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• 16 Sep, 2020
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In September 1620, the Mayflower embarked on its famous voyage to America, carrying 102 passengers and around 30 crew. View a comprehensive Mayflower passenger list below and learn who these passengers were. Mayflower Passenger List Click the plus sign (+

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• 16 Sep, 2020
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As the Pilgrims made their way to America on the Mayflower in 1620, William Brewster served as a leader instrumental in establishing Plymouth Colony’s government and church services. In fact, were it not for William Brewster, the Pilgrims may not ha

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• 14 Sep, 2020
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A critical delay, cramped quarters, stormy seas, and an arrival 500 miles off course—such were the twists and turns that defined the Mayflower ship’s voyage to America in 1620.   Despite its less-than-perfect journey, the Mayflower is his

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• 12 Sep, 2020
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There are an impressive number of Armenian communities throughout the world, including in Canada, Russia, the United States, France, Romania, and Australia. According to some estimates, anywhere from two million to nine million more Armenians live outside

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• 10 Sep, 2020
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The Mayflower set sail for America in 1620 with 102 passengers. Though only 53 passengers lived to see the following spring, an estimated 35 million people worldwide are descendants of this small but hardy group. With that many descendants, it’s no

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• 10 Sep, 2020
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You may be familiar with the Mayflower’s turbulent journey across the Atlantic, its landing off course, and the harrowing winter that followed—but did you know about the famous love story of Mayflower passengers John Alden and Priscilla Mullin

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• 04 Sep, 2020
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FamilySearch expanded its free online archives in August of 2020 with almost 20 million new indexed family history records from all over the world. New historical records were added from Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Democratic Re

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• 01 Sep, 2020
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The Mayflower landed in America on November 21, 1620—or did it? If you could ask William Bradford when the Mayflower landed, he would say November 11, 1620—the date he recorded in his journal. Similarly, accounts differ about when the Mayflowe

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• 30 Aug, 2020
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In the United States, it’s most common to search for ancestors in civil and public records such as censuses, vital records, deeds, naturalization records, newspapers, and city directories. But sometimes these sources fall short. They may not have be

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• 28 Aug, 2020
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This November marks the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the Pilgrims to the New World. In September 1620, the Mayflower started its journey with 35 crew members and 102 passengers, including John Howland and Elizabeth Tilley. This fascinating man and