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	John Alden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		John Alden (1599?-September 12, 1687) was one of the Pilgrims who emigrated to America in 1620 on the Mayflower and founded the Plymouth Colony.
		Another theory is that John Alden came from Harwich, England where there are records of an Alden family who were related by marriage to Christopher Jones, the Mayflower's captain.
		John Alden's house in Duxbury, built in 1653, is open to the public as a museum.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Alden (384 words)

	MayflowerHistory.com
		John Alden appears to have originated from an Alden family residing in Harwich, Essex, England, that was related by marriage to the Mayflower's master Christopher Jones.
		John Alden was one of the earliest freemen in the Colony, and was elected an assistant to the governor and Plymouth Court as early as 1631, and was regularly re-elected throughout the 1630s.
		John Alden was held in custody by the neighboring Massachusetts Bay Colony for a few days while the two colonies debated who had jurisdiction to investigate the murders.
	www.mayflowerhistory.com /Passengers/JohnAlden.php (561 words)

	John Alden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		John Alden was an assistant for the Plymouth colony for many years, and was deputy governor for two years.
		In 1634, John Alden was on the Kennebec River assisting in the forceful removal of John Hocking who was illegally fishing and trading on land that had been granted to the Pilgrims.
		In his later years, John Alden was on many juries, including even a witch trial--though in Plymouth's case, the jury found the accuser guilty of libel and the alleged witch was allowed to go free.
	members.aol.com /calebj/alden.html (679 words)

	Insurance - Consent Agreement John Alden Life Insurance Company (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		John Alden’s May 16, 2003 letter to the Bureau in response to Policyholder’s complaint stated that it was unable to reverse its decision, citing several dates on which Policyholder was seen and treated for palpitations.
		John Alden’s June 5, 2003 letter to Bureau again listed the medical records cited in its May 16, 2003 letter, but did not acknowledge or address Policyholder’s contention that question 5 was answered correctly because the diagnosis indicated a stress disorder rather than a heart disorder.
		John Alden shall submit revised appeal provisions to the Bureau for approval within thirty (30) days of executing this agreement, and shall document that the new provisions have been mailed to all Maine policy holders within sixty (60) days of executing this agreement.
	www.state.me.us /pfr/ins/ins03426.htm (2500 words)

	Biography of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins
		John Alden was hired for a cooper, at South-Hampton, where the ship victuled; and being a hopfull young man, was much desired, but left to his owne liking to go or stay when he came here; but he stayed, and maryed here.
		John Alden, Georg Soul, Constant Southworth, Joseph Rogers, and Willm Brett to be feoffers in trust for the equall devideing and laying forth of the said lands to their inhabitants.” These lands became known as Duxbury, New Plantation, incorporated in 1656 as the town of Bridgewater (Plymouth County Records, vol.
		John Alden was one of the members of a Council of War assembled at Plymouth in April 1667 to deal with threats from the French and Dutch, and the increasing problems with King Philip and the Narragansetts.
	www.alden.org /our_family/aldenbiography.htm (5278 words)

	John Alden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A hopeful young man indeed, John Alden was about 21 years of age when the Mayflower sheltered at Provincetown harbor in November of 1620, and he was one of the 41 men who signed the Mayflower Compact in her cabin shortly after their arrival.
		John and his wife, Priscilla, received a grant of land in Duxbury in 1627 and lived there during the farming season, returning to Plymouth for Sunday worship and the winter season.
		John Alden's wooing of fellow Mayflower passenger, Priscilla Mullins, is probably the best-known story of the Pilgrims, but little is actually known of their years together.
	power.eng.mcmaster.ca /alden/pilgrim/johna.htm (632 words)

	John Alden
		Alden was hired at Southampton as a cooper (barrel maker); an Act of Parliament in 1543 required that a ship carrying beer should have a cooper aboard to replace lost "barrel stock."
		Alden was the seventh signer of the Mayflower Compact.
		He was a surveyor of highways, deputy from Duxbury from 1641 to 1649, a member of the colony's council of war in 1646, 1653, 1658 and 1667, treasurer from 1656 to 1658, Governor's Assistant from 1632 to 1641 and from 1650 to 1686.
	www.geocities.com /Heartland/Grove/2474/JohnAlden.html (282 words)

	John Alden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Alden became one of the Purchasers and Undertakers.
		John Alden was one of the founders of Duxbury.
		The homesite was acquired in 1907 by the Alden Kindred of America (the Kindred is comprised of descendants of John and Priscilla Mullins Alden).
	www.pilgrimhall.org /aldenjohn.htm (507 words)

	When John Alden Went to Jail
		Let it be said at the outset that the stay of John Alden in jail was a short one; that he was there not as a convicted felon, but as the result of charges, and that he was found absolutely blameless of these charges, which involved nothing less than the crime of murder.
		John Alden was a witness to what followed, but does not appear to have had any part in the following drama.
		Whereupon John Alden was allowed to depart in peace to the anxious Mistress Priscilla and the children, and the men of Plymouth enjoyed undisputed possession of Koussinoc and the Abnaki trade until the game became so scarce and the red hunters so few that the post was abandoned.
	www.mainehistorian.com /johnalden.html (1284 words)

