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John Carver

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John Carver

Birth
England
Death
5 Apr 1621 (aged 44)
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
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Pilgrim Leader. Birthdate approximated by date of first marriage. A wealthy London merchant, he moved to Netherlands with Puritans around 1607. There he became the group's agent in securing financial support and a charter to establish a colony. The Puritans sailed from England in September 1620. Carver signed the Mayflower Compact after arriving in Massachusetts on November 11, 1620. He was elected the Plymouth Colony's first governor on same day. He died of sun stroke shortly after April 5th and soon after being re-elected as governor.
Pilgrim Leader. Birthdate approximated by date of first marriage. A wealthy London merchant, he moved to Netherlands with Puritans around 1607. There he became the group's agent in securing financial support and a charter to establish a colony. The Puritans sailed from England in September 1620. Carver signed the Mayflower Compact after arriving in Massachusetts on November 11, 1620. He was elected the Plymouth Colony's first governor on same day. He died of sun stroke shortly after April 5th and soon after being re-elected as governor.

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  • Originally Created by: Bill McKern
  • Added: Jul 25, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15038628/john-carver: accessed ), memorial page for John Carver (9 Sep 1576–5 Apr 1621), Find a Grave Memorial ID 15038628, citing Coles Hill Burial Ground, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.