John Billington
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John Billington was an English settler best known as one of the Mayflower passengers at Plymouth Colony and the first person executed for murder in what became the United States.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
English settler
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Mayflower passenger → person → |
| associatedWith |
Pilgrims
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Plymouth Colony leadership → |
| child |
Francis Billington
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John Billington Jr. → |
| colony |
Plymouth Colony
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| convictedOf |
murder
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| countryOfDeath |
Plymouth Colony
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| deathCause |
execution by hanging
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| deathManner |
execution for murder
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| ethnicity |
English
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| historicalRegion |
New England
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| knownFor |
being a passenger on the Mayflower
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being the first person executed for murder in what became the United States → |
| legalStatus |
first person executed for murder in what became the United States
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| migratedFrom |
England
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| migratedTo |
Plymouth Colony
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| name |
John Billington
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| nationality |
English
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| notableEvent |
first recorded execution for murder in English America
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voyage of the Mayflower → |
| participatedIn |
early settlement of Plymouth Colony
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| religion |
Christianity
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| residence |
Plymouth Colony
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| role |
colonist
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settler → |
| settledIn |
Plymouth Colony
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| ship |
Mayflower
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| spouse |
Eleanor Billington
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| timePeriod |
early 17th century
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| traveledOn |
Mayflower
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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John Billington
("John Billington Jr.")
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child |
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John Billington
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name |
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Mayflower Compact
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signedBy |