Edward Winslow

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Edward Winslow was an English Separatist leader and diplomat who became a prominent governor of Plymouth Colony and an important figure in early New England history.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf English Separatist
colonial governor
diplomat
person
birthDate 1595-10-18
birthPlace Droitwich
England
Worcestershire
burialPlace at sea
causeOfDeath fever
child Josiah Winslow
citizenship Kingdom of England
coAuthorWith George Morton
William Bradford
deathDate 1655-05-08
deathPlace Caribbean Sea
near Jamaica
employer English government
Plymouth Colony government
era 17th century
Colonial America
ethnicGroup English
knownFor Mayflower passenger
authoring early histories of Plymouth Colony
early New England diplomacy with Native Americans
governor of Plymouth Colony
language English
memberOf Pilgrims
Plymouth Colony leadership
mission English envoy to the Caribbean
name Edward Winslow
negotiatedWith Massasoit
Wampanoag Confederacy
notableWork Good News from New England
Mourt's Relation
participatedIn first Thanksgiving at Plymouth
founding of Plymouth Colony
positionHeld Governor of Plymouth Colony
assistant governor of Plymouth Colony
commissioner of the United Colonies of New England
religion Protestantism
Separatist
residence Leiden NERFINISHED
London
Plymouth Colony
roleInEvent helped negotiate peace treaty with Massasoit in 1621
servedUnder Oliver Cromwell
spouse Elizabeth Barker
Susanna White
voyage sailed on the Mayflower in 1620

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