American History Shull School 2009-10

Dorothy Bradford died while the Mayflower was at anchor in Provincetown Harbor. However, there are no contemporary accounts of the circumstances of her death, only a later mention of drowning by Cotton Mather in Magnalia Christi Americana. [

On December 7, 1620, before the colony was established, Bradford's wife died.

Men John Allerton? Richard Britteridge, December 21 Robert Carter, after February 21 James Chilton, December 8 Richard Clarke John Crackstone Sr.? Thomas English? Moses Fletcher? Edward Fuller John Goodman - William Holbeck? John Langmore Edmund Margesson? Christopher Martin, January 8 William Mullins, February 21 Degory Priest, January 1 John Rigsdale Thomas Rogers Elias Story Edward Thompson, December 4 Edward Tilley John Tilley Thomas Tinker John Turner William White, February 21 Roger Wilder Thomas Williams Weedle The Beetle [edit] Women Mary (Norris) Allerton, February 25, wife of Isaac Allerton, reportedly in childbirth, baby was stillborn.[4] Dorothy (May) Bradford, December 7 Mrs. James Chilton Sarah Eaton Mrs. Edward Fuller Mary (Prower) Martin Alice Mullins April? Alice Rigsdale Ann (Cooper) Tilley Joan (Hurst) Tilley Mrs. Thomas Tinker Elizabeth (Barker) Winslow, March 24 Alice Closford, October 24 [edit] Children William Butten, November 6 (died at sea, the only passenger to die during the journey) John Hooke (age 14) Ellen More (age 8) Jasper More (age 7), December 6 Mary More (age 6) Joseph Mullins April? Solomon Prower, December 24 son of Thomas Tinker son of John Turner another son of John Turner [edit] Statistics by month [edit] Winter According to Bradford's Register[5], a contemporary source November, 1 death December, 6 January, 8 February, 17 March, 13 [edit] Spring April uncertain, between 1 and 5[6] (including Governor John Carver, not in above list) May or June, at least 1 (Mrs. Katherine (White) Carver, not in above list) Four deaths occurred in months unknown before the first Thanksgiving bringing the total deaths to 51. [edit] See also Plymouth Colony /wiki/L

Men John Allerton? Richard Britteridge, December 21 Robert Carter, after February 21 James Chilton, December 8 Richard Clarke John Crackstone Sr.? Thomas English? Moses Fletcher? Edward Fuller John Goodman - William Holbeck? John Langmore Edmund Margesson? Christopher Martin, January 8 William Mullins, February 21 Degory Priest, January 1 John Rigsdale Thomas Rogers Elias Story Edward Thompson, December 4 Edward Tilley John Tilley Thomas Tinker John Turner William White, February 21 Roger Wilder Thomas Williams Weedle The Beetle [edit] Women Mary (Norris) Allerton, February 25, wife of Isaac Allerton, reportedly in childbirth, baby was stillborn.[4] Dorothy (May) Bradford, December 7 Mrs. James Chilton Sarah Eaton Mrs. Edward Fuller Mary (Prower) Martin Alice Mullins April? Alice Rigsdale Ann (Cooper) Tilley Joan (Hurst) Tilley Mrs. Thomas Tinker Elizabeth (Barker) Winslow, March 24 Alice Closford, October 24 [edit] Children William Butten, November 6 (died at sea, the only passenger to die during the journey) John Hooke (age 14) Ellen More (age 8) Jasper More (age 7), December 6 Mary More (age 6) Joseph Mullins April? Solomon Prower, December 24 son of Thomas Tinker son of John Turner another son of John Turner

Dorothy (May) Bradford,