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
instanceOf English settler
Mayflower passenger
person
associatedWith Pilgrims
Plymouth Colony leadership
child Francis Billington
John Billington Jr.
colony Plymouth Colony
convictedOf murder
countryOfDeath Plymouth Colony
deathCause execution by hanging
deathManner execution for murder
ethnicity English
historicalRegion New England
knownFor being a passenger on the Mayflower
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
migratedFrom England
migratedTo Plymouth Colony
name John Billington
nationality English
notableEvent first recorded execution for murder in English America
voyage of the Mayflower
participatedIn early settlement of Plymouth Colony
religion Christianity
residence Plymouth Colony
role colonist
settler
settledIn Plymouth Colony
ship Mayflower
spouse Eleanor Billington
timePeriod early 17th century
traveledOn Mayflower

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
John Billington ("John Billington Jr.")
child
John Billington
name
Mayflower Compact
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