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Captain Myles Standish 1584–1656 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1584

Birth Location: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 3 OCT 1656

Death Location: Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA

Father: John Standish

Mother: Christian Lace

Spouse(s): Barbara Allen

Children(s): Lt Standish

Captain Myles Standish was born in 1584 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, the child of John Standish And Christian Katherine Lace. Captain Myles Standish married Barbara Allen, and had children including Lt Josiah Standish. Captain Myles Standish passed away in 1656 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA.

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Biography

  • Captain Myles Standish was born in 1584 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, the child of John Standish And Christian Katherine Lace.
  • Captain Myles Standish married Barbara Allen, and had children including Lt Josiah Standish.
  • Captain Myles Standish passed away in 1656 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA.

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Captain Standish's Ancestors

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Captain Standish
1584–1656
Birth Place: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Parents
John Standish
1557–1602
Ellanbane, Isle of Man, Lancashire, England
Christian (Katherine) Lace
1561–1624
Ellanbane, Isle of Man, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
John Standish
1538–1603
Lancashire, England
Mary Moore
1540–
England
Great-Grandparents
John Standish
1518–1572
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Standish
1475–1556
Margaret Croft
1486–1529

Captain Standish's Descendants

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Captain (Myles) Standish (1584–3 OCT 1656) m. Barbara Allen (1588–6 OCT 1659)
  1. 1. Lt (Josiah) Standish 1633–1690 m. Sarah Allen 1639–1690
    1. 1. Mary Standish 1660–1736 m. James Cary 1652–1706
      1. 1. Elizabeth Cary 1700–1742 m. John Whitman 1704–1792
        1. 1. Samuel Whitman 1730–1824 m. Elizabeth Bonney 1738–1776

Captain Standish's Timeline

2 Records

1584
1584
Birth of Captain Myles Standish in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
1656
3 OCT 1656
Age 72
Death of Captain Myles Standish in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA
Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1584
    Event Place: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 OCT 1656
    Event Place: Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA

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