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William Brewster (c. 1566/67 – 10 April 1644) was an English official and Mayflower passenger in 1620. He became senior elder and the leader of Plymouth Colony, by virtue of his education and existing stature with those immigrating from the Netherlands, being a Brownist (or Puritan Separatist).
According to tradition, the first grave on Burial Hill was Pilgrim John Howland's. [5] However, he did not die until 1672; other people claimed to be buried there died considerably earlier. [6] First Parish's congregation currently meets in an 1899 church building at the base of Burial Hill on the town square, near where it first met in 1621. [7]
William Root Brewster (July 27, 1828 – December 13, 1869) was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War who commanded a regiment in the famed Excelsior Brigade of the Army of the Potomac.
The site was the location of Duxbury's first meeting house. [1] It was in use from approximately 1638 until 1789 at which point the cemetery was abandoned. It was reclaimed in 1887 by the Duxbury Rural Society , generating a widespread interest in locating the resting place of Duxbury's most famous colonist, Myles Standish.
Located at 72 Allerton Street in Plymouth, Massachusetts, the 81-foot-tall (25 m) monument was commissioned by the Pilgrim Society.The original concept dates to around 1820, with actual planning beginning in 1850.
Court records from 1607 show that English county officials caught up with the services taking place at Brewster's home and "came after him" and the other Separtists. “Your 13th great-grandfather ...
The family made the decision public after images of Lawrence's grave taken after the funeral home exhumed his body began circulating on social media. Lawrence was 18 when he was killed in 1993 ...
A remarkable photograph of an American bald eagle perched atop of a veteran's gravestone went viral on Memorial Day, and reminded the nation the true reason for the national holiday.Sunday evening ...