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John Alden

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John Alden c.1599–1687, Puritan settler in Plymouth Colony. He came to America on the Mayflower and was prominent as assistant to the governor of the 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.

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Alden, John (C.1599–1687), a Mayflower Pilgrim who held various important colonial positions, was a friend of Miles Standish, with whom he founded Duxbury. He married Priscilla Mullens (or Molines) c.1621, but Longfellow's The Courtship of Miles Standish is based on a legend that arose in the 19th century. He also figures in novels by Jane G. Austin.

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