Edmund MASTERSON

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abt. 1544 , Ashford, Kent, England

Died

4/10/1621 , Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, New England

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Born: abt. 1544 in Ashford, Kent, England

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Edmund married Joan BECHYNG . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joan BECHYNG was born abt. 1544 in Ashford, Kent, England. Joan died abt. 1598 in Ashford, Kent, England.

Edmund MASTERSON died 4/10/1621 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, New England .
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Edmund MASTERSON married

Joan BECHYNG
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Children of Edmund MASTERSON and Joan BECHYNG

Richard MASTERSON

Born: abt. 1594, , England
Died: abt. 1633, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Married: Mary GOODALL 23 November 1619 Place: , Netherlands

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1565 - The pencil is invented (Conrad Gessner (Gesner), Switzerland) - In 1565, Swiss naturalist Conrad Gessner is credited with inventing the pencil. He described a writing instrument consisting of a wooden holder enclosing a core of graphite, which was used for writing and drawing.

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)

1619 Marriage of Child
Richard MASTERSON married 23 November 1619, , Netherlands to Mary GOODALL

the Mayflower

Edmund Masterson is reported to possibly be Mayflower passenger, Edmund Margesson,who arrived on the Mayflower, signed the Mayflower Compact, and died in 1621. The spelling of the surname is also listed as, Margetson.

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Charles Edward Banks, The English Ancestry and Homes of the Pilgrim Fathers.