓘ
Separatist ⓘ |
| residence |
Leiden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Plymouth ⓘ |
| roleOnShip | spiritual leader of the Mayflower passengers ⓘ |
| traveledOn | Mayflower ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
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this entity surface form:
Elder William Brewster