Elder William Brewster

Elder William Brewster

Born: 1566
Married: 1589
Died: 10 April 1644
Age: 78 Years
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Mary Brewster
Buried Here
1568 - 17 Apr 1627
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Patriarch of the Pilgrims and their ruling Elder 1609-1644. Outstanding leader of Pilgrim movement. The founding of Plimoth Plantation and the establishment of civil and religious liberty in the New World. Born at Scrooby, England ca 1566-7. Died at Plymouth, N.E. ca April 10, 1644. A resident of Plymouth and Duxbury. Married ca 1589 Mary (surname unknown) of Scrooby, born ca 1568-9. Died at Plymouth ca April 17, 1627. Both (Mayflower passengers) rest in unknown graves in Plymouth. Possilby in or near Burial Hill.

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Mary Brewster
Buried Here
1568 - 17 Apr 1627
BillionGraves.com record for Elder William Brewster (1566 - 10 April 1644), BillionGraves Record Burial Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, North America