ALDEN, Elizabeth

Abt 1625 - 1717  (92 years)

• Name	ALDEN, Elizabeth
  Birth	Abt 1625	Plymouth Colony, MA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  FindaGrave	FindAGrave Memorial 6868310
  _COLOR	11
  Death	31 May 1717	Little Compton, RI   [1]
  Burial	Little Compton, RI
  	Address: Old Commons Burial Ground
  Person ID	I14623	Puffers
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	ALDEN, John MAYFLOWER,   b. 1599, Southampton, Hampshire, England d. 12 Sep 1687, Duxbury, MA (Age 88 years)
  Mother	MULLINS, Priscilla MAYFLOWER,   b. Abt 1600, Dorking, Surrey, England d. Between 1651 and 1687, Duxbury, MA (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1623	Plymouth, MA
  Family ID	F2030	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	PABODIE, Hon. William John,   b. Abt 1620, England d. 13 Dec 1707, Little Compton, RI (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	26 Dec 1644	Duxbury, MA   [1]
  Children	1. PABODIE, Elizabeth,   b. 24 Apr 1647, Duxbury, MA d. 1677, Duxbury, MA (Age 29 years)   2. PABODIE, Rebecca,   b. 16 Oct 1660, Duxbury, MA d. 23 Dec 1702, Little Compton, RI (Age 42 years)
  Family ID	F2806	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

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• Notes

  Folk Figure. Long acclaimed as the first child of European parents to be born in New England. Born the eldest child of noted Mayflower passengers Priscilla Mullins and John Alden in the Plymouth colony (present day Massachusetts). She was described by those who knew her as “a woman of great character, and fine presence, very tall and handsome." She married William Pabodie on December 26, 1644 and settled in Duxbury, Massachusetts where he served as town clerk. The couple had thirteen children before moving to Little Compton, Rhode Island. She died there at about age 94. Among her descendants was the poet most credited with making famous her parents through his work, 'The Courtship of Miles Standish,' Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Her name has also been recorded as Elizabeth Paybody.

  
  

• Sources

  [S854] North America Family Histories 1500-2000.