Josiah WINSLOW, GOVERNOR
Birth:
1629
Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts
Death:
18 Dec 1680
Marshfield, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts
Marriage:
1658
Massachusetts
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REFERENCE: REYNOLDS, Cuyler, Editorial Supervisor, 1911; Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical Memoirs, Volume IV, WINSLOW, pages 1415-1416. He was the first treasurer of Harvard College, and assistant governor in 1646-1649. In 1657, two years after the death of his father, he was chosen assistant governor, which post he filled untill his election as governor in 1673. The last office he held until his death. He was active and prominent in the colony affairs all his mature life. In 1652 he commanded the military company of Marshfield; in 1659 he was appointed the military commander of the colony, and in 1657 was elected general-in-chief of the whold military force of the United Colonies, being the first native-born, as well as governor in New England. In 1658 he was chosen one of the commissioners of the United Colonies and re-elected for fourteen years. On September 5, 1672, he was one of the six signers of the new articles of confederation of the New England colonies, and on September 9, 1675, he signed the dclaration of war against King Philip, made by the commissioners. His last public act on September 5, 1680, was to solicit a charter for Plymouth from the crown. More detail is provided in this reference.
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REFERENCE: REYNOLDS, Cuyler, Editorial Supervisor, 1911; Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical Memoris, Volume IV, WINSLOW, pages 1415-1416. Daughter of Hebert PELHAM of England, who came to Boston in 1645.
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REFERENCE: REYNOLDS, Cuyler, Editorial Supervisors, 1911; Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical Memoirs, Volume IV, WINSLOW, page 1416.
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REFERENCE: REYNOLDS, Cuyler, Editorial Supervisor, 1911; Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical Memoirs, Volume IV, WINSLOW, page 1416. Son died in childhood.
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RFERENCE: REYNOLDS, Cuyler, Editorial Supervisor, 1911; Hudson-Mohawk Genealogical Memoirs, Volume IV, CRANNELL and WINSLOW, pages 1412 & 1416.
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Josiah Winslow, Governor - Blocked
Josiah Winslow, Governor
was born at Plymouth, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts 1629.
His parents were Edward Winslow, Governor and Susannah (Fuller) White.
He married Blocked 1658 at Massachusetts .
They were the parents of 4
children:
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Josiah Winslow, Governor died 18 Dec 1680 at Marshfield, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts .