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William III (Governor of Massachusetts; (Mayflower Pilgrim) "Mayflower Compact" Bradford 1590–1657
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Birth Date: March 19, 1590
Birth Location: Austerfield, Yorkshire, England
Death Date: May 9, 1657
Death Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Father: William Bradford
Mother:
Children: Mercy Bradford
The story of William III (Governor of Massachusetts; (Mayflower Pilgrim) "Mayflower Compact" Bradford began in 1590 in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England. William III (Governor of Massachusetts; (Mayflower Pilgrim) "Mayflower Compact" Bradford married Alice Carpenter Southworth, and had children including Joseph William Bradford, Mercy Bradford, William Honorable Major Jr Bradford 2Nd Gov Of Plymouth Iv. William III (Governor of Massachusetts; (Mayflower Pilgrim) "Mayflower Compact" Bradford passed away in 1657 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
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This person was detected across multiple family trees uploaded by different tree owners in the YourRoots network. Using our proprietary algorithm and AI tools, we evaluate matching based on name, birth/death dates and locations, and parents/descendants matching.
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Biography
Early Life
The story of William III (Governor of Massachusetts; (Mayflower Pilgrim) "Mayflower Compact" Bradford began in 1590 in Austerfield, Yorkshire, England.
Family
William III (Governor of Massachusetts; (Mayflower Pilgrim) "Mayflower Compact" Bradford married Alice Carpenter Southworth, and had children including Joseph William Bradford, Mercy Bradford, William Honorable Major Jr Bradford 2Nd Gov Of Plymouth Iv.
Later Years
William III (Governor of Massachusetts; (Mayflower Pilgrim) "Mayflower Compact" Bradford passed away in 1657 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
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Probate Records Descendants of Governor William Bradford (through the first seven generations)
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Record History and genealogy of the Mayflower planters and first comers to ye olde colonie
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Marriage Records Mayflower Descendants and Their Marriages for Two Generations After the Landing
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Burial Records U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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Record North America, Family Histories
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Birth Records Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
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Land Records New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
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Record Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography
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Family Tree Ancestry Family Tree
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Family Tree Ancestry Family Trees
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Land Records From the landing of the Pilgrims in 1620 : a brief but accurate genealogy concerning the families of Jennie Bessie Gowdy and her husband, Adolphus Ezra Simons
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Probate Records Governor William Bradford and his son, Major William Bradford
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