	My Alden Family Genealogy, Alden, Mayflower, John Alden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		I descend from John Alden of the Mayflower.
		"John Alden was hired for a cooper (barrel maker) at Southampton where the ship (Mayflower) victuated, and being a hopeful young man was much desired but left to his own liking to go or stay when he came here; but he stayed and married here." "John Alden married Priscilla, Mr.
		John Alden m Priscilla Mullins c1623 Plymouth MA Elizabeth Alden m.
	www.tigerhawktalk.com /alden.html (216 words)

	Descendants of John Alden - pafg03.htm - Generated by Personal Ancestral File (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Isaac Alden (Joseph, John) was born in 1660/1667 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Ma, Usa.
		Mary Alden was born on 10 Jul 1691 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Ma, Usa.
		John Alden IV was born in 1704 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Ma, Usa.
	home.att.net /~boshy/alden/pafg03.htm (215 words)

	Alden's History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Alden’s contribution to yacht design is written in the lines of his yachts.
		Alden, then 23 years old, together with 3 inexperienced companions, were to sail from Halifax to Boston.
		John G. Alden opened his design office in 1909, and right from the start he was involved in building and selling yachts.
	www.aldenboats.com /history/ourhistory.html (1112 words)

	John Alden
		[MD 3:10+] John Alden died leaving no will, and the thirty-first of October the inventory of his estate was taken by his son Jonathan, who was appointed administrator on the eighth of November.
		John Alden had deeded certain parcels of land to his children during his lifetime, and since the inventory mentions no real estate it must all have been distributed before his death.
		Alden is low in his estate, and occasioned to spend much time and the courts on the country's occasions, and so hath done this many years, the Court have allowed him a small gratuity, the sum of ten pounds, to be paid by the Treasurer." [PCR 3:195]
	www.mayflowerfamilies.com /mayflower/john_alden.htm (346 words)

	Insurance - Consent Agreement - John Alden Life Insurance Company (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This document is a consent agreement, authorized by 5 M.R.S.A. entered into by and among John Alden Life Insurance Company (hereafter also "John Alden") and the Superintendent of the Maine Bureau of Insurance (hereafter the "Superintendent").
		John Alden acknowledges its failure to file the annual mandated benefit reports for 1997 calendar year experience with the Superintendent within the statutorily mandated time period as required by 24-A M.R.S.A. (4), 2840 (3) and 2843 (7).
		At the time of executing this Agreement, John Alden will pay to the Maine Bureau of Insurance a penalty in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500.00) payable to the Treasurer of the State of Maine.
	www.state.me.us /pfr/ins/mcins9841.htm (389 words)

	John Alden -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		He was one of the first settlers of Duxburrough or Duxborough, known today as (Click link for more info and facts about Duxbury) Duxbury (A state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies) Massachusetts, where he lived for most of his life.
		From 1633 until 1675 he was assistant to the governor of the colony, frequently serving as acting governor and also sat on many juries, including one of the two (Click link for more info and facts about witch trials) witch trials in the Plymouth Colony.
		It is run by the, an organization which provides historical information about him and his home, including genealogical records of his descendants.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/jo/john_alden.htm (331 words)

	AllRefer.com - John Alden (U.S. History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		John Alden c.1599–1687, Puritan settler in Plymouth Colony.
		He moved (c.1627) to Duxbury and there was neighbor and friend of Miles Standish.
		Alden's marriage to Priscilla Mullens gave rise to the romantic legend made familiar by Longfellow's poem, The Courtship of Miles Standish.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/A/Alden-Jo.html (173 words)

	John T. Alden Memorial
		Alden purchased the family automobile business, and John Alden Ford Sales became a thriving enterprise on the South Side of the square until 1969, when it moved to a new building on US 41.
		Alden served as an elder and trustee and recently helped to restore the large stained glass “angel” window in the sanctuary.
		Alden is survived by a daughter, Betsy Alden-Rutledge of Durham, NC, sons John Alden, Jr, and Robert Alden of Indianapolis; eight grandchildren, Kathryn Turecky of Dallas, Tx, Rebecca Turecky-Moya of Costa Rica, and Joseph Turecky of Durham, NC; Amy Alden, Andrew Alden, Molly Alden, Ashley Harris, and John Alden III of Indianapolis; and four great-grandsons.
	www.memorialobituaries.com /memorials/memorials_print.cgi?memid=95932 (454 words)

	www.MacksShack.com - John Alden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		John ALDEN was an assistant for the Plymouth colony for many years, and was deputy governor for two years His marriage to Priscilla MULLINS was the subject of the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem, "The Courtship of Myles Standish", which although a classic has little factual basis.
		JOHN ALDEN, ancestor of most persons bearing the name of Alden in this country, was one of the Plymouth Pilgrims, and the last male survivor of those who came in the Mayflower, and signed the compact in her cabin in 1620.
		Alden was active in the affairs of Plymouth Colony, serving alternately as assistant to the governor and as deputy from Duxbury.
	www.macksshack.com /macksshack/7975.htm (9235 words)

