Josiah Winslow

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Josiah Winslow was a 17th-century colonial governor of Plymouth Colony who served as a leading English military commander during King Philip's War.


Statements (38)
Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial governor
military leader
person
birthDate c. 1629
burialPlace Winslow Cemetery, Marshfield, Massachusetts
citizenship Plymouth Colony
conflict King Philip's War
countryOfOrigin England
deathDate 1680-12-18
deathPlace Plymouth Colony
endTime 1680
era 17th century
ethnicGroup English colonist
familyName Winslow
father Edward Winslow
givenName Josiah
languageSpoken English
memberOf Plymouth Colony General Court
militaryBranch Plymouth Colony militia
militaryRank commander
mother Susanna White
notableEvent first native-born governor of Plymouth Colony
led New England Confederation forces in early stages of King Philip's War
oversaw Plymouth Colony during devastation of King Philip's War
participated in colonial land negotiations with Native American leaders
notableWork leadership of Plymouth forces in King Philip's War
occupation politician
soldier
officeContested governorship of Plymouth Colony
positionHeld Governor of Plymouth Colony
precededBy Thomas Prence
region New England
relative Peregrine White
religion Puritanism
residence Marshfield, Plymouth Colony
spouse Penelope Pelham
startTime 1673
succeededBy Thomas Hinckley

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Edward Winslow
child
Great Swamp Fight
commander
King Philip's War
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