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1590 - 1657Life of William Bradford, 2nd Governor of the Plymouth Colony.
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Mar 1590William Bradford is baptized at St. Helena's Church in Austerfield, England.
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1597William Bradford lives with his uncle after his mother's death; reads the Bible and embraces the Puritan vision.
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1607William Bradford leaves England with the rest of the congregation for the Netherlands.
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1613William Bradford marries Dorothy May of the congregation; couple has one son, John.
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1620William and Dorothy Bradford leave Europe with the congregation for North America; John remains behind.
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Nov 1620William Bradford is the second person to sign the Mayflower Compact establishing a democratic government for the Plymouth Colony.
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Dec 1620Dorothy Bradford drowns off the coast of Massachusetts.
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Apr 1621William Bradford is elected Governor of Plymouth Colony after the death of John Carver.
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1623William Bradford marries his second wife, Alice Southworth; the couple have three children.
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1657William Bradford dies of natural causes at Plymouth Colony.
