Alden, John^[1]

1599 - 1687  (88 years)

• Name	Alden, John  [1]
  Birth	1599	Southhampton, Hampshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Cooper  [1]
  Death	22 Sep 1687	Duxbury, MA   [1]
  Burial	22 Sep 1687	Miles Standish Burial Ground, South Duxbury, MA   [1]
  Notes	Much is written about John Alden as he was a cooper aboard the Mayflower. John famously elected to remain in Plymouth when the ship left for its return voyage after spending the winter of 1620/21. You can read more about John at his Mayflower Society page, and also at his Wikipedia page.
  Person ID	I5624	Bratt Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Alden, George Joseph
  Mother	Fowke, Jane
  Family ID	F2134	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mullins, Priscilla,   b. Abt 1601, Dorking, Surrey, England d. 5 Feb 1688, Duxbury, Plymouth, MA (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	12 May 1621	Plymouth, MA   [1]
  Notes	The courtship of John Alden and Pricilla Mullins was made famous with the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow narrative poem, "The Courtship of Miles Standish." You can read background details from the Wikipedia page here, or the poem itself from the link. There have been other accounts that imply Standish was not as gracious as Longfellow's poem suggests. [1]
  Children	1. Alden, John,   b. 22 May 1622, Plymouth, MA d. 14 May 1702, Boston, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts, USA (Age 79 years)   2. Alden, Joseph,   b. 1624, Plymouth, MA d. 8 Feb 1697, Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA (Age 73 years) + 3. Alden, Elizabeth,   b. 1625, Plymouth, MA d. 31 May 1717, Little Compton, RI (Age 92 years)   4. Alden, Jonathan,   b. Abt 1627, Plymouth Colony, MA d. 14 Feb 1697, Duxbury, MA (Age 70 years)   5. Alden, Sarah,   b. 1629   d. 12 Aug 1674, Duxbury, MA (Age 45 years)   6. Alden, David,   b. Abt 1632, Duxbury, MA d. 1 Apr 1719, Duxbury, MA (Age 87 years)   7. Alden, Ruth,   b. 1634, Duxbury, MA d. 12 Oct 1674, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts (Age 40 years)   8. Alden, Rebecca,   b. 1638   d. 12 Sep 1688, Duxbury, MA (Age 50 years)   9. Alden, Mary,   b. 1639, Duxbury, MA d. 3 Feb 1687, Duxbury, MA (Age 48 years)   10. Alden, Priscilla,   b. 1648, Duxbury, MA d. 13 Jun 1688, Duxbury, MA (Age 40 years)   11. Alden, Zachariah,   b. 1652, Duxbury, MA d. 13 Jan 1688, Duxbury, MA (Age 36 years)
  Family ID	F2131	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2022

  
  

• Sources

  [S536] John Alden by Given to me by Shirley Bratt MItchell, June, 2022.