Background
John Alden was born in 1599 in Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom.
(The story of a Pilgrim family. From the Mayflower to the ...)
The story of a Pilgrim family. From the Mayflower to the present time; with autobiography, recollections, letters, incidents, and genealogy of the author, Rev. Joh Alden, in his 83d year (1890, c1888)
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1889
John Alden was born in 1599 in Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom.
John Alden was hired as a cooper by the London merchants who financed the expedition to the New World. He became a prominent figure in colonial Massachusetts. From his farm at Duxbury he served in a variety of civic capacities: agent for the colony, surveyor of highways, deputy from Duxbury, member of the local council of war, treasurer, and, most important, assistant to the governor of Massachusetts (1623–41 and 1650–86). During this time he twice served as deputy governor.
John Alden served in a number of important government positions such as Assistant Governor, Duxbury Deputy to the General Court of Plymouth, Captain Myles Standish's Duxbury militia company, a member of the Council of War, Treasurer of Plymouth Colony, and Commissioner to Yarmouth.
(The story of a Pilgrim family. From the Mayflower to the ...)
1889John Alden was married Priscilla Mullins.