	The Pilgrim John Howland Society - The Jabez Howland House
		John Howland and his wife, Elizabeth Tilley Howland spent their winters here with their son Jabez and his family.
		After John’s death at age 80, and the fire that destroyed their Rocky Nook farm, Elizabeth lived here until 1680 when Jabez sold the house.
		John Howland and his wife, Elizabeth Tilley, who also was a Mayflower passenger, had four sons and six daughters, one of whom was Jabez who lived in the house at 33 Sandwich Street in Plymouth now owned by the Pilgrim John Howland Society.
	www.pilgrimjohnhowlandsociety.org /howland_house.shtml (912 words)

	webGED: The Bement Family Data Page
		John Alden and Priscilla Mullins (var: Mullens, Molines), were immigrant passengers on the ship "Mayflower", landing in New England in 1620.
		John Alden was a maternal ancestor of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: his mother's maiden name was Zilpah Wadsworth and descended from Elizabeth Alden, daughter of John and Priscilla.
		Seth Alden was a descendant of the Honorable John Alden (1599-1687), one of the Pilgrims on the Mayflower which landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620; a signer of the Mayflower Compact; and a founder of Duxbury, Massachusetts.
	www.bementfamily.com /webged/bement.wbg/wga2.html (4551 words)

	Business Wire: John Alden announces definitive agreement to se... @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		John Alden Financial Corp. (NYSE:JA) announced Monday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell substantially all of its annuity business to SunAmerica Inc. (NYSE:SAI).
		The transaction includes the sale of all of the common stock of John Alden Life Insurance Co. of New York (JANY) and the reinsurance of the annuity block of John Alden Life Insurance Co. (JALIC).
		John Alden Financial Corp. is an insurance holding company that, through its subsidiaries, is principally engaged in providing group health insurance, managed care and other health-related risk management services and products.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:18896537&refid=ink_tptd_g1 (677 words)

	JOHN ALDEN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		"John Alden was hired for a cooper at South Hampton, wher the ship victuled, and being a hopfull young man, was much desired, but left to his own liking to go or stay when he came here; but he stayed and maryed here."
		He was the seventh signer of the "Mayflower Compact" in Provincetown Harbor.
		John Alden lived at Eagle Tree Pond, about two miles north of Captain's Hill, Duxbury.
	www.usgennet.org /usa/topic/colonial/mayflower/alden.html (164 words)

	Business Wire: A.M. Best affirms "A-" rating on John Alden Life (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		While John Alden's earnings were above estimates, A.M. Best remains cautious about the outlook for the company, as John Alden Life will need to sustain its momentum in coming quarters to maintain its competitive position.
		John Alden Life has been one of the leading companies in the national small group major medical marketplace, where, before 1995, it enjoyed considerable success.
		John Alden Life also recently introduced a new and flexible product portfolio which will enable the company to better compete under the current "localized" health-care environment and not expose itself to the anti-selection that it has been exposed to in recent years.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1997_May_7/ai_19381599 (511 words)

	The Pilgrim John Howland Society
		The Society consists of descendants of the Pilgrim John Howland, one of the 102 English passengers who came to New England from Holland and England aboard the ship Mayflower in 1620.
		John Howland was born near Fenstanton, England, about 1592/3.
		He came to Plymouth on the Mayflower in 1620 as a servant to John Carver.
	www.pilgrimjohnhowlandsociety.org (208 words)

	Carpenter, John Alden -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		U.S. composer John Alden Carpenter was one of the earliest to use jazz rhythms in orchestral music.
		Among the Pilgrims who arrived in America on the Mayflower in 1620 was John Alden, a cooper (barrelmaker).
		Tall, soft-spoken John Tyler was never expected to be president of the United States.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9318840?tocId=9318840 (682 words)

	Carpenter, John Alden -- Encyclopædia Britannica
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		John F. Kennedy is still considered one of the most popular U.S. presidents.
		Learn about the Presidency of John Adams, who was the second man to hold the office of U.S. President and the first to occupy the newly constructed White House.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9020457?tocId=9020457&query=john (695 words)

	MayflowerHistory.com
		She was shortly thereafter, in 1622 or 1623, married to John Alden, the Mayflower's cooper, who had decided to remain at Plymouth rather than return to England with the ship.
		John and Priscilla would go on to have ten or eleven children, and have an enormous number of descendants, including poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams, and Vice President Dan Quayle.
		The Alden Kindred maintains a house built by John Alden in Duxbury about 1650, and is also a lineage society.
	www.mayflowerhistory.com /Passengers/PriscillaMullins.php (259 words)

	Welcome!
		Enter here to discover the many facets of the Alden House Historic Site.
		Take a virtual tour, learn about the Alden Family and the history of the house.
		Enter here to learn about the Alden Kindred of America - who we are and how to join us.
	www.alden.org (47 words)

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