Josiah Winslow | |
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| 13th Governor of Plymouth Colony | |
| In office 1673–1680 | |
| Monarch | Charles II |
| Preceded by | Thomas Prence |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Hinckley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1628 Plymouth Colony |
| Died | December 18, 1680 (aged 52) Marshfield, Plymouth Colony |
| Spouse | Penelope Pelham |
| Children | 4 |
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Josiah Winslow (c. 1623 in Plymouth Colony – 1680 in Marshfield, Plymouth Colony)[1] was the 13th Governor of Plymouth Colony. In records of the time, historians also name him Josias Winslow, and modern writers have carried that name forward. He was born one year after the Charter which founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony, bringing over 20,000 English immigrants to New England in the 1630s.[2] Josiah was the Harvard College-educated son of Mayflower passenger and Pilgrim leader and Governor Edward Winslow and was Governor from 1673 to 1680. The most significant event during his term in office was King Philip's War, which created great havoc for both the English and Indian populations and changed New England forever. Josiah was the first governor born in a "New England" colony.[3]
- ^ "Pilgrim Hall Museum Josiah Winslow" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 9, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
- ^ "Charter of Massachusetts Bay Colony". Archived from the original on May 24, 2012. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
- ^ Lysander Salmon Richards. History of Marshfield (Plymouth MA.: Memorial Press, 1905), vol. 3, pp. 32, 46