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c. 1584 - 1656Life of Myles Standish, military advisor to the Plymouth Colony.
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1620Myles Standish sails to North America aboard the Mayflower; one of the signers of the Mayflower Compact.
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Nov 1620 - Dec 1620Myles Standish leads or participates in exploratory missions to locate a proper site for the Plymouth Colony.
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Dec 1620 - Mar 1621Rose Standish, wife of Myles Standish, dies during the first winter of the Plymouth Colony.
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1621Myles Standish befriends the Native American warrior Hobbamock; the two remain close friends until Hobbamock's death c. 1643 CE.
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1622Myles Standish leads a preemptive strike against Native Americans thought to be planning an attack.
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1624Myles Standish marries his second wife, Barbara; they have eight children.
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1625 - 1626Myles Standish is sent by the Plymouth Colony to England to renegotiate the patent; he fails to do so and returns.
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1628Myles Standish leads the raid on the neighboring colony of Merrymount.
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1635Myles Standish retires to the farm in Duxbury with his family, Hobbamock, and Hobbamock's family.
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1635 - 1656Myles Standish lives out the rest of his life on his farm, continuing to serve the colony in various capacities.
