James Chilton (Mayflower Pilgrim)

James Chilton (Mayflower Pilgrim)

James Chilton (before 1556 – 1620) was a passenger aboard the Mayflower on its 1620 voyage that carried persons fleeing religious persecution under James I and others who established the Plymouth Colony on the shores of Massachusetts Bay. He died not long after arrival in the New World.

Read more about James Chilton (Mayflower Pilgrim):  Life in England, Life in Leiden, On The Mayflower, Family, Children

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