William BRADFORD

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19 March 1589 , Austerfield, Yorkshire, England

Died

19 May 1657 , Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Born: 19 March 1589 in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

William was a Mayflower Passenger.

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William married Dorothy MAY 10 December 1613 in Netherlands . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Dorothy MAY was born abt. 1597 in England (United Kingdom). Dorothy died 7 December 1620 in At Sea*.

William married (2) Alice CARPENTER 14 August 1623 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, New England . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alice CARPENTER was born abt. 1590 in England (United Kingdom). Alice died 26 March 1670 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach).

William BRADFORD died 19 May 1657 in Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony .

son of William Bradford and Alice Hanson

FIRST MARRIAGE: Dorothy May, on 10 December 1613 at Amsterdam, Holland.
SECOND MARRIAGE: Alice (Carpenter) Southworth, on 14 August 1623 at Plymouth.
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William BRADFORD married

Dorothy MAY
Marriage date: 10 December 1613
Marriage place: , Netherlands

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Children: John

Children of William BRADFORD and Dorothy MAY

John BRADFORD

Born: abt. 1618, Leiden, Netherlands
Died: 21 September 1676, Norwich, Connecticut Colony

Married: Martha BOURNE 1650 Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach)

William BRADFORD married

Alice CARPENTER
Marriage date: 14 August 1623
Marriage place: Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, New England

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CHILDREN: William, Mercy, Joseph

Children of William BRADFORD and Alice CARPENTER

William BRADFORD

Born: 17 June 1624, Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, New England
Died: 20 February 1704, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Married: Sarah UNKNOWN 1674 Place: Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

Married: Mary ATWOOD (WOOD) 24 December 1675 Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach)

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Birth — 1589
19 March 1589
Austerfield, Yorkshire, England

1591 - The flush toilet is invented (Sir John Harington, England)

1592 - The thermometer is invented (Galileo, Italy)

1609 - Galileo's telescope is invented (Galileo, Italy)

1613 Marriage / Partner
William BRADFORD and Dorothy MAY 10 December 1613, , Netherlands (Holland) (Dutch East Indies)

He was 24 years old.

1620 Death of Spouse/Partner
Dorothy MAY died 7 December 1620, At Sea*

1623 Marriage / Partner
William BRADFORD and Alice CARPENTER 14 August 1623, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach)

He was 34 years old.

1624 Birth of Child
William BRADFORD was born 17 June 1624, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach)

William was 35 years old.

1635 - Great Colonial Hurricane hits New England in August
The eye passed between Boston and Plymouth, Mass., and caused a twenty-foot tide in Boston. Gov. William Bradford reported, 'It blew down many hundred, thousands of trees,' and many houses.
Visit Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

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Fort Lauderdale, Florida

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)