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Josiah Winslow c.1629-1680, American governor of Plymouth Colony, b. Plymouth, Mass.; son of Edward Winslow. Educated at Harvard, he was an assistant of the Plymouth Colony (1657-73) and then governor (1673-80), the first native-born governor of any American colony. Winslow also served (1658-72) as the Plymouth commissioner to the New England Confederation and as commander in chief of the colonial forces in King Philip's War in 1675.

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Winslow, Josiah (1629?–1680) colonial military leader and governor. Born the son of the governor of Plymouth Colony, Josiah Winslow became its military commander in 1659. He became governor himself in 1673. When King Philip's War began in 1675, Winslow was chosen commander in chief of the militia forces of the United Colonies. He led more than 1000 men from Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, and Connecticut in the Great Swamp Fight of December 19, 1675 which broke the power of the Narragansett tribe and virtually ended the war in that region. He served as governor until his death in Marshfield.

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	Madcap memoir brings Lowells into focus. Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 10/2/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...first woman to step on Plymouth Rock, and Edward Winslow, who signed the Mayflower Compact and kept the...took a metaphorical ax to one of those skeletons, Josiah Winslow. This Winslow, brought up by his peacemaker father as an equal...
	A new vision in sight ; Renovated Pilgrim Hall to tell the colony's story in a modern way Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 2/16/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...dissolved and the territory became part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony," Baker said. "We have Josiah Winslow's headstone. Josiah was Edward Winslow's son and was the first native-born governor in the colony." Baker is having a replica...
	The Great Swamp War.(battle between colonists and Narragansett Indians in South Kingston, Rhode Island) Magazine article from: Cobblestone; 10/1/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...the governor of Plymouth colony, Josiah Winslow, the men began a long, cold march...month of the Great Swamp Fight, Winslow had a new, fourteen-hundred...desertions and constant hunger forced Winslow's army to disband on February...
	EARLY MOURNING EMBRACING DEATH WAS PART OF LIFE IN THE PAST, EXHIBIT SHOWS Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 6/8/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...gold mourning ring from 1680 made by a silversmith to mark the death of Plymouth Colony Governor Josiah Winslow. The ring has strands of Winslow's hair visibly encased in the gold. The hair from the deceased was often used in the 19th century...
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	Electrical fire damages historic house; Family homeless; firefighters save Scottish terrier Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 1/25/2003; ; 613 words ; ...Old Colony Lane, owned by William and Dorothy MacMullen, around 12:30 p.m. The house is known as the Josiah Winslow House. Winslow was one of Marshfield's first residents and was thought to have built his house in the 1640s. However...